UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED

~~DECEMBER~~JUNE 3130, ~~2024~~2025

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ______________TO_______________

Commission File Number: 001-00652

UNIVERSAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Virginia			54-0414210
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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

804-359-9311

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	UVV	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yesþ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. ~~(Check one):~~

Large Accelerated Filer

Accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

As of ~~April~~August 174, 2025, the total number of shares of common stock outstanding was 24,~~715~~886,~~625~~204.

UNIVERSAL CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item No.		Page
	PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1.	Financial Statements	3
2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	2624
3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	3431
4.	Controls and Procedures	3531
	PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
1.	Legal Proceedings	3733
1A.	Risk Factors	3733
2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	3733
5.	Other Information	3833
6.	Exhibits	3834
	Signatures	3935

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

UNIVERSAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Nine Months Ended December 31,

Three Months Ended June 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

2025

2024

~~(Unaudited)~~

(Unaudited)

~~(Unaudited)~~

Sales and other operating revenues

~~937,193~~

~~821,507~~

2593,~~245,005~~762

1597,~~977,713~~050

Costs and expenses

Cost of goods sold

~~743,605~~

~~654,556~~

1479,~~812,351~~635

1501,~~592,533~~129

Selling, general and administrative expenses

~~89,512~~

~~78,563~~

~~232~~79,~~044~~192

~~227~~78,~~846~~696

Restructuring and impairment costs

—

~~924~~

101,~~573~~122

~~3,523~~—

Operating income

~~104,076~~

~~87,464~~

~~190~~33,~~037~~813

~~153~~17,~~811~~225

Equity in pretax earnings (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates

~~2,149~~

~~1,384~~

12,~~647~~435

~~(3,495)~~140

Other non-operating income (expense)

~~468~~

~~726~~

~~1,393~~586

~~2,179~~464

Interest income

~~623~~

~~1,720~~

~~1,726~~647

~~4,038~~808

Interest expense

~~19,303~~

~~15,525~~

6117,~~310~~777

4820,~~121~~734

Income (loss) before income taxes and other items

~~88,013~~

~~75,769~~

~~133~~19,~~493~~704

~~108~~(2,~~412~~097)

Income taxes

~~20,217~~

~~14,482~~

345,~~552~~337

~~21,498~~727

Net income (loss)

~~67,796~~

~~61,287~~

9814,~~941~~367

86(2,~~914~~824)

Less: net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

~~(8,157)~~

~~(8,071)~~

(135,~~232~~870)

(72,~~634)~~954

Net income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation

~~59,639~~

~~53,216~~

858,~~709~~497

~~79,280~~130

Earnings per share:

Basic

~~2.39~~

~~2.14~~

30.4434

30.1901

Diluted

~~2.37~~

~~2.12~~

30.4134

30.1701

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic

~~24,980,792~~

~~24,849,498~~

24,~~934~~999,~~786~~570

24,~~853~~876,~~774~~220

Diluted

~~25,142,667~~

~~25,055,829~~

25,~~115~~131,~~153~~857

25,~~017~~066,~~167~~106

Total comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes

~~56,974~~

~~55,884~~

8223,~~155~~102

83(8,~~638~~350)

Less: comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

~~(7,784)~~

~~(8,255)~~

(125,~~466~~893)

(73,~~555)~~344

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation

~~49,190~~

~~47,629~~

6917,~~689~~209

76(5,~~083~~006)

Dividends declared per common share

~~0.81~~

~~0.80~~

20.4382

20.4081

See accompanying notes.

UNIVERSAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands of dollars)

December 31,

March 31,

June 30,

March 31,

2024

2023

2024

2025

2024

2025

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

~~215~~178,~~108~~435

74101,~~102~~700

55260,~~593~~115

Accounts receivable, net

~~650~~424,~~021~~157

435,~~306~~941

~~525~~625,~~262~~876

Advances to suppliers, net

~~156~~79,~~108~~154

~~159~~100,~~481~~451

~~139~~169,~~064~~385

Accounts receivable—unconsolidated affiliates

~~578~~127,701

3360,~~109~~991

57,~~385~~143

Inventories—at lower of cost or net realizable value:

Tobacco

~~924~~1,~~684~~219,769

1,~~009~~202,~~030~~341

1806,~~070,580~~332

Other

~~189~~205,~~663~~036

~~196~~187,~~246~~743

~~193~~189,~~518~~610

Prepaid income taxes

1022,~~930~~715

1823,~~304~~576

19,~~484~~595

Other current assets

6889,~~553~~360

8885,~~051~~712

9378,~~655~~041

Total current assets

2,~~215~~346,~~645~~327

2,~~013~~198,~~629~~455

2,~~102~~156,~~541~~097

Property, plant and equipment

Land

26,~~081~~266

2625,~~516~~926

26,~~244~~113

Buildings

~~327~~337,~~376~~290

~~319~~326,~~740~~988

~~323~~333,~~969~~398

Machinery and equipment

~~709~~739,~~840~~899

~~720~~702,~~816~~153

~~693~~723,~~868~~935

1,063,297

1,067,072

1,044,081

1,103,455

1,055,067

1,083,446

Less accumulated depreciation

(~~689~~728,~~445~~180)

(~~706~~680,~~642~~011)

(~~678~~710,~~201~~472)

373,852

360,430

365,880

375,275

375,056

372,974

Other assets

Operating lease right-of-use assets

3338,~~982~~428

3430,~~913~~582

3234,~~510~~260

Goodwill, net

213,~~819~~864

213,~~891~~810

213,~~869~~840

Other intangibles, net

6055,~~444~~237

7166,~~697~~074

6857,~~883~~836

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

7087,~~351~~988

75,~~335~~531

7679,~~289~~317

Deferred income taxes

1720,~~517~~461

1418,~~855~~287

1516,~~181~~539

Pension asset

1213,~~511~~006

1112,~~586~~075

1112,~~857~~819

Other noncurrent assets

4238,~~298~~721

3743,~~538~~098

5045,~~229~~870

450,922

459,815

468,818

467,705

459,457

460,481

Total assets

3,~~040~~189,~~419~~307

23,~~833~~032,~~874~~968

2,~~937~~989,~~239~~552

See accompanying notes.

UNIVERSAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands of dollars)

December 31,

March 31,

June 30,

March 31,

2024

2023

2024

2025

2024

2025

(Unaudited)

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities

Notes payable and overdrafts

~~538~~621,~~526~~275

~~365~~581,~~327~~087

~~417~~455,~~217~~039

Accounts payable

78119,~~327~~803

8979,~~301~~747

~~108~~98,~~727~~036

Accounts payable—unconsolidated affiliates

~~5,985~~76

~~122~~—

1,~~621~~999

Customer advances and deposits

34,~~362~~557

1915,~~620~~660

173,~~179~~763

Accrued compensation

3222,~~232~~577

2720,~~967~~903

3944,~~766~~646

Income taxes payable

15,~~341~~528

510,~~499~~766

712,~~477~~586

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

911,~~835~~233

109,~~403~~588

10,~~356~~742

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

~~135~~147,~~707~~639

~~106~~128,~~635~~305

~~109~~123,~~015~~350

Current portion of long-term debt

—

Total current liabilities

~~819~~942,~~315~~688

~~624~~846,~~874~~056

~~711~~750,~~358~~161

Long-term debt

~~617~~618,~~780~~057

617,~~225~~502

617,~~364~~918

Pensions and other postretirement benefits

36,~~485~~307

43,~~301~~386

4335,~~251~~336

Long-term operating lease liabilities

2024,~~408~~945

2217,~~050~~457

1920,~~302~~608

Other long-term liabilities

1826,~~688~~032

2627,~~609~~167

2722,~~902~~901

Deferred income taxes

3541,~~831~~689

4137,~~165~~901

3942,~~139~~090

Total liabilities

1,~~548~~689,~~507~~718

1,~~375~~589,~~224~~469

1,~~458~~489,~~316~~014

Shareholders’ equity

Universal Corporation:

Preferred stock:

Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, no par value, 500,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding

—

Common stock, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized 24,715,625 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 (24,559,181 at December 31, 2023 and 24,573,408 at March 31, 2024)

350,243

344,467

345,596

Common stock, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized 24,807,613 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 (24,675,988 at June 30, 2024 and 24,715,625 at March 31, 2025)

355,498

347,152

351,626

Retained earnings

1,~~197~~174,~~972~~758

1,~~152~~153,~~863~~026

1,~~173~~186,~~196~~981

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(9771,~~605~~339)

(8086,~~254~~721)

(8180,~~585~~051)

Total Universal Corporation shareholders' equity

1,~~450~~458,~~610~~917

1,~~417~~413,~~076~~457

1,~~437~~458,~~207~~556

Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

4140,~~302~~672

4130,~~574~~042

41,~~716~~982

Total shareholders' equity

1,~~491~~499,~~912~~589

1,~~458~~443,~~650~~499

1,~~478~~500,~~923~~538

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

3,~~040~~189,~~419~~307

23,~~833~~032,~~874~~968

2,~~937~~989,~~239~~552

See accompanying notes.

UNIVERSAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands of dollars)

Nine Months Ended December 31,

Three Months Ended June 30,

2024

2023

2025

2024

(Unaudited)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income (loss)

9814,~~941~~367

86(2,~~914~~824)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

4413,~~554~~582

4314,~~843~~564

Net provision for losses (recoveries) on advances to suppliers

~~(445)~~52

~~9,950~~(751)

Inventory writedowns

61,~~624~~469

4,~~813~~371

Stock-based compensation expense

7,~~458~~575

104,~~625~~641

Foreign currency remeasurement (gain) loss, net

12(2,~~183~~362)

37,~~227~~171

Foreign currency exchange contracts

3(6,~~206~~162)

2(1,~~655~~340)

Deferred income taxes

(3,~~616~~259)

(23,~~078~~983)

Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates, net of dividends

2(1,~~767~~943)

~~2,055~~(154)

Restructuring and impairment costs

101,~~573~~122

~~3,523~~—

Restructuring payments

(~~892~~2,669)

(~~999~~253)

Other, net

~~3,087~~(43)

~~734~~644

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:

Accounts and notes receivable

~~(130~~169,~~672)~~177

~~(61~~78,~~434)~~524

Inventories

~~132~~(419,~~318~~123)

(~~169~~135,~~129~~456)

Other assets

~~20,097~~627

168,~~539~~510

Accounts payable

~~(23~~16,~~259)~~678

(128,~~422~~706)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

~~(17~~5,~~869)~~879

(135,~~356~~423)

Income taxes

~~16,306~~(548)

19(889)

Customer advances and deposits

~~(13,133)~~478

16(1,~~784~~090)

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

168,228

(46,737)

Net cash used by operating activities

(205,103)

(62,444)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

(5412,~~885~~053)

(4722,~~732~~749)

Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash held by the business

—

3,757

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

143

867

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

2,035

1,932

Net cash used by investing activities

(11,910)

(21,882)

Net cash used by investing activities

(52,850)

(42,043)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Issuance of short-term debt, net

~~121~~165,~~094~~861

~~170~~162,~~433~~140

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

(127,~~880~~203)

(58,~~845~~330)

Repurchase of common stock

—

(4,744)

Dividends paid on common stock

(20,020)

(19,659)

Dividends paid on common stock

(59,666)

(58,755)

Other

(4,016)

(3,397)

Other

(3,716)

(2,973)

Net cash provided by financing activities

134,622

130,754

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

44,832

98,116

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents

711

(321)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents

(695)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents

(81,680)

46,107

Net increase (decrease) in cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents

159,515

9,412

Cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

260,115

55,593

Cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

55,593

64,690

Cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period

178,435

101,700

Cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period

215,108

74,102

See accompanying notes.

UNIVERSAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Universal Corporation, which together with its subsidiaries is referred to herein as “Universal” or the “Company,” is a global business-to-business agri-products supplier to consumer product manufacturers. The Company is the leading global leaf tobacco supplier and provides high-quality plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets. Because of the seasonal nature of the Company’s business, the results of operations for any fiscal quarter will not necessarily be indicative of results to be expected for other quarters or a full fiscal year. All adjustments necessary to state fairly the results for the period have been included and were of a normal recurring nature. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, ~~2024, as amended by Amendment No~~2025. ~~1 thereto (the “2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).~~

Accounting Pronouncements to be Adopted in Future Years

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standard Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 requires additional disclosures about profitability measures utilized by the chief operating decision maker and significant segment expenses. ASU 2023-07 also requires all annual disclosures regarding profit or loss and assets to be included in interim disclosures. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and for interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, although early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its segment disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires additional disclosures reconciling the rates of different categories of income tax (i.e. federal, state, foreign, etc.) and a disaggregation of taxes paid and refunded. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and for interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, although early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its income tax disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) - Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses” (“ASU 2024-03”). ASU 2024-03 requires additional disclosures about certain types of costs and expenses. ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, although early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 2. RESTRUCTURING AND IMPAIRMENT COSTS

Universal regularly reviews its business for opportunities to realize efficiencies, reduce costs, and realign its operations in response to business changes. Restructuring and impairment costs are periodically incurred in connection with those activities.

Tobacco Operations

During the ~~nine~~second ~~months~~quarter ~~ended~~of ~~December 31,~~fiscal ~~2024~~year 2025, the Company began consolidating its European sheet tobacco operations into the Company's facility in the Netherlands, by initiating a wind-down of activities at its sheet facility in Germany. During the three months ended June 30, ~~incurring~~2025, the Company recognized an additional $101.50 million of ~~restructuring and~~ impairment costs. Additionally, during the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, the Company also incurred $0.1 million of termination and impairment costs in other areas of the Tobacco Operations segment.

~~During~~A ~~the~~summary ~~nine~~of ~~months ended December 31, 2023,~~ the ~~Company incurred $1.8 million of~~ restructuring and impairment costs ~~for~~recorded ~~its Global Labs Services ("GLS") facility in Wilson, NC. GLS provided testing~~ for crop protection agents and tobacco constituents in seed, leaf, and finished products, including e-cigarette liquids and vapors, and had capabilities for testing non-tobacco products. The restructuring and impairment costs were net of approximately $0.2 million of income from the ~~sale~~three ~~of GLS processes and procedures to a third-party buyer. Additionally, during the nine~~ months ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023,~~2025 ~~the Company also incurred $1.7 million of termination~~ and ~~impairment~~2024 ~~costs~~were inas ~~other areas of the Tobacco Operations segment.~~follows:


	Three Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)		2025		2024

Restructuring costs:
Employee termination benefits		$	122	$	—
Other		—		—
Total restructuring costs		122		—
Impairment costs:
Property, plant and equipment		1,000		—

Total impairment costs		1,000		—
Total restructuring and impairment costs		$	1,122	$	—

A summary of the restructuring and impairment costs recorded for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Nine Months Ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2024		2023		2024		2023
Restructuring costs:
Employee termination benefits	$	—	$	212	$	4,342	$	1,615
Other	—		—		1,372		(182)
Total restructuring costs	—		212		5,714		1,433
Impairment costs:
Property, plant and equipment	—		712		4,859		2,090
Total impairment costs	—		712		4,859		2,090
Total restructuring and impairment costs	$	—	$	924	$	10,573	$	3,523

NOTE 3. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

The majority of the Company’s consolidated revenue consists of sales of processed leaf tobacco to customers. The Company also earns revenue from processing leaf tobacco owned by customers and from various other services provided to customers. Additionally, the Company has fruit and vegetable processing operations, as well as flavor and extract services that provide customers with a range of ingredient products. Payment terms with customers vary depending on customer creditworthiness, product types, services provided, and other factors. Contract durations and payment terms for all revenue categories generally do not exceed one year. Therefore, the Company has applied a practical expedient to not adjust the transaction price for the effects of financing components, as the Company expects that the period from the time the revenue for a transaction is recognized to the time the customer pays for the related good or service transferred will be one year or less. Below is a description of the major revenue-generating categories from contracts with customers.

customers. Additionally, the Company has fruit and vegetable processing operations, as well as flavor and extract services that provide customers with a range of food ingredient products. Payment terms with customers vary depending on customer creditworthiness, product types, services provided, and other factors. Contract durations and payment terms for all revenue categories generally do not exceed one year. Therefore, the Company has applied a practical expedient to not adjust the transaction price for the effects of financing components, as the Company expects that the period from the time the revenue for a transaction is recognized to the time the customer pays for the related good or service transferred will be one year or less. Below is a description of the major revenue-generating categories from contracts with customers.

Tobacco Sales

The majority of the Company’s business involves purchasing leaf tobacco from farmers in the ~~origins~~regions where it is grown, processing and packing the tobacco in its factories, and then transferring ownership and control of the tobacco to customers. On a much smaller basis, the Company also sources processed tobacco from third-party suppliers for resale to customers. The contracts for tobacco sales with customers create a performance obligation to transfer tobacco to the customer. Transaction prices for the sale of ~~tobaccos~~tobacco are primarily based on negotiated fixed prices, but the Company does have a small number of cost-plus contracts with certain customers. Cost-plus arrangements provide the Company reimbursement of the cost to purchase and process the tobacco, plus a contractually agreed-upon profit margin. The Company utilizes the most likely amount methodology under the accounting guidance to recognize revenue for cost-plus arrangements with customers. Shipping and handling costs under tobacco sales contracts with customers are treated as fulfillment costs and included in the transaction price. Taxes assessed by government authorities on the sale of leaf tobacco products are excluded from the transaction price. At the point in time that the customer obtains control over the tobacco, which is typically aligned with physical shipment under the contractual terms with the customer, the Company completes its performance obligation and recognizes the revenue for the sale.

~~Ingredients~~Ingredient Sales

The Company has diversified operations through ~~the~~ acquisition of established companies that offer customers a wide range of both liquid and dehydrated fruit and vegetable ingredient products, flavors, and botanical extracts. These operations procure raw materials from domestic and international growers and suppliers and through a variety of processing steps including sorting, cleaning, pressing, mixing, extracting, and blending to manufacture finished goods utilized in ~~beverages and~~ both human and pet food. The contracts for food ingredients with customers create a performance obligation to transfer the manufactured finished goods to the customer. Transaction prices for the sale of food ingredients are primarily based on negotiated fixed prices, but the Company does have cost-plus contracts with certain customers. The Company utilizes the most likely amount methodology under the accounting guidance to recognize revenue for cost-plus arrangements with customers. At the point in time that the customer obtains control over the finished product, which is typically aligned with physical shipment under the contractual terms with the customer, the Company completes its performance obligation and recognizes the revenue for the sale.

Processing Revenue

Processing and packing of customer-owned tobacco and ingredients is a short-duration process. Processing charges are primarily based on negotiated fixed prices per unit of weight processed. Under normal operating conditions, customer-owned raw materials that are placed into the production line exits as processed and packed product and is then later transported to customer-designated transfer locations. The revenue for these services is recognized when the performance obligation is satisfied, which is generally when processing is completed. The Company’s operating history and contract analyses indicate that customer requirements for processed tobacco and food ingredients products are consistently met upon completion of processing.

Other Sales and Revenue from Contracts with Customers

From time to time, the Company enters into various arrangements with customers to provide other value-added services that may include blending, chemical and physical testing of products, storage, logistics, sorting, and tobacco cutting services for select manufacturers. These other arrangements and operations are a much smaller portion of the Company’s business, and are separate and distinct contractual agreements from the Company’s tobacco and food ingredients sales or third-party processing arrangements with customers. The transaction prices and timing of revenue recognition of these items are determined by the specifics of each contract.

Disaggregation of Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by significant revenue-generating category:

Three Months Ended December 31,

Nine Months Ended December 31,

Three Months Ended June 30,

(in thousands of dollars)

~~2024~~

~~2023~~

~~2024~~2025

~~2023~~2024

Tobacco sales

~~811,743~~

~~694,215~~

1457,~~901,564~~873

1488,~~635,105~~231

Ingredients sales

78,705

72,254

235,942

221,309

Ingredient sales

84,943

80,694

Processing revenue

~~21,128~~

~~20,448~~

4930,~~877~~768

5814,~~342~~669

Other sales and revenue from contracts with customers

~~16,405~~

~~26,216~~

4519,~~369~~057

5012,~~554~~809

Total revenue from contracts with customers

~~927,981~~

~~813,133~~

2592,~~232,752~~641

1596,~~965,310~~403

Other operating sales and revenues

~~9,212~~

~~8,374~~

121,~~253~~121

~~12,403~~647

Consolidated sales and other operating revenues

~~937,193~~

~~821,507~~

2593,~~245,005~~762

1597,~~977,713~~050

Other operating sales and ~~revenues~~revenue consists principally of interest on advances to tobacco suppliers and dividend ~~payments~~income from ~~deconsolidated~~unconsolidated affiliates.

NOTE 4. OTHER CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND OTHER MATTERS

Other Contingent Liabilities

Other Contingent Liabilities (Letters of credit)

The Company had other contingent liabilities totaling approximately $1 million at ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, primarily related to outstanding letters of credit.

Value-Added Tax Assessments in Brazil

AsThe ~~further discussed below, the~~ Company’s local operating subsidiaries pay significant amounts of value-added tax (“VAT”) in connection with their operations, which generate tax credits that they normally are entitled to recover through offset, refund, or sale to third parties. In Brazil, VAT is assessed at the state level when green tobacco is transferred between states. The Company’s Brazilian operating subsidiary pays VAT when tobaccos grown outside the state of Rio Grande do Sul are transferred to the factory for processing. The subsidiary ~~has~~ received assessments for additional VAT plus interest and penalties from tax authorities for the state of Parana based on audits of the subsidiary’s VAT filings for specified periods. In ~~September~~Management ~~2014,~~of ~~tax~~the ~~authorities~~subsidiary ~~for~~and ~~the~~outside ~~state~~counsel ofchallenged the Parana ~~issued an~~ assessment ~~for~~claims. In ~~tax,~~July ~~interest~~2025, ~~and~~a ~~penalties~~final ~~for~~and ~~periods~~indisputable ~~from~~favorable ~~2009~~ruling ~~through~~was ~~2014~~issued ~~totaling~~by ~~approximately~~the $9Brazilian ~~million.~~National ~~Those~~Treasury ~~amounts~~Attorney's ~~are~~office ~~based~~declaring on the ~~exchange~~Parana ~~rate~~assessment ~~for~~without ~~the Brazilian currency at December 31~~merit, ~~2024.~~requiring ~~Management of~~ the ~~operating~~state ~~subsidiary~~to withdraw and ~~outside~~cancel ~~counsel~~all ~~believe~~claims ~~that errors were~~ made byagainst the ~~tax~~Company's ~~authorities~~Brazilian inoperating ~~determining all or significant portions of this assessment and that various defenses support the~~ subsidiary~~’s positions~~.

Management of the subsidiary and outside counsel challenged the full amount of the Parana assessment claim. A significant portion of the Parana assessment was based on positions taken by the tax authorities that management and outside

counsel believe deviate significantly from the underlying statutes and relevant case law. In addition, under the law, the subsidiary’s tax filings for certain periods covered in the assessment were no longer open to any challenge by the tax authorities. In December 2015, the Parana tax authorities withdrew the initial claim and subsequently issued a new assessment covering the same tax periods, reflecting a substantial reduction from the original assessment. In fiscal year 2020, the Parana tax authorities acknowledged the statute of limitations related to claims prior to December 2010 had expired and reduced the assessment to $2 million (at the December 31, 2024 exchange rate). Notwithstanding the reduced assessment, management and outside counsel continue to believe that the new assessment is not supported by the underlying statutes and relevant case law and have challenged the full amount of the claim. The range of reasonably possible loss is considered to be zero up to the full $2 million assessment. However, based on the strength of the subsidiary's defenses, no loss within that range is considered probable at this time and no liability has been recorded at December 31, 2024.

