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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On January 3, 2020, Universal Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of FruitSmart, Inc. (“FruitSmart”). A copy of this release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall either be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific references in such a filing.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “estimate,” “expect,” “target” “project,” “predict,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward looking information. Forward-looking information in these materials includes, but is not limited to: the acquisition of FruitSmart; the expected closing of the FruitSmart acquisition; and contributions to future earnings. The Company cautions readers that any statements contained herein regarding financial condition, results of operation, and future business plans, operations, opportunities, and prospects for its performance are forward-looking statements based upon management’s current knowledge and assumptions about future events, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any anticipated results, prospects, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, product purchased not meeting quality and quantity requirements; reliance on a few large customers; its ability to maintain effective information technology systems and safeguard confidential information; anticipated levels of demand for and supply of its products and services; costs incurred in providing these products and services; timing of shipments to customers; changes in market structure; government regulation; product taxation; industry consolidation and evolution; changes in exchange rates and interest rates; impacts of regulation and litigation on its customers; industry-specific risks related to its food ingredient business; exposure to certain regulatory and financial risks related to climate change; changes in estimates and assumptions underlying its critical accounting policies; the promulgation and adoption of new accounting standards, new government regulations and interpretation of existing standards and regulations; and general economic, political, market, and weather conditions. Actual results, therefore, could vary from those expected. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties, and other factors can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, and in other documents the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This information should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019 and the Form 10-Q for the most recently ended fiscal quarter. The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements as these statements speak only as of the date when made, and it undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made.
Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On January 3, 2020, the Company announced that it had completed its previously announced acquisition of FruitSmart pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2019 (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), with FruitSmart, the holders of all of the capital stock of FruitSmart, and James P. Early, as the Sellers’ Representative.
Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired 100% of the capital stock of FruitSmart for the amount previously announced and authorized FruitSmart to enter into the previously announced leases with purchase options.
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The foregoing description of the Stock Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Stock Purchase Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2019.
Item 9.01 | Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
99.1 |
Press Release, dated January 3, 2020, issued by Universal Corporation | |||
104 |
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
UNIVERSAL CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||
Date: January 3, 2020 |
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/s/ Preston D. Wigner | ||
Preston D. Wigner | ||||
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary |
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99.1 |
Press Release, dated January 3, 2020, issued by Universal Corporation | |||
104 |
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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Exhibit 99.1
P.O. Box 25099 Richmond, VA 23260 phone: (804) 359-9311 fax (804) 254-3584
PRESS RELEASE
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Candace C. Formacek | 4:15 p.m. ET | |
Phone: (804) 359-9311 | ||
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Email: investor@universalleaf.com |
Universal Corporation Completes Acquisition of FruitSmart
Richmond, VA January 3, 2020 / PRNEWSWIRE
Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) today announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of FruitSmart, an independent specialty fruit and vegetable ingredient processor serving global markets. Universal funded the transaction with a combination of cash on hand and existing borrowing capacity. The acquisition provides Universal with a new growth opportunity in an adjacent industry and represents a foundational step in building a broader agri-products services platform. FruitSmart supplies a broad set of juices, concentrates, blends, purees, fibers, seed and seed powders, and other value-added products to food, beverage and flavor companies throughout the United States and internationally through value-added processing of various fruit and vegetable products. FruitSmart processes apples, grapes, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, blackberries, pears, cranberries and strawberries as well as other fruits and vegetables. The business is headquartered in the Yakima Valley of the state of Washington, where it has approximately 200 employees and two manufacturing facilities.
Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, sources, processes, and supplies agri-products. Tobacco has been our principal focus since our founding in 1918, and we are the leading global leaf tobacco supplier. We conduct business in more than 30 countries on five continents. Our revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, were $2.2 billion. For more information on Universal Corporation, visit our website at www.universalcorp.com.
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