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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                       Date of Report: September 16, 2002
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



                              UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



        Virginia                       1-652                    54-0414210
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


                1501 North Hamilton Street
                    Richmond, Virginia               23230
         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)


              Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (804) 359-9311


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Item 7.           Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
                  Exhibits.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  99.1     Statement under Oath of Principal  Executive  Officer
                           Regarding   Facts  and   Circumstances   Relating  to
                           Exchange Act Filings.

                  99.2     Statement under Oath of Principal  Financial  Officer
                           Regarding   Facts  and   Circumstances   Relating  to
                           Exchange Act Filings.

Item 9.           Regulation FD Disclosure

        On September 16, 2002, Universal Corporation delivered by overnight
courier to the Securities and Exchange Commission the executed sworn statements
of the Company's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer in
accordance with the order of the Commission dated June 27, 2002, requiring the
filing of sworn statements pursuant to Section 21(a)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Copies of the sworn statements are attached
hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.

        In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the
information included or incorporated in or attached to this report, including
Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall such information or exhibits be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be
set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                               UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
                                                    (Registrant)



Date:  September 17, 2002             By:   /s/ George C. Freeman, III
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            George C. Freeman, III
                                            General Counsel and Secretary




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                                  Exhibit Index


Exhibit
Number                              Document
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99.1     Statement under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding Facts and
         Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings.

99.2     Statement under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and
         Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings.




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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


     STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND
                 CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS


I, Henry H. Harrell,  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal  Executive
Officer) of Universal Corporation (the "Company"), state and attest that:

(1)      To the  best of my  knowledge,  based  upon a review  of the  Company's
         covered  reports,  and,  except  as  corrected  or  supplemented  in  a
         subsequent covered report:

         o        no covered report  contained an untrue statement of a material
                  fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in
                  the  case  of  a  report  on  Form  8-K  or  definitive  proxy
                  materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and

         o        no covered  report  omitted to state a material fact necessary
                  to make the statements in the covered report,  in light of the
                  circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of
                  the end of the period  covered by such  report (or in the case
                  of a report filed on Form 8-K or definitive  proxy  materials,
                  as of the date on which it was filed).

(2)      I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's Audit
         Committee.

(3)      In this statement  under oath,  each of the  following,  if filed on or
         before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

         o        The  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                  ended June 30, 2002;

         o        all  reports  on Form  10-Q,  all  reports on Form 8-K and all
                  definitive  proxy  materials  of the  Company  filed  with the
                  Commission   subsequent   to  the  filing  of  the  Form  10-K
                  identified above; and

         o        any amendments to any of the foregoing.


         /s/ Henry H. Harrell
--------------------------------------         Subscribed and sworn to before me
Henry H. Harrell                               before me this 16th day of
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer           September, 2002.
   (Principal Executive Officer)
                                               /s/ Joetta Davis   Notary Public
                                               ------------------------------
September 16, 2002                             My commission expires  8-31-03.
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                                                                    Exhibit 99.2


     STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND
                 CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS


I, Hartwell H. Roper,  Vice  President and Chief  Financial  Officer  (Principal
Financial  Officer) of Universal  Corporation (the "Company"),  state and attest
that:

(1)      To the  best of my  knowledge,  based  upon a review  of the  Company's
         covered  reports,  and,  except  as  corrected  or  supplemented  in  a
         subsequent covered report:

         o        no covered report  contained an untrue statement of a material
                  fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in
                  the  case  of  a  report  on  Form  8-K  or  definitive  proxy
                  materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and

         o        no covered  report  omitted to state a material fact necessary
                  to make the statements in the covered report,  in light of the
                  circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of
                  the end of the period  covered by such  report (or in the case
                  of a report filed on Form 8-K or definitive  proxy  materials,
                  as of the date on which it was filed).

(2)      I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's Audit
         Committee.

(3)      In this statement  under oath,  each of the  following,  if filed on or
         before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

         o        The  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                  ended June 30, 2002;

         o        all  reports  on Form  10-Q,  all  reports on Form 8-K and all
                  definitive  proxy  materials  of the  Company  filed  with the
                  Commission   subsequent   to  the  filing  of  the  Form  10-K
                  identified above; and

         o        any amendments to any of the foregoing.