The process for reaching a final resolution to the assessment is expected to be lengthy, and management is not currently able to predict when the case will be concluded. Should the subsidiary ultimately be required to pay any tax, interest, or penalties in the case, the portion paid for tax would generate VAT credits that the subsidiary may be able to recover.

Other Legal and Tax Matters

Various subsidiaries of the Company are involved in litigation and tax examinations incidental to their business activities. While the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management is vigorously defending the matters and does not currently expect that any of them will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or financial position. However, should one or more of these matters be resolved in a manner adverse to management’s current expectation, the effect on the Company’s results of operations for a particular fiscal reporting period could be material.

Advances to Suppliers

In many sourcing ~~origins~~regions where the Company operates, it provides agronomy services and seasonal advances of seed, seedlings, fertilizer, and other supplies to tobacco farmers for crop production, or makes seasonal cash advances to farmers for the procurement of those inputs. These advances are short term, are repaid upon delivery of tobacco to the Company, and are reported in advances to suppliers in the consolidated balance sheets. In several ~~origins~~regions, the Company has made long-term advances to tobacco farmers to finance curing barns and other farm infrastructure. In some years, due to low crop yields and other factors, individual farmers may not deliver sufficient volumes of tobacco to fully repay their seasonal advances, and the Company may extend repayment of those advances into future crop years. The long-term portion of advances is included in other noncurrent assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Both the current and the long-term portions of advances to suppliers are reported net of allowances recorded when the Company determines that amounts outstanding are not likely to be collected. Short-term and long-term advances to suppliers totaled $~~172~~98 million at ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, $~~186~~120 million at ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023~~2024, and $~~162~~189 million at March 31, ~~2024~~2025. The related valuation allowances totaled $1518 million at ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024,~~2025 ~~$25~~and ~~million at December~~March 31, ~~2023,~~2025 and $2019 million at ~~March~~June 3130, 2024, and were estimated based on the Company’s historical loss information and crop projections. The allowances were increased ~~decreased~~ by net ~~recoveries~~provisions of $0.41 million in the ~~nine~~three-month period ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~increased~~decreased by net ~~provisions of approximately $10.0 million in the nine-month period ended December 31, 2023. These net~~ recoveries ~~and provisions are included in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements~~ of ~~income. Interest on advances is recognized in earnings upon the farmers’ delivery of tobacco in payment of principal and interest.~~

$0.8 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2024. These net recoveries and provisions are included in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income. Interest on advances is recognized in earnings upon the farmers’ delivery of tobacco in payment of principal and interest.

Recoverable Value-Added Tax Credits

In many foreign countries, the Company’s local operating subsidiaries pay significant amounts of VAT on purchases of unprocessed and processed tobacco, crop inputs, packing materials, and various other goods and services. In some countries, VAT is a national tax, and in other countries it is assessed at the state level. Items subject to VAT vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, as do the rates at which the tax is assessed. When tobacco is sold to customers in the country of origin, the operating subsidiaries generally collect VAT on those sales. The subsidiaries are normally permitted to offset their VAT payments against the collections and remit only the incremental VAT collections to the tax authorities. When tobacco is sold for export, VAT is normally not assessed. In countries where tobacco sales are predominately for export markets, VAT collections generated on downstream sales are often not sufficient to fully offset the subsidiaries’ VAT payments. In those situations, unused VAT credits can accumulate. Some jurisdictions have procedures that allow companies to apply for refunds of unused VAT credits from the tax authorities, but the refund process often takes an extended period of time and it is not uncommon for refund applications to be challenged or rejected in part on technical grounds. Other jurisdictions may permit companies to sell or transfer unused VAT credits to third parties in private transactions, although approval for such transactions must normally be obtained from the tax authorities, limits on the amounts that can be transferred may be imposed, and the proceeds realized may be heavily discounted from the face value of the credits. Due to these factors, local operating subsidiaries in some countries can accumulate significant balances of VAT credits over time. The Company reviews these balances on a regular basis and records valuation allowances on the credits to reflect amounts that are not expected to be recovered, as well as discounts anticipated on credits that are expected to be sold or transferred. At June 30, 2025, the aggregate balance of recoverable tax credits held by the Company’s subsidiaries totaled approximately $78 million ($68 million at June 30, 2024 and $64 million at March 31, 2025). The related valuation allowances totaled approximately $21 million at June 30, 2025 and 2024, and March 31, 2025. The net balances are reported in other current assets and other noncurrent assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

be sold or transferred. At December 31, 2024, the aggregate balance of recoverable tax credits held by the Company’s subsidiaries totaled approximately $62 million ($63 million at December 31, 2023 and $72 million at March 31, 2024). The related valuation allowances totaled approximately $21 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, and March 31, 2024. The net balances are reported in other current assets and other noncurrent assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

Stock Repurchase Program

A stock repurchase program, which was authorized by the Company's Board of Directors, became effective and was publicly announced on November 7, 2024. This stock repurchase program authorized the purchase of up to $100 million in common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions at prices not exceeding prevailing market rates through November 15, 2026, subject to market conditions and other factors. The program had $100 million of remaining capacity for repurchases of common stock at ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025.

NOTE 5. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

Three Months Ended December 31,

Nine Months Ended December 31,

Three Months Ended June 30,

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

~~2024~~

~~2023~~

~~2024~~2025

~~2023~~2024

Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Numerator for basic earnings (loss) per share

Net income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation

~~59,639~~

~~53,216~~

858,~~709~~497

~~79,280~~130

Denominator for basic earnings (loss) per share

Weighted average shares outstanding

~~24,980,792~~

~~24,849,498~~

24,~~934~~999,~~786~~570

24,~~853~~876,~~774~~220

Basic earnings (loss) per share

~~2.39~~

~~2.14~~

30.4434

30.1901

Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Numerator for diluted earnings (loss) per share

Net income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation

~~59,639~~

~~53,216~~

858,~~709~~497

~~79,280~~130

Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share:

Weighted average shares outstanding

~~24,980,792~~

~~24,849,498~~

24,~~934~~999,~~786~~570

24,~~853~~876,~~774~~220

Effect of dilutive securities

Employee and outside director share-based awards

~~161,875~~

~~206,331~~

~~180~~132,~~367~~287

~~163~~189,~~393~~886

Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share

~~25,142,667~~

~~25,055,829~~

25,~~115~~131,~~153~~857

25,~~017~~066,~~167~~106

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

~~2.37~~

~~2.12~~

30.4134

30.1701

NOTE 6. INCOME TAXES

The Company operates in the United States and many foreign countries and is subject to the tax laws of many jurisdictions. Changes in tax laws or the interpretation of tax laws can affect the Company’s earnings, as can the resolution of pending and contested tax issues. The Company's consolidated effective income tax rate is affected by various factors, including the mix and timing of domestic and foreign earnings, discrete items, and the effect of exchange rate changes on taxes.

Numerous countries in which Company operates have enacted or are in the process of enacting legislation to adopt a global minimum effective tax rate described in the Global Anti-Base Erosion framework rules, or Pillar Two, issued by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”). The Pillar Two legislation includes establishing a 15% global minimum tax rate on a country-by-country ~~basis and is effective for the Company's fiscal year 2025~~. The Company performed an assessment of the potential impact on income taxes from enactment of the Pillar Two legislation. ~~Based on the assessment, the Company does not anticipate a material impact to the consolidated financial statements from the Pillar Two legislation in fiscal year 2025.~~

On July 4, 2025, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), (Public Law 119-21), was signed into law. The Company is still evaluating the potential impacts of the OBBBA; however, the Company does not anticipate it will have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Three months ended June 30, 2025

The Company's consolidated effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was 27.1%.

Three months ended June 30, 2024

The Company's consolidated effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was 34.7% on a loss before income taxes and other items.

Three and nine months ended December 31, 2024

The Company's consolidated effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2024 was 23.0% and 25.9%, respectively.

Three and nine months ended December 31, 2023

The Company's consolidated effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023 was 19.1% and 19.8%, respectively.

NOTE 7. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

The Company's changes in goodwill at ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024 consisted of the following:

(in thousands of dollars)	~~Nine~~Three Months Ended ~~December~~June 3130,
	2024		2023
	2025		2024
Balance at beginning of fiscal year	$	213,~~869~~840	$	213,~~922~~869
Foreign currency translation adjustment	~~(50)~~24		(3159)
Balance at end of period	$	213,~~819~~864	$	213,~~891~~810

The Company's intangible assets primarily consist of capitalized customer-related intangibles, trade names, proprietary developed technology and noncompetition agreements. The Company's intangible assets subject to amortization consisted of the following at ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024 and at March 31, ~~2024~~2025:

(in thousands, except useful life)				~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025
	Useful Life (years)			Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Customer relationships	11	—	13	$	86,500	$	(3135,~~222~~087)	$	5551,~~278~~413
Trade names		5		11,100		(910,~~930~~710)		~~1,170~~390
Developed technology		13		9,300		(56,~~925~~098)		3,~~375~~202
Noncompetition agreements	4	—4	5	4,000		(3,~~437~~813)		~~563~~187
Other		5		~~772~~866		(~~714~~821)		5845
Total intangible assets				$	111,~~672~~766	$	(5156,~~228~~529)	$	6055,~~444~~237

				December 31, 2023
				June 30, 2024
	Useful Life (years)			Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Customer relationships	11	—	13	$	86,500	$	(2327,~~491~~357)	$	6359,~~009~~143
Trade names		5		11,100		(78,~~710~~820)		32,~~390~~280
Developed technology		13		9,300		(5,~~579~~752)		3,~~721~~548
Noncompetition agreements	4	—	5	4,000		(2,~~488~~962)		1,~~512~~038
Other		5		~~792~~785		(~~727~~720)		65
Total intangible assets				$	111,~~692~~685	$	(3945,~~995~~611)	$	7166,~~697~~074


				March 31, 2025
	Useful Life (years)			Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Customer relationships	11	—	13	$	86,500	$	(33,155)	$	53,345
Trade names		5		11,100		(10,320)		780
Developed technology		13		9,300		(6,012)		3,288
Noncompetition agreements	4	—	5	4,000		(3,625)		375
Other		5		802		(754)		48
Total intangible assets				$	111,702	$	(53,866)	$	57,836

				March 31, 2024
	Useful Life (years)			Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Customer relationships	11	—	13	$	86,500	$	(25,424)	$	61,076
Trade names		5		11,100		(8,265)		2,835
Developed technology		13		9,300		(5,665)		3,635
Noncompetition agreements	4	—	5	4,000		(2,725)		1,275
Other		5		782		(720)		62
Total intangible assets				$	111,682	$	(42,799)	$	68,883

Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the asset's estimated useful economic life, as noted above.

The Company's amortization expense for intangible assets for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024 was:

(in thousands of dollars)	~~Three Months Ended December 31,~~		Three Months Ended June 30,		~~Nine Months Ended December 31,~~
	2024		2023		2024		2023
					2025		2024
Amortization Expense	$	~~2,765~~	$	~~2,862~~	$	82,~~429~~663	$	82,~~475~~812

Amortization expense for the developed technology intangible asset is recorded in cost of goods sold in the consolidated statements of income. The amortization expense for other intangible assets is recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income.

As of ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, the expected future amortization expense for intangible assets iswas as follows:

Fiscal Year (in thousands of dollars)
2025 (excluding the nine months ended December 31, 2024)	$	2,608
2026 (excluding the three months ended June 30, 2025)	$	6,652
2026	9,279
2027	8,105
2027	8,077
2028	8,077
2029 and thereafter	32,403
2029	7,494
Total expected future amortization expense	$	60,444
2030 and thereafter	24,909
Total expected future amortization expense	$	55,237

NOTE 8. DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Universal is exposed to various risks in its worldwide operations and uses derivative financial instruments to manage two specific types of risks – interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk. Interest rate risk has been managed by entering into interest rate swap agreements, and foreign currency exchange rate risk has been managed by entering into forward and option foreign currency exchange contracts. However, the Company’s policy also permits other types of derivative instruments. In addition, foreign currency exchange rate risk is also managed through strategies that do not involve derivative instruments, such as using local borrowings and other approaches to minimize net monetary positions in non-functional currencies. The disclosures below provide additional information about the Company’s hedging strategies, the derivative instruments used, and the effects of these activities on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and the consolidated balance sheets. In the consolidated statements of cash flows, the cash flows associated with all of these activities are reported in net cash provided (used) by operating activities.

