UVV

UVV · Universal Corporation Common Stock

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September 25, 2026

UVV Featured in High‑Yield Dividend List and Small‑Cap Conference. Universal Corporation was named among four tobacco stocks that are turning strong cash flow into high‑yield dividends. The company also presented at the Sidoti Small‑Cap Virtual Conference, sharing its strategy with investors. These events highlight UVV’s focus on dividend growth and investor engagement. The broader market sees several large firms raising dividends, underscoring a trend toward higher payouts.

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Insiders & Stakes

FREEMAN GEORGE C III
Chairman, President & CEO
346,398
Shares held
Airton L. Hentschke
SVP & COO
144,163
Shares held
Preston Douglas Wigner
VP, General Counsel & Secy
121,913
Shares held
Kroner Johan C.
SVP & CFO
69,297
Shares held
Broome Theodore G41,928
Shares held
Catherine H. Claiborne
Vice President & Asst. Secy
37,593
Shares held
Steven S. Diel
VP, Business Development
35,172
Shares held
Thomas H. Johnson
Director
32,619
Shares held
Diana F. Cantor
Director
30,256
Shares held
Formacek Candace C
Vice President & Treasurer
26,975
Shares held
Thomas H. Tullidge Jr.
Director
22,123
Shares held
John Patrick O'Keefe21,665
Shares held
Scott J. Bleicher
Vice President and Controller
20,169
Shares held
Jacqueline T. Williams
Director
19,179
Shares held
Lawton Michael T
Director
19,106
Shares held
Lennart R. Freeman
Director
16,935
Shares held
Robert C. Sledd
Director
14,647
Shares held
Arthur J. Schick Jr.
Director
11,467
Shares held
McKeen Starke
Senior VP & Sales Director
11,200
Shares held
Fotini Emanuel Manolios
Director
5,488
Shares held
Greg Trojan
Director
4,580
Shares held
Godoi Tatiana Santos
Chief Human Resources Officer
4,492
Shares held

