-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, M6fV6E6KSzqV4lgiGYMD8olOuLTt0DSfDWlg6C8q87137OASyCcxxzNjgBNf83MY B9m2R+kY0MQRJ+n6rtZLaQ== 0001193125-10-183329.txt : 20100809 0001193125-10-183329.hdr.sgml : 20100809 20100809160738 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-183329 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100803 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20100809 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100809 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000102037 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-FARM PRODUCT RAW MATERIALS [5150] IRS NUMBER: 540414210 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-00652 FILM NUMBER: 101001695 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1501 NORTH HAMILTON STREET STREET 2: PO BOX 25099 CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23230 BUSINESS PHONE: 8043599311 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 25099 CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23260 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO CO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880314 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

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 (Date of earliest event reported) August 9, 2010 (August 3, 2010)

 

 

UNIVERSAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Virginia   001-00652   54-0414210

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

file number)

  

(IRS employer

identification no.)

9201 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, Virginia   23235
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(804) 359-9311

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a- 12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 1 3e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.1 3e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the “Meeting”) was held on August 3, 2010.

At the Meeting, the shareholders elected four directors to serve three-year terms. The Company had outstanding, as of June 15, 2010, 24,153,484 shares of Common Stock, each of which was entitled to one vote. The majority of the shares entitled to vote constituted a quorum. Each of the four directors received more than a 78% majority of the votes of the outstanding shares. The voting with respect to each nominee was a follows:

 

Nominee

    Votes For    Votes
Withheld		    Broker
Nonvotes

Chester A. Crocker

    19,155,998    119,434    0

Charles H. Foster, Jr.

    19,056,795    218,638    0

Thomas H. Johnson

    19,094,293    181,140    0

Jeremiah J. Sheehan

    19,091,999    183,434    0

The terms of office of the following directors continued after the Meeting: George C. Freeman, III, Eddie N. Moore, Jr., Hubert R. Stallard, John B. Adams, Jr., Robert C. Sledd and Eugene P. Trani.

No other matters were voted upon at the Meeting.

SIGNATURE

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

Date: August 9, 2010

 

UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Preston D. Wigner

  Preston D. Wigner
  Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer
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