Cash Flow Hedging Strategy for Interest Rate Risk

In December 2022, the Company entered into receive-floating/pay-fixed interest rate swap agreements that were designated and qualify as hedges of the exposure to changes in interest payment cash flows created by fluctuations in variable interest rates on two outstanding non-amortizing bank term loans that were funded as part of a new bank credit facility in December 2022. Although no significant ineffectiveness is expected with this hedging strategy, the effectiveness of the interest rate swaps is evaluated on a quarterly basis. At ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, the total notional amount of the interest rate swaps was $310 million, which corresponded to a portion of the aggregate outstanding balance of the term loans.

13 Previously, the Company had receive-floating/pay-fixed interest rate swap agreements that were designated and qualified as cash flow hedges for two non-amortizing bank loans that were repaid concurrent with the entry into the Company's bank credit facility in December 2022. Those swap agreements, which had an aggregate notional amount of $370 million corresponding to a portion of the principal balance on the repaid loans, were terminated concurrent with the inception of the new swap agreements. The fair value of the previous swap agreements, approximately $11.8 million, was received from the counterparties upon termination and is being amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings as a reduction of interest expense through the original maturity dates of those agreements. As of June 30, 2025, $1.4 million remained in accumulated other comprehensive loss to be amortized through December 31, 2025.

Previously, the Company had receive-floating/pay-fixed interest rate swap agreements that were designated and qualified as cash flow hedges for two non-amortizing bank loans that were repaid concurrent with closing on the new bank credit facility in December 2022. Those swap agreements, which had an aggregate notional amount of $370 million corresponding to a portion of the principal balance on the repaid loans, were terminated concurrent with the inception of the new swap agreements. The fair value of the previous swap agreements, approximately $11.8 million, was received from the counterparties in December 2022 upon termination and is being amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings as a reduction of interest expense through the original maturity dates of those agreements.

Cash Flow Hedging Strategy for Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk Related to Sales of Crop Inputs, Forecast Purchases of Tobacco, and Related Processing Costs

The majority of the tobacco production in most countries outside the United States where Universal operates is sold in export markets at prices denominated in U.S. dollars. However, sales of crop inputs (such as seeds and fertilizers) to farmers, purchases of tobacco from farmers, and most processing costs (such as labor and energy) in those countries are usually denominated in the local currency. Changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the local currencies where tobacco is grown and processed affect the ultimate U.S. dollar sales of crop inputs and cost of processed tobacco. From time to time, the Company enters into forward and option contracts to buy U.S. dollars and sell the local currency at future dates that coincide with the sale of crop inputs to farmers. In the case of forecast purchases of tobacco and the related processing costs, the Company enters into forward and option contracts to sell U.S. dollars and buy the local currency at future dates that coincide with the expected timing of a portion of the tobacco purchases and processing costs. These strategies offset the variability of future U.S. dollar cash flows for sales of crop inputs, tobacco purchases, and processing costs for the foreign currency notional amount hedged. These hedging strategies have been used mainly for tobacco purchases, processing costs, and sales of crop inputs in Brazil. Additionally, the Company initiated a strategy in Brazil and Mexico to hedge a portion of the forecasted local currency-denominated operating costs in fiscal year 2025 by entering into derivative contracts to buy the local currencies and sell the U.S. dollar.

~~The aggregate U.S. dollar notional amounts of forward and option contracts entered into for these purposes during the nine-month periods in fiscal years 2025 and 2024 was as follows:~~13

	Nine Months Ended December 31,
(in millions of dollars)	2024		2023
Tobacco purchases	$	101.4	$	30.3
Processing costs	15.7		4.9
Operating costs	28.9		—
Total	$	146.0	$	35.2

The aggregate U.S. dollar notional amounts of forward and option contracts entered into for these purposes during the three-month periods in fiscal years 2026 and 2025 was as follows:

Fluctuations in exchange rates and in the amount and timing of fixed-price orders from customers for their purchases from individual crop years routinely cause variations in the U.S. dollar notional amount of forward contracts entered into from one year to the next. All contracts related to tobacco purchases and crop input sales were initially designated and qualified as hedges of the future cash flows associated with the forecast purchases of tobacco. As a result, changes in fair values of the forward contracts have been recognized in comprehensive income as they occurred, but only recognized in earnings as a component of cost of goods sold upon sale of the related tobacco to third-party customers. The Company de-designates ineffective tobacco purchases and crop input sales hedges to selling, general, and administrative expense when the forecasted tobacco purchases or crop input sales are no longer expected to occur.


	Three Months Ended June 30,
(in millions of dollars)	2025		2024

Tobacco purchases	$	42.2	$	97.0
Processing costs	8.3		15.2


Total	$	50.5	$	112.2

~~The~~Fluctuations ~~table~~in ~~below~~exchange ~~presents~~rates and in the ~~expected~~amount and timing of ~~when~~fixed-price orders from customers for their purchases from individual crop years routinely cause variations in the ~~remaining~~U.S. ~~accumulated~~dollar ~~other~~notional ~~comprehensive~~amount ~~gains~~of forward contracts entered into from one year to the next. Contracts related to tobacco purchases and ~~losses~~crop input sales were designated and qualified as hedges of ~~December 31,~~the ~~2024~~future ~~for~~ cash flows ~~hedges~~associated with the forecast purchases of tobacco. As a result, changes in fair values of the forward contracts have been recognized in comprehensive income as they occurred, but only recognized in earnings as a component of cost of goods sold upon sale of the related tobacco to third-party customers. The Company de-designates ineffective tobacco purchases and crop input sales ~~are~~hedges ~~expected~~ to beselling, ~~recognized~~general, inand ~~earnings~~administrative expense when the forecasted tobacco purchases or crop input sales are no longer expected to occur.

Hedging Program	Crop Year	Geographic Location(s)	Fiscal Year Earnings
Tobacco purchases	2025	Brazil	2026
Crop input sales	2024	Brazil	2025
Crop input sales	2025	Brazil	2026

The table below presents the expected timing of when the remaining accumulated other comprehensive gains and losses as of June 30, 2025 for cash flows hedges of tobacco purchases and crop input sales are expected to be recognized in earnings.

Forward contracts related to processing costs and operating costs have not been designated as hedges, and gains and losses on those contracts have been recognized in earnings on a mark-to-market basis.


Hedging Program	Crop Year	Geographic Location(s)	Fiscal Year Earnings
Tobacco purchases	2026	Brazil	2027
Tobacco purchases	2025	Brazil	2026
Crop input sales	2026	Brazil	2027
Crop input sales	2025	Brazil	2026

14Forward contracts related to processing costs have not been designated as hedges, and gains and losses on those contracts have been recognized in earnings on a mark-to-market basis.

Hedging Strategy for Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk Related to Net Local Currency Monetary Assets and Liabilities of Foreign Subsidiaries

Most of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries transact the majority of their sales in U.S. dollars and finance the majority of their operating requirements with U.S. dollar borrowings, and therefore use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. These subsidiaries normally have certain monetary assets and liabilities on their balance sheets that are denominated in the local currency. Those assets and liabilities can include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable, advances to farmers and suppliers, deferred income tax assets and liabilities, recoverable value-added taxes, operating lease liabilities, and other items. Net monetary assets and liabilities denominated in the local currency are remeasured into U.S. dollars each reporting period, generating gains and losses that the Company records in earnings as a component of selling, general, and administrative expenses. The level of net monetary assets or liabilities denominated in the local currency normally fluctuates throughout the year based on the operating cycle, but it is most common for monetary assets to exceed monetary liabilities, sometimes by a significant amount. When this situation exists and the local currency weakens against the U.S. dollar, remeasurement losses are generated. Conversely, remeasurement gains are generated on a net monetary asset position when the local currency strengthens against the U.S. dollar. To manage a portion of its exposure to currency remeasurement gains and losses, the Company enters into forward contracts to buy or sell the local currency at future dates coinciding with expected changes in the overall net local currency monetary asset position of the subsidiary. Gains and losses on the forward contracts are recorded in earnings as a component of selling, general, and administrative expenses for each reporting period as they occur, and thus directly offset the related remeasurement losses or gains in the consolidated statements of income for the notional amount hedged. The Company does not designate these contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. The contracts are generally arranged to hedge the subsidiary's projected exposure to currency remeasurement risk for specified periods of time, and new contracts are entered as necessary throughout the year to replace previous contracts as they mature. The Company is currently using forward currency contracts to manage its exposure to currency remeasurement risk in Brazil. The total notional amounts of contracts outstanding at ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, and March 31, ~~2024~~2025, were approximately $6629.71 million, $9775.24 million, and $2017.97 million, respectively. To further mitigate currency remeasurement exposure, the Company’s foreign subsidiaries may utilize short-term local currency financing during certain periods. This strategy, while not involving the use of derivative instruments, is intended to minimize the subsidiary’s net monetary position by financing a portion of the local currency monetary assets with local currency monetary liabilities, thus hedging a portion of the overall position.

Several of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries transact the majority of their sales and finance the majority of their operating requirements in their local currency, and therefore use their respective local currencies as the functional currency for reporting purposes. From time to time, these subsidiaries sell tobacco to customers in transactions that are not denominated in the functional currency. In those situations, the subsidiaries routinely enter into forward exchange contracts to offset currency risk for the period of time that a fixed-price order and the related trade account receivable are outstanding with the customer. The contracts are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes.

Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income

The table below outlines the effects of the Company’s use of derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of income:

Three Months Ended December 31,

Nine Months Ended December 31,

Three Months Ended June 30,

(in thousands of dollars)

~~2024~~

~~2023~~

~~2024~~2025

~~2023~~2024

Cash Flow Hedges - Interest Rate Swap Agreements

Derivative

Effective Portion of Hedge

Gain (loss) recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss

~~9,936~~

~~(10,249)~~

3(1,~~590~~693)

72,~~815~~623

Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings

~~997~~

~~1,479~~

~~3,986~~692

41,~~105~~475

Gain on terminated interest rate swaps amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings

~~688~~

~~1,570~~

~~2,065~~688

~~4,709~~689

Location of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings

~~Interest expense~~

Interest expense

Ineffective Portion of Hedge

Gain (loss) recognized in earnings

—

Location of gain (loss) recognized in earnings

~~Selling, general and administrative expenses~~

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Hedged Item

Description of hedged item

~~Floating rate interest payments on term loans~~

Floating rate interest payments on term loans

Cash Flow Hedges - Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Derivative

Effective Portion of Hedge

Gain (loss) recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss

~~(10,217)~~

—

~~(12,769)~~952

2(5,~~019~~237)

Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings

~~(142)~~

~~2,190~~

~~462~~(212)

~~6,330~~592

Location of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings

~~Cost of goods sold~~

Cost of goods sold

Ineffective Portion and Early De-designation of Hedges

Gain (loss) recognized in earnings

—

~~1,138~~—

Location of gain (loss) recognized in earnings

~~Selling, general and administrative expenses~~

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Hedged Item

Description of hedged item

~~Forecast purchases of tobacco in Brazil~~

Forecast purchases of tobacco in Brazil

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges - Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Gain (loss) recognized in earnings

~~1,127~~

~~(3,241)~~

~~538~~830

(41,~~010)~~763

Location of gain (loss) recognized in earnings

~~Selling, general and administrative expenses~~

Selling, general and administrative expenses

For the interest rate swap agreements, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss and any ineffective portion is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.

