RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 3, 2015 /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
fifty- two cents ($0.52) per share on the common shares of the
Company, payable May 11, 2015, to
common shareholders of record at the close of business on
April 14, 2015.
In addition, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly
dividend of $16.875 per share on the
Series B 6.75% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock ("Series B
Preferred Stock"), payable March 16,
2015, to shareholders of record as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 1, 2015.
Effective with the payment of the Company's common stock
dividend on February 9, 2015, the
Company will adjust the conversion rate on its Series B Preferred
Stock. The adjusted conversion rate on the Series B Preferred Stock
will be 22.1183 common shares per $1,000 of liquidation preference of Series B
Preferred Stock. The new rate will be equivalent to a conversion
price of approximately $45.21 per
common share.
Headquartered in Richmond,
Virginia, Universal Corporation is the leading global leaf
tobacco supplier and conducts business in more than 30
countries. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2014, were $2.5 billion. For more information on Universal
Corporation, visit its website at www.universalcorp.com.
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