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The Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) SEC filings page on Stock Titan brings together the company’s regulatory disclosures, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K. Universal is a Virginia-incorporated global agricultural and leaf tobacco company, and its filings provide detailed insight into its Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations segments, capital structure, and governance.
In its current reports on Form 8-K, Universal has disclosed material events such as entering into a new unsecured credit agreement that establishes term loan facilities and a revolving credit facility, and the termination of a prior credit agreement. These filings outline key terms, financial covenants like maximum total net leverage ratio and minimum consolidated tangible net worth, and intended uses of proceeds for general corporate purposes, acquisitions, prepayment of indebtedness, and working capital.
Other 8-K filings cover quarterly financial results, annual meeting voting outcomes, director appointments, and executive transitions, including a planned retirement of the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and related equity awards under a stock incentive plan. These documents complement Universal’s periodic reports by describing specific events that affect its financial condition, governance, and leadership.
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Bleicher Scott J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Universal Corp reported that VP & Controller Scott J. Bleicher received an award of 4,670 shares of its common stock in the form of restricted stock units. The units vest in two equal installments on the first and second anniversaries of the grant date. Following this grant, Bleicher holds 17,798 shares of common stock, including 9,640 restricted stock units and 559 dividend equivalent units earned on those units.
UNIVERSAL CORP (UVV) Senior VP & CFO Steven S. Diel received an equity grant of 22,417 shares of common stock as a compensation award. The award is in the form of restricted stock units that vest in substantially equal installments on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date.
After this grant, Diel directly holds 29,459 shares of common stock, including 23,847 restricted stock units and 164 dividend equivalent units earned on those restricted stock units. This filing reflects a compensation-related acquisition, not an open-market purchase.
Universal Corp/VA receiving an amended Schedule 13G/A from The Vanguard Group (Amendment No. 14) states that, following an internal realignment, certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report beneficial ownership separately pursuant to SEC Release No. 34-39538. The filing reports 0 shares beneficially owned and 0% of the class for Vanguard in the issuer's Common Stock. The filing lists Vanguard's principal address and is signed by Ashley Grim on 03/27/2026.
Universal Corporation filed an amended report to update compensation details for its incoming Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Steven S. Diel, effective April 1, 2026. His compensation package includes a $490,000 annual base salary, a $350,000 annual target bonus, and $560,000 in target annual long-term equity awards.
He will also receive a one-time restricted stock unit grant valued at approximately $1.2 million on the effective date, based on the volume-weighted average stock price from January 31, 2026 to March 31, 2026. These RSUs will vest in three equal installments on April 1 of 2027, 2028, and 2029, subject to continued employment, and will accrue dividend equivalents that vest only when the underlying units vest.
Universal Corp (UVV) director Robert C. Sledd reported an open-market sale of 1,000 shares of common stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.9472 per share on February 26, 2026. After this transaction, he directly owns 14,768 shares, which include restricted stock units, restricted stock and related dividend equivalent units.
UVV submitted a Form 144 notice reporting a proposed sale of 1,000 common shares through Wells Fargo Clearing Services on 02/26/2026 on the NYSE. The filing also lists prior compensatory issuances of 548 and 452 common shares dated 08/02/2021 and 08/03/2022, respectively.
Universal Corp director Lennart R. Freeman sold 3,746 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction. The sale took place at a weighted average price of $53.4514 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $53.4467 to $53.4750.
After this sale, Freeman directly owns 15,993 shares of Universal Corp common stock, which includes 2,290 restricted stock units and 70 dividend equivalent units earned on those restricted stock units.
Universal Corporation reported softer quarterly results as tobacco volumes and margins declined from unusually strong prior-year levels. For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, sales fell to $861.3 million from $937.2 million, and operating income declined to $82.0 million from $104.1 million.
Net income attributable to Universal dropped to $33.2 million from $59.6 million, with diluted EPS down to $1.32 from $2.37, mainly due to lower tobacco sales volumes and higher inventory write-downs, partly offset by lower expenses and favorable currency.
The Tobacco Operations segment remained the earnings driver, generating segment operating income of $84.0 million in the quarter and $185.0 million for the nine months, both below last year on reduced volumes. Ingredients Operations revenue was broadly flat in the quarter, but segment operating income slipped to a small loss on higher fixed costs and market headwinds.
Year-to-date, revenue was $2,209.2 million versus $2,245.0 million, and operating income was $183.4 million versus $190.0 million. The company also put in place a new bank credit agreement with a $780 million five-year revolving facility and two fully funded term loans totaling $620 million, extending maturities and fixing interest on part of the debt through interest rate swaps.
Universal Corporation reported softer results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2025, and announced a CFO transition. Third-quarter sales were $861.3 million, down 8% year over year, with operating income of $82.0 million and net income attributable to Universal of $33.2 million, a 44% decline. Diluted EPS fell to $1.32 from $2.37.
For the nine-month period, sales were $2.21 billion, down 2%, and net income attributable to Universal was $75.9 million, down 11%, with diluted EPS of $3.02. Tobacco operations remained the main earnings driver but faced lower volumes, oversupply in several tobacco styles, and higher inventory write-downs. Ingredients revenue grew 7% year to date but margins were pressured by higher fixed costs and market headwinds.
Universal reduced total debt by $77 million versus a year earlier and refinanced and upsized its revolving credit facility by $250 million, leaving about $595 million available at December 31, 2025. The company also highlighted a nearly sixfold increase in renewable electricity use to 17.7% of global consumption. The board elected Steven S. Diel as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective April 1, 2026, while current CFO Johan C. Kroner will remain as Senior Vice President until his July 1, 2026 retirement to support a smooth transition.