For the forward foreign currency exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges of tobacco purchases and the crop input sales in Brazil, a net hedge loss of approximately $13.3 million remained in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2024. That balance reflects gains and losses on contracts related to the 2025 Brazil crop, and the 2025 and 2024 Brazil crop input sales, less the amounts reclassified to earnings related to tobacco sold through December 31, 2024. Based on the hedging strategy, as the gain or loss is recognized in earnings, it is expected to be offset by a change in the direct cost for the 15

16For the forward foreign currency exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges of tobacco purchases and the crop input sales in Brazil, a net hedge loss of approximately $4.9 million remained in accumulated other comprehensive loss at June 30, 2025. That balance reflects gains and losses on contracts related to the 2026 and 2025 Brazil crop, and the 2026 and 2025 Brazil crop input sales, less the amounts reclassified to earnings related to tobacco sold through June 30, 2025. Based on the hedging strategy, as the gain or loss is recognized in earnings, it is expected to be offset by a change in the direct cost for the tobacco or by a change in sales prices if the strategy has been mandated by the customer. Generally, margins on the sale of the tobacco will not be significantly affected.

tobacco or by a change in sales prices if the strategy has been mandated by the customer. Generally, margins on the sale of the tobacco will not be significantly affected.

Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets

The table below outlines the effects of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated balance sheets at ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, and March 31, ~~2024~~2025:

	Derivatives in a Fair Value Asset Position							Derivatives in a Fair Value Liability Position
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of						Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of
(in thousands of dollars)		~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025		~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023~~2024		March 31, ~~2024~~2025			~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025		~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023~~2024		March 31, ~~2024~~2025
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
Interest rate swap agreements	Othernon-currentassets	$	~~6,310~~—	$	~~633~~7,854	$	61,~~706~~783	Otherlong-termliabilities	$	—602	$	—	$	—
Foreign currency exchange contracts	Othercurrentassets	—1,840		—861		7711		Accountspayable andaccruedexpenses	131,~~843~~297		—6,341		95,228
Total		$	61,~~310~~840	$	~~633~~8,715	$	61,~~783~~794		$	131,~~843~~899	$	—6,341	$	95,228
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Foreign currency exchange contracts	Othercurrentassets	$	~~628~~947	$	~~183~~2,268	$	~~245~~291	Accountspayable andaccruedexpenses	$	~~3,392~~634	$	1,~~377~~027	$	121,440
Total		$	~~628~~947	$	~~183~~2,268	$	~~245~~291		$	~~3,392~~634	$	1,~~377~~027	$	121,440

Substantially all of the Company's foreign exchange derivative instruments are subject to master netting arrangements whereby the right to offset occurs in the event of default by a participating party. The Company has elected to present these contracts on a gross basis in the consolidated balance sheets.

NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Universal measures certain financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities at fair value based on applicable accounting guidance. The financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value include money market funds, trading securities associated with deferred compensation plans, interest rate swap agreements, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The application of the fair value guidance to nonfinancial assets and liabilities primarily includes the determination of fair values for goodwill and long-lived assets when indicators of potential impairment are present.

Under the accounting guidance, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The framework for measuring fair value is based on a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between observable inputs and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from independent sources. Unobservable inputs require the Company to make its own assumptions about the value placed on an asset or liability by market participants because little or no market data exists.

There are three levels within the fair value hierarchy:


Level						Description

1						quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access as of the reporting date;

2						quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and

3						unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

As permitted under the accounting guidance, the Company uses net asset value per share ("NAV") as a practical expedient to measure the fair value of its money market funds. The fair values for those funds are presented under the heading "NAV" in the tables that follow in this disclosure. In measuring the fair value of liabilities, the Company considers the risk of non-performance in determining fair value. Universal has not elected to report at fair value any financial instruments or any other assets or liabilities that are not required to be reported at fair value under current accounting guidance.

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

At ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, and at March 31, ~~2024~~2025, the Company had certain financial assets and financial liabilities that were required to be measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis. These assets and liabilities are listed in the tables below and are classified based on how their values were determined under the fair value hierarchy or the NAV practical expedient:

	December 31, 2024
	June 30, 2025
			Fair Value Hierarchy
(in thousands of dollars)	NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market funds	$	149	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	149
Trading securities associated with deferred compensation plans	—		1112,~~930~~078		—		—		1112,~~930~~078
Interest rate swap agreements	—		—		6,310		—		6,310
Foreign currency exchange contracts	—		—		2,787		—		2,787
Foreign currency exchange contracts	—		—		628		—		628
Total financial assets measured and reported at fair value	$	149	$	12,078	$	2,787	$	—	$	15,014
Total financial assets measured and reported at fair value	$	149	$	11,930	$	6,938	$	—	$	19,017
Liabilities
Foreign currency exchange contracts	$	—	$	—	$	17,235	$	—	$	17,235
Interest rate swap agreements	$	—	$	—	$	602	$	—	$	602
Total financial liabilities measured and reported at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	17,235	$	—	$	17,235
Foreign currency exchange contracts	—		—		1,931		—		1,931
Total financial liabilities measured and reported at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	2,533	$	—	$	2,533

December 31, 2023

June 30, 2024

Fair Value Hierarchy

(in thousands of dollars)

NAV

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Assets

Money market funds

~~145~~148

—

~~145~~148

Trading securities associated with deferred compensation plans

—

1112,~~880~~111

—

1112,~~880~~111

Interest rate swap agreements

—

~~633~~7,854

—

~~633~~7,854

Foreign currency exchange contracts

—

~~183~~3,129

—

~~183~~3,129

Total financial assets measured and reported at fair value

~~145~~148

1112,~~880~~111

~~816~~10,983

—

1223,~~841~~242

Liabilities

Foreign currency exchange contracts

—

17,~~377~~368

—

17,~~377~~368

Total financial liabilities measured and reported at fair value

—

17,~~377~~368

—

17,~~377~~368

1817

	March 31, 2024
	March 31, 2025
			Fair Value Hierarchy
(in thousands of dollars)	NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market funds	$	~~145~~149	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	~~145~~149
Trading securities associated with deferred compensation plans	—		1211,~~409~~313		—		—		1211,~~409~~313
Interest rate swap agreements	—		—		61,~~706~~783		—		61,~~706~~783
Foreign currency exchange contracts	—		—		~~322~~302		—		~~322~~302
Total financial assets measured and reported at fair value	$	~~145~~149	$	1211,~~409~~313	$	72,~~028~~085	$	—	$	1913,~~582~~547
Liabilities
Foreign currency exchange contracts	$	—	$	—	$	216,668	$	—	$	216,668
Total financial liabilities measured and reported at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	216,668	$	—	$	216,668

Money market funds

The fair value of money market funds, which are reported in cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheets, is based on NAV, which is the amount at which the funds are redeemable and is used as a practical expedient for fair value. These funds are not classified in the fair value hierarchy, but are disclosed as part of the fair value table above.

Trading securities associated with deferred compensation plans

Trading securities represent mutual fund investments that are matched to employee deferred compensation obligations. These investments are bought and sold as employees defer compensation, receive distributions, or make changes in the funds underlying their accounts. Quoted market prices (Level 1) are used to determine the fair values of the mutual funds.

Interest rate swap agreements

The fair values of interest rate swap agreements are determined based on dealer quotes using a discounted cash flow model matched to the contractual terms of each instrument. Since inputs to the model are observable and significant judgment is not required in determining the fair values, interest rate swaps are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Foreign currency exchange contracts

The fair values of forward and option foreign currency exchange contracts are also determined based on dealer quotes using a discounted cash flow model matched to the contractual terms of each instrument. Since inputs to the model are observable and significant judgment is not required in determining the fair values, forward and option foreign currency exchange contracts are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Long-term Debt

The following table summarizes the fair and carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt, and if applicable any current portion, at each of the balance sheet dates ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, and ~~2023~~2024 and March 31, ~~2024~~2025:

(in millions of dollars)	~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025		~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023~~2024		March 31, ~~2024~~2025
Fair market value of long term obligations	$	618	$	~~617~~619	$	~~618~~616
Carrying value of long term obligations	$	620	$	620	$	620

The Company estimates the fair value of its long-term debt using Level 2 inputs which are based upon quoted market prices for the same or similar obligations or on calculations that are based on the current interest rates available to the Company for debt of similar terms and maturities.

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis primarily relate to long-lived assets, right-of-use operating lease assets and liabilities, goodwill and intangibles, and other current and noncurrent assets. These assets and liabilities fair values are also evaluated for impairment when potential indicators of impairment exist. Accordingly, the nonrecurring measurement of the fair value of these assets and liabilities are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Long-Lived Assets

The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events, changes in business conditions, or other circumstances provide an indication that such assets may be impaired.

Consolidation of tobacco sheet operations

As discussed in Note 2, the Company initiated a plan to consolidate the European Sheet tobacco operations into the Company's facility in the Netherlands. The Company is in the process of winding down its operations in Germany, resulting in an impairment charge of $4.9 million for the long-lived assets in ~~the~~fiscal ~~three-month~~year ~~period ended September 30~~2025, ~~2024,~~ to reduce their carrying value to fair value. The long-lived assets primarily consist of a processing facility, machinery and equipment, and administrative offices. After Asreassessing ~~part~~the fair value of the ~~wind~~long-~~down,~~lived ~~the~~assets ~~Company~~associated ~~also~~with ~~recognized~~the ~~other~~operations ~~impairment~~in ~~charges associated with inventory~~Germany, ~~certain~~an ~~accounts~~additional ~~receivable~~$1.0 ~~and~~million impairment ~~other~~charge ~~assets~~was recognized during ~~the~~ three-month period ended ~~September~~June 30, ~~2024.~~2025

NOTE 10. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

The Company sponsors several defined benefit pension plans covering eligible U.S. salaried employees and certain foreign and other employee groups. These plans provide retirement benefits based primarily on employee compensation and years of service. The Company also sponsors defined benefit plans that provide postretirement health and life insurance benefits for eligible U.S. employees attaining specific age and service levels, although postretirement life insurance is no longer provided for active employees.

The components of the Company’s net periodic benefit cost were as follows:

Pension Benefits

Other Postretirement Benefits

Three Months Ended December 31,

Three Months Ended June 30,

(in thousands of dollars)

~~2024~~2025

~~2023~~2024

~~2024~~2025

~~2023~~2024

Service cost

1,~~315~~252

1,~~280~~322

2217

Interest cost

2,~~875~~267

2,~~897~~872

~~259~~262

~~263~~271

Expected return on plan assets

(3,~~606~~027)

(3,~~887~~607)

(1311)

(1514)

Net amortization and deferral

~~174~~83

~~205~~174

(~~157~~160)

(~~189~~160)

Net periodic benefit cost

~~758~~575

~~495~~761

~~111~~108

83121

	Pension Benefits				Other Postretirement Benefits
	Nine Months Ended December 31,				Nine Months Ended December 31,
(in thousands of dollars)	2024		2023		2024		2023
Service cost	$	3,956	$	3,848	$	69	$	73
Interest cost	8,629		8,696		794		793
Expected return on plan assets	(10,820)		(11,663)		(41)		(47)
Net amortization and deferral	522		611		(477)		(569)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,287	$	1,492	$	345	$	250

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company made contributions of approximately $0.6 million to its pension plans. Additional contributions of $10.7 million are expected during the remaining nine months of fiscal year 2026.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2024, the Company made contributions of approximately $1.6 million to its pension plans. Additional contributions of $1.3 million are expected during the remaining three months of fiscal year 2025.

NOTE 11. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company's shareholders approved the Universal Corporation 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (“Plan”) under which officers, directors, and employees of the Company may receive grants and awards of common stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance share units (“PSUs”), stock appreciation rights, incentive stock options, and non-qualified stock options. ~~The~~With the exception of new hires and promotions, the Company’s practice is to award grants of stock-based compensation to officers on an annual basis at the first regularly-scheduled meeting of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) in the fiscal year following the public release of the Company’s financial results for the prior fiscal year. The Compensation Committee administers the Plan consistently, following previously defined guidelines. In recent years, the Compensation Committee has awarded only grants of RSUs and PSUs. Awards of restricted stock, RSUs, and PSUs are currently outstanding.