Transaction History

Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$270K
Lennart R. Freeman▼ Sell$89K
Diana F. Cantor▲ Buy$0
Arthur J. Schick Jr.▲ Buy$0
Thomas H. Tullidge Jr.▲ Buy$0
Robert C. Sledd▲ Buy$0
Fotini Emanuel Manolios▲ Buy$0
Greg Trojan▲ Buy$0
Lennart R. Freeman▲ Buy$0
Jacqueline T. Williams▲ Buy$0
Robert C. Sledd▼ Sell$154K
John Patrick O'Keefe▲ Buy$0
John Patrick O'Keefe▼ Sell$74K
McKeen Starke▼ Sell$26K
John Patrick O'Keefe▲ Buy$0
Scott J. Bleicher▲ Buy$0
Scott J. Bleicher▲ Buy$0
Scott J. Bleicher▼ Sell$37K
Godoi Tatiana Santos▲ Buy$0
McKeen Starke▲ Buy$0
McKeen Starke▲ Buy$0
Catherine H. Claiborne▲ Buy$0
Catherine H. Claiborne▲ Buy$0
Catherine H. Claiborne▼ Sell$57K
Steven S. Diel▲ Buy$0
Steven S. Diel▲ Buy$0
Steven S. Diel▼ Sell$10K
Airton L. Hentschke▲ Buy$0
Airton L. Hentschke▲ Buy$0
Airton L. Hentschke▼ Sell$233K
Preston Douglas Wigner▲ Buy$0
Preston Douglas Wigner▲ Buy$0
Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$109K
Steven S. Diel▼ Sell$13K
Airton L. Hentschke▼ Sell$513K
Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$133K
Catherine H. Claiborne▼ Sell$69K
McKeen Starke▼ Sell$40K
John Patrick O'Keefe▼ Sell$91K
Scott J. Bleicher▼ Sell$48K
Steven S. Diel▲ Buy$0
Scott J. Bleicher▲ Buy$0
Robert C. Sledd▼ Sell$54K
Lennart R. Freeman▼ Sell$200K
Godoi Tatiana Santos▲ Buy$0
Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$339K
Airton L. Hentschke▼ Sell$549K
Robert C. Sledd▼ Sell$246K
Lennart R. Freeman▼ Sell$148K
Robert C. Sledd▲ Buy$0
Arthur J. Schick Jr.▲ Buy$0
Thomas H. Johnson▲ Buy$0
Lennart R. Freeman▲ Buy$0
Jacqueline T. Williams▲ Buy$0
Thomas H. Tullidge Jr.▲ Buy$0
Diana F. Cantor▲ Buy$0
Fotini Emanuel Manolios▲ Buy$0
Kroner Johan C.▲ Buy$0
Scott J. Bleicher▼ Sell$44K
Catherine H. Claiborne▼ Sell$72K
Kroner Johan C.▼ Sell$198K
John Patrick O'Keefe▼ Sell$52K
McKeen Starke▼ Sell$13K
Steven S. Diel▼ Sell$20K
Airton L. Hentschke▼ Sell$299K
Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$140K
Scott J. Bleicher▼ Sell$55K
John Patrick O'Keefe▼ Sell$66K
Catherine H. Claiborne▼ Sell$91K
Kroner Johan C.▲ Buy$0
Kroner Johan C.▼ Sell$249K
Airton L. Hentschke▲ Buy$0
Kroner Johan C.▲ Buy$0
Catherine H. Claiborne▲ Buy$0
John Patrick O'Keefe▲ Buy$0
Airton L. Hentschke▲ Buy$0
Scott J. Bleicher▲ Buy$0
Catherine H. Claiborne▲ Buy$0
John Patrick O'Keefe▲ Buy$0
McKeen Starke▲ Buy$0
Steven S. Diel▲ Buy$0
Steven S. Diel▲ Buy$0
Steven S. Diel▼ Sell$16K
Scott J. Bleicher▲ Buy$0
Airton L. Hentschke▲ Buy$0
Airton L. Hentschke▼ Sell$376K
Preston Douglas Wigner▲ Buy$0
Preston Douglas Wigner▲ Buy$0
Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$176K
Airton L. Hentschke▼ Sell$370K
Scott J. Bleicher▼ Sell$37K
John Patrick O'Keefe▼ Sell$47K
Kroner Johan C.▼ Sell$246K
Catherine H. Claiborne▼ Sell$90K
Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$173K
Preston Douglas Wigner▲ Buy$0
Lennart R. Freeman▲ Buy$0
Jacqueline T. Williams▲ Buy$0
Thomas H. Tullidge Jr.▲ Buy$0
Robert C. Sledd▲ Buy$0
Arthur J. Schick Jr.▲ Buy$0
Lawton Michael T▲ Buy$0
Thomas H. Johnson▲ Buy$0
Diana F. Cantor▲ Buy$0
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▼ Sell$0
Airton L. Hentschke▲ Buy$0
John Patrick O'Keefe▼ Sell$29K
John Patrick O'Keefe▲ Buy$0
John Patrick O'Keefe▲ Buy$0
McKeen Starke▲ Buy$0
Steven S. Diel▲ Buy$0
Scott J. Bleicher▲ Buy$0
Scott J. Bleicher▲ Buy$0
Scott J. Bleicher▼ Sell$24K
Catherine H. Claiborne▲ Buy$0
Catherine H. Claiborne▲ Buy$0
Catherine H. Claiborne▼ Sell$54K
Preston Douglas Wigner▲ Buy$0
Preston Douglas Wigner▲ Buy$0
Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$103K
Kroner Johan C.▲ Buy$0
Kroner Johan C.▲ Buy$0
Kroner Johan C.▼ Sell$133K
Airton L. Hentschke▲ Buy$0
Airton L. Hentschke▼ Sell$221K
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▲ Buy$0
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▲ Buy$0
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▼ Sell$466K
John Patrick O'Keefe▼ Sell$27K
McKeen Starke▼ Sell$11K
Steven S. Diel▼ Sell$7K
Scott J. Bleicher▼ Sell$22K
Catherine H. Claiborne▼ Sell$50K
Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$96K
Kroner Johan C.▼ Sell$124K
Airton L. Hentschke▼ Sell$206K
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▼ Sell$434K
Steven S. Diel▼ Sell$7K
McKeen Starke▼ Sell$12K
Scott J. Bleicher▼ Sell$20K
Catherine H. Claiborne▼ Sell$56K
Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$103K
Kroner Johan C.▼ Sell$105K
Airton L. Hentschke▼ Sell$223K
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▼ Sell$469K
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▼ Sell$0
Formacek Candace C▼ Sell$207K
Robert C. Sledd▼ Sell$107K
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▼ Sell$0
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▼ Sell$0
Jacqueline T. Williams▼ Sell$10K
Airton L. Hentschke▼ Sell$225K
Lennart R. Freeman▼ Sell$90K
Thomas H. Johnson▲ Buy$0
Lawton Michael T▲ Buy$0
Robert C. Sledd▲ Buy$0
Diana F. Cantor▲ Buy$0
Lennart R. Freeman▲ Buy$0
Arthur J. Schick Jr.▲ Buy$0
Thomas H. Tullidge Jr.▲ Buy$0
Jacqueline T. Williams▲ Buy$0
Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$159K
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▼ Sell$0
Catherine H. Claiborne▲ Buy$0
Catherine H. Claiborne▲ Buy$0
Catherine H. Claiborne▼ Sell$61K
Formacek Candace C▲ Buy$0
Formacek Candace C▲ Buy$0
Formacek Candace C▼ Sell$70K
Broome Theodore G▲ Buy$0
Broome Theodore G▲ Buy$0
Broome Theodore G▼ Sell$117K
Kroner Johan C.▲ Buy$0
Kroner Johan C.▲ Buy$0
Kroner Johan C.▼ Sell$158K
Airton L. Hentschke▲ Buy$0
Airton L. Hentschke▲ Buy$0
Airton L. Hentschke▼ Sell$281K
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▲ Buy$0
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▲ Buy$0
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▼ Sell$593K
Preston Douglas Wigner▲ Buy$0
Preston Douglas Wigner▲ Buy$0
Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$132K
John Patrick O'Keefe▲ Buy$0
John Patrick O'Keefe▲ Buy$0
John Patrick O'Keefe▼ Sell$33K
Scott J. Bleicher▲ Buy$0
Scott J. Bleicher▲ Buy$0
Scott J. Bleicher▼ Sell$24K
Formacek Candace C▼ Sell$77K
Airton L. Hentschke▼ Sell$288K
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▼ Sell$608K
Kroner Johan C.▼ Sell$76K
Broome Theodore G▼ Sell$120K
Catherine H. Claiborne▼ Sell$37K
Preston Douglas Wigner▼ Sell$134K
Broome Theodore G▼ Sell$267K
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▼ Sell$0
FREEMAN GEORGE C III▼ Sell$0

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