       /s/ Hartwell H. Roper
-------------------------------------          Subscribed and sworn to before me
Hartwell H. Roper                              before me this 16th day of
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer     September , 2002.
   (Principal Financial Officer)
                                               /s/ Joetta Davis    Notary Public
                                               ------------------------------
September 16, 2002                             My commission expires   8-31-03.
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                   -----------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                       Date of Report: September 16, 2002
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                              UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

        Virginia                       1-652                    54-0414210
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                1501 North Hamilton Street
                    Richmond, Virginia               23230
         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

              Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (804) 359-9311

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Item 7.           Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
                  Exhibits.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  99.1     Statement under Oath of Principal  Executive  Officer
                           Regarding   Facts  and   Circumstances   Relating  to
                           Exchange Act Filings.

                  99.2     Statement under Oath of Principal  Financial  Officer
                           Regarding   Facts  and   Circumstances   Relating  to
                           Exchange Act Filings.

Item 9.           Regulation FD Disclosure

        On September 16, 2002, Universal Corporation delivered by overnight
courier to the Securities and Exchange Commission the executed sworn statements
of the Company's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer in
accordance with the order of the Commission dated June 27, 2002, requiring the
filing of sworn statements pursuant to Section 21(a)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Copies of the sworn statements are attached
hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.

        In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the
information included or incorporated in or attached to this report, including
Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall such information or exhibits be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be
set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                               UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
                                                    (Registrant)

Date:  September 17, 2002             By:   /s/ George C. Freeman, III
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            George C. Freeman, III
                                            General Counsel and Secretary
Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number                              Document
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99.1     Statement under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding Facts and
         Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings.

99.2     Statement under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and
         Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings.
Exhibit 99.1

     STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND
                 CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS

I, Henry H. Harrell,  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal  Executive
Officer) of Universal Corporation (the "Company"), state and attest that:

(1)      To the  best of my  knowledge,  based  upon a review  of the  Company's
         covered  reports,  and,  except  as  corrected  or  supplemented  in  a
         subsequent covered report:

         o        no covered report  contained an untrue statement of a material
                  fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in
                  the  case  of  a  report  on  Form  8-K  or  definitive  proxy
                  materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and

         o        no covered  report  omitted to state a material fact necessary
                  to make the statements in the covered report,  in light of the
                  circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of
                  the end of the period  covered by such  report (or in the case
                  of a report filed on Form 8-K or definitive  proxy  materials,
                  as of the date on which it was filed).

(2)      I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's Audit
         Committee.

(3)      In this statement  under oath,  each of the  following,  if filed on or
         before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

         o        The  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                  ended June 30, 2002;

         o        all  reports  on Form  10-Q,  all  reports on Form 8-K and all
                  definitive  proxy  materials  of the  Company  filed  with the
                  Commission   subsequent   to  the  filing  of  the  Form  10-K
                  identified above; and

         o        any amendments to any of the foregoing.

         /s/ Henry H. Harrell
--------------------------------------         Subscribed and sworn to before me
Henry H. Harrell                               before me this 16th day of
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer           September, 2002.
   (Principal Executive Officer)
                                               /s/ Joetta Davis   Notary Public
                                               ------------------------------
September 16, 2002                             My commission expires  8-31-03.
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Exhibit 99.2

     STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND
                 CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS

I, Hartwell H. Roper,  Vice  President and Chief  Financial  Officer  (Principal
Financial  Officer) of Universal  Corporation (the "Company"),  state and attest
that:

(1)      To the  best of my  knowledge,  based  upon a review  of the  Company's
         covered  reports,  and,  except  as  corrected  or  supplemented  in  a
         subsequent covered report:

         o        no covered report  contained an untrue statement of a material
                  fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in
                  the  case  of  a  report  on  Form  8-K  or  definitive  proxy
                  materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and

         o        no covered  report  omitted to state a material fact necessary
                  to make the statements in the covered report,  in light of the
                  circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of
                  the end of the period  covered by such  report (or in the case
                  of a report filed on Form 8-K or definitive  proxy  materials,
                  as of the date on which it was filed).

(2)      I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's Audit
         Committee.

(3)      In this statement  under oath,  each of the  following,  if filed on or
         before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

         o        The  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                  ended June 30, 2002;

         o        all  reports  on Form  10-Q,  all  reports on Form 8-K and all
                  definitive  proxy  materials  of the  Company  filed  with the
                  Commission   subsequent   to  the  filing  of  the  Form  10-K
                  identified above; and

         o        any amendments to any of the foregoing.

       /s/ Hartwell H. Roper
-------------------------------------          Subscribed and sworn to before me
Hartwell H. Roper                              before me this 16th day of
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer     September , 2002.
   (Principal Financial Officer)
                                               /s/ Joetta Davis    Notary Public
                                               ------------------------------
September 16, 2002                             My commission expires   8-31-03.
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