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Universal Corporation
P.O. Box 25099 Richmond, VA 23260 o phone: (804) 359-9311 o fax (804) 254-3594
PRESS RELEASE
CONTACT RELEASE
Karen M. L. Whelan Immediately
Phone: (804) 359-9311
Fax: (804) 254-3594
Email: [email protected]
Universal Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend
Richmond, VA o August 10, 2000 / PRNEWSWIRE
Henry H. Harrell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Universal
Corporation announced that the company's Board of Directors has declared a
quarterly dividend of thirty-one cents ($.31) per share on the common shares of
the company, payable November 13, 2000, to common shareholders of record at the
close of business on October 9, 2000.
They also fixed the voting record date on September 5, 2000, for the
annual meeting of shareholders to be held on October 24, 2000.
Universal Corporation is a diversified company with operations in tobacco,
lumber, and agri-products. Its gross revenues for the fiscal year that ended on
June 30, 1999, were approximately $4 billion. For more information, visit
Universal's web site at www.universalcorp.com.
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