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Universal Corp
Stony Point Ii Building
9201 Forest Hill Avenue
Phone: (804) 359-9311p:804 359-9311 RICHMOND, VA  23235  United States Ticker: UVVUVV
Business Summary
Universal Corporation is a business-to-business Agri-products supplier to consumer product manufacturers. The Company is a leaf tobacco supplier and provides plant-based ingredients for food and beverage end markets. Its segments include Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment activities involve contracting, procuring, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to, or for the account of, manufacturers of consumer tobacco products throughout the world. It processes and/or sells flue-cured and burley tobacco, dark air-cured tobacco, and oriental tobacco. It also provides physical and chemical product testing for tobacco customers. The Ingredients Operations segment provides its customers with a variety of plant-based ingredients for both human and pet consumption. The Company's customers include large multinational food and beverage companies, smaller independent manufacturers, and retail organizations.
(Source: Company's Website)

Scores and Ratings
FRISK®
Score		 Z''
Score		 PAYCE®
Score		 DBT
Index		 Moody's
Rating		 Fitch
Rating		 DBRS
Rating
YesYes-Yes-Yes-

Financials, News and Filings
Latest
Statement		 Last
Audit
News		 SEC
Filings		 Bankruptcy
Filings		 Suit &
Judgment
Filings		 Tax
Lien
Filings
6/30/20263/31/2026YesYes--Yes

Industries
SIC Code Description
5159 Farm-product raw materials, not elsewhere classified
2033 Canned fruits, vegetables, preserves, jams, and jellies
2034 Dried and dehydrated fruits, vegetables, and soup mixes
2087 Flavoring extracts and flavoring syrups, not elsewhere classified
6719 Offices of holding companies, not elsewhere classified
2111 Cigarettes
5142 Packaged frozen foods
5211 Lumber and other building materials dealers
5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels

Officers and Directors

Title
Name
Age		 Title
Date		 Start
Date
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer Preston D.Wigner 57 10/1/2024 11/2/2005
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Steven S.Diel 54 4/1/2026 5/1/2018
Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President Airton L.Hentschke 56 4/1/2015 4/1/2015
8 additional Officers and Directors records available in full report.

Subsidiaries
Business Name Address City State/Province Country
Silva International, Inc. 523 N. Ash Street Momence IL United States
Carolina Innovative Food Ingredients, Inc. 120 Penmarc Drive Raleigh NC USA
Universal Leaf North America U. S., Inc 800 Tiffany Blvd. Rocky Mount NC United States
Shank's Extracts, Inc. 350 Richardson Dr. Lancaster PA United States
FruitSmart, Inc 201 N. Euclid Road Grandview WA United States

Business Names
Business Name
AmeriNic, Inc.
Aviation and Regional Services, Ltd.
B.V. Beleggings- en Beheermaatschappij
49 additional Business Names available in full report.

General Information
Number of Employees: 25,000 (As of 3/31/2026)
Outstanding Shares: 24,899,257 (As of 8/3/2026)
Shareholders: 742
Stock Exchange: NYSE
Federal Tax Id: 540414210
Fax Number: (804) 254-3594


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