RSUs awarded ~~prior~~ to ~~fiscal~~officers ~~year 2022 vest 5 years after the grant date~~ and ~~those~~employees ~~awarded~~generally ~~beginning with fiscal year 2022~~ vest 3 years after the grant date. After vesting RSUs are paid out in shares of common stock. Under the terms of the RSU awards, grantees receive dividend equivalents in the form of additional RSUs that vest and are paid out on the same date as the original RSU grant. The PSUs vest at the end of a performance period of ~~three~~3 years that begins with the year of the grant, are paid out in shares of common stock shortly after the vesting date, and do not carry rights to dividends or dividend equivalents prior to vesting. Shares ultimately paid out under PSU grants are dependent on the achievement of predetermined performance measures established by the Compensation Committee and can range from zero to 150% of the stated award. The Company’s outside directors receive RSUs following the annual meeting of shareholders. RSUs awarded to outside directors vest 1 year after the grant date. Restricted shares vest upon the individual’s retirement from service as a director.

During the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company issued the following stock-based awards, representing the regular annual grants to officers and outside directors of the Company:19

	Nine Months Ended December 31,
	2024		2023
RSUs:
Number granted	134,360		93,300
Grant date fair value	$	49.08	$	51.34
PSUs:
Number granted	62,085		54,700
Grant date fair value	$	38.23	$	43.01

During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company issued the following stock-based awards, representing the regular annual grants to officers and outside directors of the Company:

Fair value expense for stock-based compensation is recognized ratably over the period from grant date to the earlier of (1) the vesting date of the award or (2) the date the grantee is eligible to retire without forfeiting the award. For employees who are already eligible to retire at the date an award is granted, the total fair value of the award is recognized as expense at the date of grant. The Company accounts for forfeitures of stock-based awards as they occur. For the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded total stock-based compensation expense of approximately $7.5 million and $10.6 million, respectively. The Company expects to recognize stock-based compensation expense of approximately $0.7 million during the remaining three months of fiscal year 2025.


	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2025		2024

RSUs:
Number granted	83,795		74,950
Grant date fair value	$	65.39	$	47.30

PSUs:
Number granted	50,295		62,085
Grant date fair value	$	56.05	$	38.23

Fair value expense for stock-based compensation is recognized ratably over the period from grant date to the earlier of (1) the vesting date of the award or (2) the date the grantee is eligible to retire without forfeiting the award. For employees who are already eligible to retire at the date an award is granted, the total fair value of the award is recognized as expense at the date of grant. The Company accounts for forfeitures of stock-based awards as they occur. For the three-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded total stock-based compensation expense of approximately $7.6 million and $4.6 million, respectively. The Company expects to recognize stock-based compensation expense of approximately $2.2 million during the remaining nine months of fiscal year 2026.

NOTE 12. OPERATING SEGMENTS

~~The~~Management regularly evaluates the Company’s global business activities, including product and service offerings to its customers, as well as senior management’s operational and financial responsibilities. Assessments include an analysis of how its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) measures business performance and allocates resources. As a result of this analysis, senior management has determined the Company conducts operations across two reportable operating segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations.

The Tobacco Operations segment activities involve contracting, procuring, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to, or for the account of, manufacturers of consumer tobacco products throughout the world. Through various operating subsidiaries located in tobacco-growing countries around the world and significant ownership interests in unconsolidated affiliates, the Company processes and/or sells flue-cured and burley tobaccos, dark air-cured tobaccos, and oriental tobaccos. Flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos are used principally in the manufacture of cigarettes, and dark air-cured tobaccos are used mainly in the manufacture of cigars, pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco products. Some of these tobacco types are also ~~increasingly~~ used in the ~~manufacturing~~manufacture of next generation tobacco products that are intended to provide consumers with an alternative to traditional combustible products. The Tobacco Operations segment also provides physical and chemical product testing for tobacco customers. A substantial portion of the Company’s Tobacco Operations’ revenues are derived from sales to a limited number of large, multinational cigarette and cigar manufacturers.

21The Ingredients Operations segment provides its customers with a broad variety of plant-based ingredients for both human and pet consumption. The Ingredients Operations segment utilizes a variety of value-added manufacturing processes converting raw materials into a wide spectrum of fruit and vegetable juices, concentrates, dehydrated products, botanical extracts, and flavorings. Customers for the Ingredients Operations segment include large multinational food and beverage companies, smaller independent manufacturers, and retail organizations. FruitSmart, Inc. (“FruitSmart”), Silva International, Inc. (“Silva”), and Shank’s Extracts, LLC d/b/a Universal Ingredients–Shank’s (“Universal Ingredients–Shank’s”) are the primary operations for the Ingredients Operations segment. FruitSmart supplies a broad set of juices, concentrates, pomaces, purees, fruit fibers, seeds, seed powders, and other value-added products to food, beverage, and flavor companies throughout the United States and internationally. Silva procures dehydrated vegetables, fruits, and herbs from around the world and specializes in processing natural materials into custom designed dehydrated vegetable and fruit-based ingredients for a variety of end products. Universal Ingredients–Shank’s offers a diversified portfolio of botanical extracts, distillates, natural flavors, and color for industrial and private label customers worldwide, and is known for their significant vanilla expertise. Universal Ingredients–Shank’s is also equipped to offer customers custom bottling and packaging for their products.

~~product~~Universal ~~testing~~incurs ~~for~~corporate ~~tobacco~~overhead ~~customers.~~expenses Arelated ~~substantial~~to ~~portion~~senior ofmanagement, ~~the~~sales, ~~Company’s~~finance, ~~Tobacco~~legal, ~~Operations'~~and ~~revenues~~other functions that are ~~derived~~centralized ~~from~~at its corporate headquarters, as well as functions performed at several sales and administrative offices around the world. These overhead expenses are currently allocated to athe ~~limited~~reportable ~~number~~operating segments, generally on the basis of ~~large,~~projected ~~multinational~~annual ~~cigarette~~financial and ~~cigar~~operational ~~manufacturers~~performance, including volumes planned to be purchased and/or processed.

The Ingredients Operations segment provides its customers with a broad variety of plant-based ingredients for both human and pet consumption. The Ingredients Operations segment utilizes a variety of value-added manufacturing processes converting raw materials into a wide spectrum of fruit and vegetable juices, concentrates, dehydrated products, botanical extracts, and flavorings. Customers for the Ingredients Operations segment include large multinational food and beverage companies, smaller independent manufacturers, and retail organizations. FruitSmart, Silva, and Shank's are the primary operations for the Ingredients Operations segment. FruitSmart supplies a broad set of juices, concentrates, pomaces, purees, fruit fibers, seeds, seed powders, and other value-added products to food, beverage, and flavor companies throughout the United States and internationally. Silva procures dehydrated vegetables, fruits, and herbs from around the world and specializes in processing natural materials into custom designed dehydrated vegetable and fruit-based ingredients for a variety of end products. Shank's offers a diversified portfolio of botanical extracts, distillates, natural flavors, and color for industrial and private label customers worldwide, and is known for their significant vanilla expertise. Shank's is also equipped to offer customers custom bottling and packaging for their products.20

Management believes this method of allocation is currently representative of the value of the related services provided to the operating segments. The CODM, which has been identified as a group comprised of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, currently evaluates the performance of ~~its~~the operating segments based on operating income after allocated overhead expenses, plus equity in the pretax earnings ~~(loss)~~ of unconsolidated affiliates. (“Segment Operating ~~results~~Income”). ~~for~~The ~~the~~CODM ~~Company’s~~also ~~reportable~~uses ~~segments~~Segment ~~for~~Operating ~~each~~Income ~~period~~for ~~presented~~planning, inforecasting, ~~the~~and ~~consolidated~~allocating ~~statements~~capital ~~of income~~ and ~~comprehensive~~other ~~income~~resources ~~were~~to asthe ~~follows~~operating segments.

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Nine Months Ended December 31,
(in thousands of dollars)	2024		2023		2024		2023
SALES AND OTHER OPERATING REVENUES
Tobacco Operations	$	853,884	$	743,933	$	1,996,051	$	1,742,494
Ingredients Operations	83,309		77,574		248,954		235,219
Consolidated sales and other operating revenues	$	937,193	$	821,507	$	2,245,005	$	1,977,713
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
Tobacco Operations	$	102,566	$	87,605	$	194,354	$	148,875
Ingredients Operations	3,659		2,167		7,903		4,964
Segment operating income	106,225		89,772		202,257		153,839
Deduct: Equity in pretax (earnings) loss of unconsolidated affiliates (1)	(2,149)		(1,384)		(1,647)		3,495
Restructuring and impairment costs (2)	—		(924)		(10,573)		(3,523)
Consolidated operating income	$	104,076	$	87,464	$	190,037	$	153,811

Reportable segment data as of, or for, each period presented in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, the consolidated balance sheets, and the consolidated statements of cash flows is as follows:


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2025						Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
	Tobacco Operations		Ingredients Operations		Consolidated		Tobacco Operations		Ingredients Operations		Consolidated
Sales and other operating revenues	$	504,696	$	89,066	$	593,762	$	511,955	$	85,095	$	597,050
Cost of goods sold	(407,867)		(71,768)		(479,635)		(434,765)		(66,364)		(501,129)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(44,754)		(12,037)		(56,791)		(46,548)		(12,779)		(59,327)
Corporate overhead allocated to the segments	(18,840)		(3,561)		(22,401)		(16,328)		(3,041)		(19,369)
Equity in pretax earnings (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates(1)	2,435		—		2,435		140		—		140
Segment operating income	35,670		1,700		37,370		14,454		2,911		17,365
Deduct: Equity in pretax (earnings) loss of unconsolidated affiliates(1)					(2,435)						(140)
Restructuring and impairment costs (2)					(1,122)						—

Consolidated operating income					$	33,813					$	17,225

(1)Equity in pretax earnings (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates is included in segment operating income (Tobacco Operations), but is reported below consolidated operating income and excluded from that total in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

(2)Restructuring and impairment costs are excluded from segment operating income, but are included in consolidated operating income in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. See Note 2 for additional information.


