Universal Corp. (UVV) Raises Quarterly Dividend 1.3% to $0.78; 5.2% Yield

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Universal Corporation Announces 51st Annual Dividend Increase and Sets Annual Meeting Date

May 26, 2021 4:15 PM EDT

RICHMOND, Va., May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- George C. Freeman, III, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of seventy-eight cents ($0.78) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable August 2, 2021, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on July 12, 2021.  This increase indicates an annualized rate of $3.12 per... More