It is now my pleasure to turn the conference over to Assistant Treasurer at Universal Corporation, Jennifer Rowe. Please go ahead. Earnings in fiscal year 2024, however, were below expectations due to higher costs related to our infrastructure investments, lower new crop raw material prices, inventory write-downs, and customer inventory recalibration. We expect our new product sales to increase and contribute to our future earnings. At this time we're available to take your questions. Want to dive in on the ...

EXHIBIT 99.1 P.O. Box 25099 ~ Richmond, VA 23260 ~ Phone: (804) 359-9311 ~ Fax: (804) 254-3584 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ P R E S S R E L E A S E CONTACT: Universal Corporation Investor Relations RELEASE: 4:16 p.m. ET Phone: (804) 359-9311 Fax: (804) 254-3584 Email: investor@universalleaf.com Universal Corporation Reports Annual Results Richmond, VA • May 22, 2024 / PRNEWSWIRE George C. Freeman, III, Chairman, President, and Chief E ...

RICHMOND, Va., May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- George C. Freeman, III, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), stated, "Universal Corporation had a positive finish to a strong fiscal year 2024 with notable financial and operational performance in both the fiscal year and quarter ended March 31, 2024. Fiscal year 2024 was an exceptional year for our tobacco business, as a favorable product mix, strong customer demand, and the sale of larger crops in Africa, compared ...

RICHMOND, Va., May 22, 2024 /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 eighty-one cents ($0.81) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable August 5, 2024, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on July 8, 2024. This increase indicates an annualized rate of $3.24 per common share and a yield of approximately 6. ...

And the increase in Salesforce, I think some of the opportunity was to try to cross-sell product among customers. Are you achieving that -- any of that ability with your new product sales? Yeah. Yes, we are. As we pointed out previously, again, with the help of the R&D group, we are using people from the different companies that we bought to go to customers with cross-products, a little bit of a beverage, a little bit of a dry product in there. That is, again, slightly different, but it adds value. And you ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q ☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ______________TO_______________ Commission File Number: 001-00652 UNIVERSAL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) (State or other juris ...

Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 2, 2023 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Jennifer Rowe - AVP George Freeman - Chairman, President and CEO Airton Hentschke - COO Johan Kroner - CFO Conference Call Participants Ann Gurkin - Davenport & Co. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Universal Corporation Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded, Thursday, November 2, 2023. And I would no ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q ☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ______________TO_______________ Commission File Number: 001-00652 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) 804-359-9311 (Registrant's telephone number, ...

Ann Gurkin - Davenport Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Universal Corporation First Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all lines are in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. Jennifer Rowe This call is being webcast live and will be available on our website and on telephone in a taped replay. It will remain on our website through November 2nd, 2023. Other than the replay, we ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q ☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDEDJUNE 30, 2023 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ______________TO_______________ Commission File Number: 001-00652 UNIVERSAL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Virginia 54-0414210 (State ...