	Segment Assets						Accounts Receivable, net
	June 30, 2025		June 30, 2024		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2025		June 30, 2024		March 31, 2025
Tobacco Operations	$	2,652,407	$	2,523,296	$	2,436,416	$	366,317	$	376,578	$	566,755
Ingredients Operations	536,900		509,672		553,136		57,840		59,363		59,121
Consolidated total	$	3,189,307	$	3,032,968	$	2,989,552	$	424,157	$	435,941	$	625,876

	Goodwill, net						Intangibles, net
	June 30, 2025		June 30, 2024		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2025		June 30, 2024		March 31, 2025
Tobacco Operations	$	97,796	$	97,742	$	97,772	$	45	$	65	$	47
Ingredients Operations	116,068		116,068		116,068		55,192		66,009		57,789
Consolidated total	$	213,864	$	213,810	$	213,840	$	55,237	$	66,074	$	57,836

					Capital Expenditures				Depreciation and Amortization
					Three Months Ended June 30,				Three Months Ended June 30,
					2025		2024		2025		2024
Tobacco Operations					$	7,402	$	9,135	$	8,216	$	9,881
Ingredients Operations					4,651		13,614		5,366		4,683
Consolidated total					$	12,053	$	22,749	$	13,582	$	14,564

NOTE 13. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table summarizes the changes in the accumulated balances for each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Company for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024:

Nine Months Ended December 31,

Three Months Ended June 30,

(in thousands of dollars)

~~2024~~2025

~~2023~~2024

Foreign currency translation:

Balance at beginning of year

(4442,~~815~~639)

(44,~~233~~815)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation:

Net gain (loss) on foreign currency translation

(38,~~014)~~503

~~1,090~~(782)

Less: Net (gain) loss on foreign currency translation attributable to noncontrolling interests

~~766~~(23)

79390

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation, net of income taxes

(28,~~248)~~480

~~1,169~~(392)

Balance at end of period

(4734,~~063~~159)

(4345,~~064~~207)

Foreign currency hedge:

Balance at beginning of year

(~~616~~4,914)

~~4,899~~(616)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation:

Net gain (loss) on derivative instruments (net of tax (expense) benefit of $3,000 and $(153))

(11,414)

703

Net gain (loss) on derivative instruments (net of tax (expense) benefit of $(659) and $1,209)

3,381

(4,518)

Reclassification of (gain) loss to earnings (net of tax expense (benefit) of $55 and $1,422) (1)

(10)

(4,530)

Reclassification of (gain) loss to earnings (net of tax expense (benefit) of $54 and $137) (1)

(524)

(339)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation, net of income taxes

~~(11~~2,~~424)~~857

(34,~~827~~857)

Balance at end of period

(122,~~040~~057)

1(5,~~072~~473)

Interest rate hedge:

Balance at beginning of year

82,~~488~~834

58,~~253~~488

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation:

Net gain (loss) on derivative instruments (net of tax (expense) benefit of $(1,475) and $(2,063))

2,115

5,751

Net gain (loss) on derivative instruments (net of tax (expense) benefit of $446 and $(691))

(1,247)

1,932

Reclassification of (gain) loss to earnings (net of tax expense (benefit) of $2,486 and $2,327) (2)

(3,565)

(6,486)

Reclassification of (gain) loss to earnings (net of tax expense (benefit) of $363 and $570) (2)

(1,017)

(1,593)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation, net of income taxes

(12,~~450~~264)

~~(735)~~339

Balance at end of period

~~7,038~~570

48,~~518~~827

Pension and other postretirement benefit plans:

Balance at beginning of year

(4435,~~642~~332)

(4244,~~976~~642)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation:

Amortization included in earnings (net of tax expense (benefit) of $(30) and $(38))(3)

(898)

196

Amortization included in earnings (net of tax expense (benefit) of $38 and $(12))(3)

(361)

(226)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation, net of income taxes

(~~898~~361)

~~196~~(226)

Balance at end of period

(4535,~~540~~693)

(4244,~~780~~868)

Total accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of period

(9771,~~605~~339)

(8086,~~254~~721)

(1) Gain (loss) on foreign currency cash flow hedges related to forecast purchases of tobacco and crop input sales is reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to cost of goods sold when the tobacco is sold to customers. See Note 8 for additional information.

(2) Gain (loss) on interest rate cash flow hedges is reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to interest expense when the related interest payments are made on the underlying debt, or as amortized to interest expense over the period to original maturity for terminated swap agreements. See Note 8 for additional information.

(3) This accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost. See Note 10 for additional information.

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NOTE 14. CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES

A reconciliation of the changes in Universal Corporation shareholders’ equity and noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024 is as follows:

Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

Three Months Ended December 31, 2023

Three Months Ended June 30, 2025

Three Months Ended June 30, 2024

(in thousands of dollars)

Universal Corporation

Non-controlling Interests

Total

Universal Corporation

Non-controlling Interests

Total

Balance at beginning of three-month period

1,~~420~~458,~~566~~556

3741,~~438~~982

1,~~458~~500,~~004~~538

1,~~384~~437,~~189~~207

3341,~~319~~716

1,~~417~~478,~~508~~923

Changes in common stock

Accrual of stock-based compensation

~~874~~7,575

—

~~874~~7,575

4,~~914~~641

—

4,~~914~~641

Withholding of shares from stock-based compensation for grantee income taxes

—(4,017)

—

—(4,017)

(93,397)

—

(93,397)

Dividend equivalents on RSUs

~~305~~314

—

~~305~~314

~~321~~312

—

~~321~~312

Changes in retained earnings

Net income (loss)

598,~~639~~497

85,~~157~~870

6714,~~796~~367

~~53,216~~130

8(2,~~071~~954)

61(2,~~287~~824)

Cash dividends declared

Common stock

(20,~~020~~406)

—

(20,~~020~~406)

(19,~~647~~988)

—

(19,~~647~~988)

Dividend equivalents on RSUs

(~~305~~314)

—

(~~305~~314)

(~~321~~312)

—

(~~321~~312)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

~~(10~~8,~~449)~~712

~~(373)~~23

~~(10~~8,~~822)~~735

(5,~~587~~136)

~~184~~(390)

(5,~~403~~526)

Other changes in noncontrolling interests

Dividends paid to noncontrolling shareholders

—

(37,~~920~~203)

—

—(8,330)

Balance at end of period

1,~~450~~458,~~610~~917

4140,~~302~~672

1,~~491~~499,~~912~~589

1,~~417~~413,~~076~~457

4130,~~574~~042

1,~~458~~443,~~650~~499

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	Nine Months Ended December 31, 2024						Nine Months Ended December 31, 2023
(in thousands of dollars)	Universal Corporation		Non-controlling Interests		Total		Universal Corporation		Non-controlling Interests		Total
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,437,207	$	41,716	$	1,478,923	$	1,397,088	$	39,864	$	1,436,952
Changes in common stock
Repurchase of common stock	—		—		—		(1,373)		—		(1,373)
Accrual of stock-based compensation	7,457		—		7,457		10,625		—		10,625
Withholding of shares from stock-based compensation for grantee income taxes	(3,715)		—		(3,715)		(2,972)		—		(2,972)
Dividend equivalents on RSUs	905		—		905		940		—		940
Changes in retained earnings
Net income	85,709		13,232		98,941		79,280		7,634		86,914
Cash dividends declared
Common stock	(60,028)		—		(60,028)		(59,004)		—		(59,004)
Repurchase of common stock	—		—		—		(3,371)		—		(3,371)
Dividend equivalents on RSUs	(905)		—		(905)		(940)		—		(940)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(16,020)		(766)		(16,786)		(3,197)		(79)		(3,276)
Other changes in noncontrolling interests
Dividends paid to noncontrolling shareholders	—		(12,880)		(12,880)		—		(5,845)		(5,845)
Balance at end of period	$	1,450,610	$	41,302	$	1,491,912	$	1,417,076	$	41,574	$	1,458,650

NOTE 15. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

Pension De-Risking

In March 2025, the Company's management undertook a de-risking strategy for the Company-sponsored qualified defined benefit pension plan that covers certain domestic employees and retirees. The Company purchased an annuity for a limited group of retirees currently receiving benefit payments. The annuity purchase and transfer of risk to a third-party insurance company resulted in de-recognition of approximately $45 million of projected benefit obligation. The transaction triggered settlement accounting that requires immediate recognition of a portion of the accumulated other comprehensive losses associated with the defined benefit plan. The Company expects to recognize a non-cash settlement charge of approximately $15 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Debt Covenant Consents

Due to the delays resulting from the previously disclosed investigation of the embezzlement at the Company's subsidiary in Mozambique, the Company was unable to timely file its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the second and third quarters of fiscal year 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The delayed filings resulted in the Company obtaining lender consents (the "Consents") under its Credit Agreement, dated December 15, 2022, among the Company, the lenders party thereto from time to time, and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the "Credit Agreement"). The Consents provided for, among other things, an extension until June 16, 2025 to file the second and third quarter financial statements with the SEC and resulted in approximately $1.4 million of additional selling, general, and administrative costs. Based on the Company's September 30, 2024 financial statements and its December 31, 2024 financial statements, it was in compliance with the financial covenants in the Credit Agreement, as of the end of each of the second and third quarters of fiscal year 2025.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us” or “Universal” or the “Company” refer to Universal Corporation together with its subsidiaries. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Form 10-Q") and the following “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Among other things, these statements relate to the Company’s financial condition, results of operation, and future business plans, operations, opportunities, and prospects. In addition, the Company and its representatives may from time to time make written or oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in reports to shareholders. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by the use of words such as we “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “could,” “should,” “may,” “plan,” “will,” “predict,” “estimate,” and similar expressions or words of similar import. These forward-looking statements are 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: ~~success~~product inpurchased ~~pursuing~~not ~~strategic~~meeting ~~investments~~quality orand ~~acquisitions~~quantity requirements; reliance on a few large customers; anticipated levels of demand for and ~~integration~~supply of ~~new~~our ~~businesses~~products and ~~the~~services; ~~impact~~tobacco ofgrowing ~~these~~conditions ~~new~~and ~~businesses~~customer requirements; major shifts in customer requirements for leaf tobacco; higher inflation rates, tariffs and other pressures on ~~future~~costs; ~~results~~weather and other conditions; ~~product~~exposure ~~purchased~~to ~~not~~certain ~~meeting~~legal, ~~quality~~regulatory and ~~quantity~~financial ~~requirements~~risks related to climate change; industry-specific risks related to our ~~reliance~~plant-based oningredients abusinesses; ~~few~~disruption ~~large~~of ~~customers~~our supply chain for our plant-based ingredients; success in pursuing strategic investments or acquisitions and integration of new businesses and the impact of these new businesses on future results; our ability to maintain effective information technology systems and safeguard confidential information; ~~anticipated~~our ~~levels~~inability ofto ~~demand~~attract, ~~for~~develop, retain, motivate, and ~~supply~~maintain ofgood ~~our~~relationships ~~products~~with ~~and~~our ~~services~~workforce; ~~costs~~our ~~incurred~~dependence inon ~~providing~~a ~~these~~seasonal ~~products~~workforce; ~~and services~~epidemics, ~~including~~pandemics ~~increased~~or ~~transportation~~similar ~~costs~~widespread ~~and~~public ~~delays~~health ~~attributed to global supply chain challenges~~concerns; ~~timing~~government ofefforts ~~shipments~~ to ~~customers;~~regulate ~~higher~~the ~~inflation~~production ~~rates;~~and ~~changes~~consumption inof ~~market~~tobacco ~~structure~~products; government ~~regulation~~actions ~~and~~on ~~other~~the ~~stakeholder~~sourcing ~~expectations~~of leaf tobacco; economic and political conditions in the countries in which we and our customers operate, including the ongoing impacts from international conflicts; ~~product~~sustainability ~~taxation;~~considerations ~~industry~~from ~~consolidation~~governments and ~~evolution~~other stakeholders; changes in ~~exchange~~tax ~~rates~~laws ~~and~~in ~~interest~~the ~~rates;~~countries ~~impacts~~where ofwe ~~regulation~~do ~~and~~business; ~~litigation~~material onweaknesses in our ~~customers;~~internal ~~industry-specific~~control ~~risks~~over ~~related~~financial toreporting; our ~~plant-based~~inability ~~ingredients businesses; exposure~~ to ~~certain~~use ~~regulatory~~a ~~and~~Form ~~financial~~S-3 ~~risks~~registration ~~related to climate change~~statement; ~~changes~~failure inof ~~estimates and assumptions underlying~~ our ~~critical~~customers ~~accounting~~or ~~policies;~~suppliers ~~the~~to ~~promulgation~~repay ~~and~~extensions ~~adoption~~ of ~~new accounting standards~~credit; ~~new~~changes ~~government~~in ~~regulations~~exchange ~~and~~rates; ~~interpretation~~changes ofin ~~existing~~interest ~~standards~~rates; and ~~regulations;~~low ~~general~~investment ~~economic,~~performance ~~political,~~by ~~market,~~our ~~and~~defined ~~weather~~benefit ~~conditions;and~~pension ~~our~~plan ~~failure~~assets toand ~~maintain~~changes ~~effective~~in ~~internal~~pension ~~control~~plan ~~over~~valuation ~~financial reporting~~assumptions. For a further description of factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, see Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, ~~2024, as amended by Amendment No~~2025.1 ~~thereto ("2024 Form 10-K"), and Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of this Form 10-Q.~~ We caution investors not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements as these statements speak only as of the date when made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this report, except as required by law. This Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our ~~2024~~2025 Form 10-K .

