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Universal Corp. (UVV)At 10:05AM ET: 46.11  Up 0.92 (2.04%)  
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Universal Corp.
1501 North Hamilton Street
Richmond, VA 23230
United States - Map
Phone: 804-359-9311
Fax: 804-254-3582
Web Site: http://www.universalcorp.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Consumer Goods
Industry:Tobacco Products, Other
Full Time Employees:24,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Universal Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as the leaf tobacco merchants and processors worldwide. It engages in selecting, procuring, buying, processing, packing, storing, supplying, shipping, and financing leaf tobacco for sale to, or for the account of, manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The company processes and/or sells flue-cured and burley tobaccos, dark air-cured tobaccos, and oriental tobaccos; and provides value-added services, including blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, just-in-time inventory management, and manufacturing reconstituted sheet tobacco. Its flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos are used principally in the manufacture of cigarettes; and dark air-cured tobaccos are used in the manufacture of cigars, pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco products. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Universal Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 48.2% of S&P 400 companies and 80% of Food Beverage & Tobacco companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. George C. Freeman III, 46
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Chairman of Exec. Committee and Member of Fin. Committee
    $ 1.29M $ 0
    Mr. David C. Moore , 53
    Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP
    $ 682.00K $ 0
    Mr. W. Keith Brewer , 50
    Chief Operating Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 953.00K $ 0
    Mr. Preston D. Wigner , 40
    Chief Compliance Officer, VP, Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    $ 488.00K $ 0
    Ms. Karen M. L. Whelan , 62
    VP and Treasurer
    $ 498.00K $ 0
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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