UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed Jul 1, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed Jul 1, 2026
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[FORM OF PROXY]
| UNIVERSAL CORPORATIONC/O BROADRIDGEPO BOX 1342 EDGEWOOD, NY 11717 | VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information. Vote by 11:59 P.M. ET on 08/03/2026. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form. |
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| Investor Address Line 1Investor Address Line 2Investor Address Line 3Investor Address Line 4Investor Address Line 5John Sample1234 ANYWHERE STREETANY CITY, ON A1A 1A1 | ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALSIf you would like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years. |
| VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions. Vote by 11:59 P.M. ET on 08/03/2026. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions. | |
| VOTE BY MAILMark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. | |
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| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following nominees: | ForAll | WithholdAll | For AllExcept | To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below. |
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| 1. Election of Directors: | o | o | o | |
| Nominees | ||||
| 01 Arthur J. Schick, Jr. (3-year term) | 02 Gregory A. Trojan (3-year Term) | 03 Jacqueline T. Williams (3-year Term) |
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| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposal 2. | For | Against | Abstain |
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| 2. Approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers. | o | o | o |
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposal 3. | |||
| 3. Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. | o | o | o |
| Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name, by authorized officer. | Investor Address Line 5 John Sample 1234 ANYWHERE STREET ANY CITY, ON A1A 1A1 | |||
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| Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] | Date | Signature (Joint Owners) | Date | |
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting: The Annual Report and Notice and Proxy Statement are available at www.proxyvote.com
UNIVERSAL CORPORATIONAnnual Meeting of ShareholdersAugust 4, 2026 11:00 AM Eastern TimeThis proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors
The shareholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Steven S. Diel and Catherine H. Claiborne, or either of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorize(s) them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of Common Stock of UNIVERSAL CORPORATION that the shareholder(s) is/are entitled to vote, and, in their discretion, to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 11:00 AM, ET on August 4, 2026, at Universal Corporation, 9201 Forest Hill Avenue, Stony Point II Building, Richmond, Virginia 23235, and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR all director nominees in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposals 2 and 3, and in the best judgment of the named proxies after consultation with the Board of Directors or, if no recommendation is given, in their own discretion for other matters that may properly be presented for action at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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