4 1 0001.txt FORM 4 - 10/00 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person SHEEHAN, JEREMIAH J. 1501 NORTH HAMILTON STREET RICHMOND, VA 23230 USA 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNIVERSAL CORPORATION UVV 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year 10/00 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock |10/24/|T | |700 |A |$28.75 |2,100 |D(1) | | |00 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock | | | | | | |1,000 |I(2) | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock | | | | | | |79 |D(3) | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |---------- | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | |total |3,179 | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock |$28.75 |10/24|(4) | | | | | | |1,000 | | | | | | |/00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: (1)SHARES WERE GRANTED FOR SERVICE AS A DIRECTOR. TRANSFER OF THE SHARES IS PROHIBITED AND THE SHARES MAY BE FORFEITED TO THE COMPANY UNLESS CERTAIN SPECIFIED CONDITIONS ARE MET. (2)GIFT TO WIFE. THE REPORTING PERSON DISCLAIMS OWNERSHIP OF THESE SECURITIES, AND THIS REPORT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED AN ADMISSION THAT THE REPORTING PERSON IS THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF SUCH SECURITIES FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 16 OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. (3)SHARES HELD IN THE DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN (4)GRANT TO REPORTING PERSON OF OPTIONS TO BUY 1,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDER THE UNIVERSAL CORPORATION 1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON J. J. Sheehan, signature on file, filed electronically DATE November 6, 2000