Universal Corp Declares Dividends

Universal Corp's board of directors yesterday declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per common share payable on November 8 to holders of common shares at the close of business on October 12. And the board declared a quarterly dividend of $16.875 per share on the Series B 6.75 per cent Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (Series B Preferred Stock), payable on September 15 to shareholders of record as of 17.00 hours Eastern Time on September 1. Enditem