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0001578923
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000102037
UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/
001-00652
9201 FOREST HILL AVENUE
STONY POINT II BUILDING
RICHMOND
VA
23235
8043599311
Freeman Lennart R.
Director
Common
Wells Fargo Clearing Services
1 N. Jefferson Ave.
St. Louis
MO
63103
1847
90059.94
24636600
08/08/2023
NYSE
Common
08/05/2016
Grant
Issuer
N
1296
08/05/2016
N/A
Common
08/04/2017
Grant
Issuer
N
551
08/04/2017
N/A
Y
Shares were sold in the account of the Lennart R Freeman Revocable Trust.
08/08/2023
Lennart R. Freeman