Amounts described as net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per diluted share in the following discussion are attributable to Universal Corporation and exclude earnings related to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries. Any references to adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation, adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share, and the total for segment operating income (loss) are references to non-GAAP financial measures. These measures are not financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and should not be considered as substitutes for operating income (loss), net income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation, diluted earnings (loss) per share, cash from operating activities or any other operating or financial performance measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures reported by other companies. AReconciliations ~~reconciliation~~ of adjusted operating income (loss) to consolidated operating (income), adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation to consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation and adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share to diluted earnings (loss) per share are provided in Other Items below to the extent these non-GAAP financial measures are referenced. In addition, we have provided a reconciliation of the total for segment operating income (loss) to consolidated operating income (loss) in Note 12. "Operating Segments" to the consolidated financial statements. Management evaluates the consolidated Company and segment performance excluding certain significant charges or credits. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures, which exclude items that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results, can provide investors with important information that is useful in understanding our business results and trends. References to net debt, net capitalization, and net debt to net capitalization ratio are also references to non-GAAP financial measures. These measures are not financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered substitutes for total debt, total capitalization, total debt to total capitalization ratio, or any other operating or financial performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of net debt to total debt and net capitalization to total capitalization are provided in Other Items below. We believe these non-GAAP measures are meaningful indicators of liquidity and financial position.

Any references to net debt, net capitalization, and net debt to net capitalization ratio are also references to non-GAAP financial measures. These measures are not financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered substitutes for total debt, total capitalization, total debt to total capitalization ratio, or any other operating or financial performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures reported by other companies. A reconciliation of net debt to total debt and net capitalization to total capitalization are provided 24

in Other Items below to the extent these non-GAAP financial measures are referenced. We believe these non-GAAP measures are meaningful indicators of liquidity and financial position.

Results of Operations

Overview

Universal Corporation ~~had~~is aoff ~~strong~~to ~~quarter~~a ~~and~~good ~~nine~~start ~~months~~for ~~ended~~fiscal ~~December~~year ~~31, 2024~~2026. ~~Revenues~~During ~~and~~our ~~operating~~seasonally ~~income~~smaller ~~increased~~first byfiscal ~~14%~~quarter ~~and~~ended ~~19%~~June 30, ~~respectively~~2025, ~~for~~consolidated ~~the~~revenues ~~quarter~~decreased slightly, ~~and~~ by ~~14%~~$3.3 ~~and 24%~~million, ~~respectively,~~and ~~for~~operating ~~the~~income ~~nine~~increased ~~months~~by ~~ended~~$16.6 ~~December 31~~million, ~~2024,~~ compared to the same ~~periods~~period in fiscal year ~~2024~~2025. ~~These increases were primarily driven by strong tobacco sales volumes and prices.~~ Improved ~~results~~operating income for our Tobacco Operations segment, inup ~~both the quarter and nine months ended December 31~~147%, ~~2024,~~or ~~compared~~$21.2 ~~to the same periods in fiscal year 2024~~million, ~~were~~was ~~largely~~ driven by ~~strong~~a ~~customer~~favorable ~~demand,~~product ~~successful tobacco procurement and marketing efforts~~mix, ~~and~~despite ~~larger,~~lower ~~higher~~carryover ~~quality,~~crop ~~and better yielding crops in Africa~~sales. ~~Strong~~The ~~trading~~reduction ~~volumes combined with higher shipment volumes and better-quality crops~~ in ~~Asia~~carryover ~~and~~crop ~~accelerated~~sales ~~shipment timing~~ in the ~~United~~quarter ~~States~~ended ~~requested~~June by30, ~~certain~~2025, ~~customers~~resulted ~~also~~from ~~contributed~~significant toshipment ~~the~~volumes ~~improved~~completed ~~results.~~earlier ~~The~~in ~~Ingredients~~fiscal ~~Operations~~year ~~segment~~2025. ~~also~~Current ~~continued~~flue-cured toand ~~perform~~burley tobacco incrop ~~line~~sizes ~~with~~have ~~strategic~~increased ~~plans~~significantly, ~~with sales of newly produced~~ and ~~developed~~we ~~value-added~~are ~~products~~seeing ~~largely~~more ~~offsetting~~typical ~~market-driven~~buying ~~pricing~~patterns ~~pressures~~with ~~experienced~~green bytobacco ~~certain~~purchases oflargely ~~the~~completed ~~Company’s~~in ~~traditional~~Brazil ~~product~~and ~~lines~~Africa. ~~The~~Customer ~~progress~~demand ~~Universal~~remains isfirm, ~~making~~following inseveral ~~its~~years ~~ingredients~~of ~~business~~short istobacco asupply, ~~direct~~and ~~result~~our ofuncommitted ~~the~~tobacco ~~investments~~inventory ~~made~~levels inwere ~~fiscal~~low, ~~years~~at ~~2024~~about ~~and 2025~~11%, ~~including~~as inof ~~its~~June ~~enhanced~~30, ~~ingredients facility~~2025.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
	Three Months Ended December 31,						Change		Nine Months Ended December 31,						Change
(in millions of dollars, except per share data)	2024			2023			%		2024			2023			%
Consolidated Results
Sales and other operating revenue	$	937.2		$	821.5		14	%	$	2,245.0		$	1,977.7		14	%
Cost of goods sold	$	743.6		$	654.6		14	%	$	1,812.4		$	1,592.5		14	%
Gross profit margin percentage	20.7		%	20.3		%	40 bps		19.3		%	19.5		%	-20 bps
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	89.5		$	78.6		14	%	$	232.0		$	227.8		2	%
Restructuring and impairment costs	$	—		$	0.9		(100)	%	$	10.6		$	3.5		200	%
Operating income	$	104.1		$	87.5		19	%	$	190.0		$	153.8		24	%
Adjusted operating income (Non-GAAP)*	$	104.1		$	88.4		18	%	$	200.6		$	157.3		28	%
Net income attributable to Universal Corporation	$	59.6		$	53.2		12	%	$	85.7		$	79.3		8	%
Adjusted net income attributable to Universal Corporation (Non-GAAP)*	$	59.6		$	54.1		10	%	$	96.2		$	82.3		17	%
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	2.37		$	2.12		12	%	$	3.41		$	3.17		8	%
Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share (Non-GAAP)*	$	2.37		$	2.16		10	%	$	3.83		$	3.29		16	%
Segment Results
Tobacco operations sales and other operating revenues	$	853.9		$	743.9		15	%	$	1,996.1		$	1,742.5		15	%
Tobacco operations operating income	$	102.6		$	87.6		17	%	$	194.4		$	148.9		31	%
Ingredients operations sales and other operating revenues	$	83.3		$	77.6		7	%	$	249.0		$	235.2		6	%
Ingredients operations operating income (loss)	$	3.7		$	2.2		69	%	$	7.9		$	5.0		59	%
*See Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Other Items below.

Revenues for our Ingredients Operations segment were up 5%, or $4.0 million, on increased sales volumes in the quarter ended June 30, 2025, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2024. Segment results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, were impacted by a less favorable product mix, some curtailed demand due to tariff uncertainty, and higher fixed costs as we work to fill our recently expanded production facility. We are continuing to see interest in our new value-added products and capabilities. Supported by a foundational customer for our expanded Universal Ingredients facility, we are diligently working on converting customer interest from existing and new customers into increased volumes for that facility. Our focus for a successful fiscal year 2026 is growing Universal Ingredients organically, while also maximizing and optimizing our tobacco business and strengthening our organization.

Quarter Ended December 31, 2024, compared to Quarter Ended December 31, 2023


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
	Three Months Ended June 30,
(in millions of dollars, except per share data)		2025			2024

Consolidated Results
Sales and other operating revenue		$	593.8		$	597.1
Cost of goods sold		$	479.6		$	501.1
Gross profit margin percentage		19.2		%	16.1		%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		$	79.2		$	78.7
Restructuring and impairment costs		$	1.1		$	—
Operating income		$	33.8		$	17.2
Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP)*		$	34.9		$	17.2
Net income attributable to Universal Corporation		$	8.5		$	0.1
Adjusted net income attributable to Universal Corporation (non-GAAP)*		$	9.6		$	0.1
Diluted earnings (loss) per share		$	0.34		$	0.01
Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share (non-GAAP)*		$	0.38		$	0.01
Segment Results
Tobacco operations sales and other operating revenues		$	504.7		$	512.0
Tobacco operations operating income		$	35.7		$	14.5
Ingredients operations sales and other operating revenues		$	89.1		$	85.1
Ingredients operations operating income (loss)		$	1.7		$	2.9
*See Reconciliation of Certain non-GAAP Financial Measures in Other Items below.

Quarter Ended June 30, 2025, compared to Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

Consolidated Results

Revenues ~~and~~decreased ~~operating income increased~~ by 141%, or $~~115~~3.73 million, and operating income increased by 1996%, or $16.6 million, ~~respectively,~~ in the quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, compared to the quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023~~2024, primarily driven by ~~improved~~ performance in ~~the~~our Tobacco Operations segment.

27Selling, general, and administrative expenses were up by 1%, or $0.5 million, primarily due to higher compensation costs of $5.5 million and legal and professional fees of $3.7 million, which were largely offset by favorable foreign currency

Selling, general, and administrative expenses were up by 14%, or $10.9 million, primarily on an unfavorable foreign currency comparison of approximately $11 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2023.25

~~Adjusted~~comparisons ~~operating~~of ~~income was up by 18%, or~~ $~~15.~~7.3 million, and ~~adjusted~~lower ~~net~~tobacco ~~income~~sales ~~attributable~~commissions toof ~~Universal Corporation was up by 10%, or~~ $52.68 million, in the ~~third~~ quarter ofended ~~fiscal~~June ~~year~~30, 2025, compared to the ~~same~~quarter ~~period~~ended inJune ~~the prior fiscal year~~30, ~~on strong performance in the Tobacco Operations segment~~2024.

Adjusted operating income was up by $17.7 million, and adjusted net income attributable to Universal Corporation was up by $9.5 million, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, on a favorable product mix in the Tobacco Operations segment.

Tobacco Operations Segment

Revenues ~~and~~decreased ~~operating income for the Tobacco Operations segment increased~~ by 151%, or $~~110~~7.03 million, ~~and by 17%, or $15.0 million, respectively,~~ for the quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, compared to the quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023.~~2024, ~~Tobacco~~primarily ~~Operations~~on ~~segment~~an ~~results~~8% ~~reflected~~decline ~~continued~~in ~~strong customer demand and successful~~ tobacco ~~procurement~~sales ~~and~~volumes, ~~marketing~~largely ~~efforts.~~due ~~Tobacco~~to ~~average~~lower sales ~~price~~of ~~and~~carryover crop tobacco. ~~sales~~Less ~~volumes~~carryover ~~increased~~tobacco 5%was ~~and~~available ~~11%,~~for ~~respectively,~~sale in the first quarter ~~ended~~of ~~December~~fiscal ~~31,~~year ~~2024~~2026, ~~compared~~due to ~~the~~significant ~~quarter~~shipment ~~ended~~volumes ~~December~~earlier ~~31,~~in ~~2023.~~fiscal Inyear ~~addition,~~2025. ~~results~~Operating income for the ~~quarter~~Tobacco ~~ended~~Operations ~~December~~segment ~~31,~~increased ~~2024,~~by ~~benefited from higher sales volumes in Asia~~147%, inor ~~part~~$21.2 ~~on better-quality crops~~million, ~~and~~for inthe ~~North~~first ~~America~~quarter onof ~~accelerated~~fiscal ~~shipment~~year ~~timing~~2026, incompared ~~the~~to ~~United~~first ~~States~~quarter ~~per~~of ~~certain~~fiscal ~~customers’~~year ~~requests~~2025, ~~compared~~on toa ~~the~~favorable ~~same~~product ~~quarter~~mix in ~~fiscal year 2024~~Asia. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were ~~higher~~lower by approximately $141.98 million for the segment mainly due to ~~unfavorable~~favorable foreign currency comparisons of $107.42 million, partially offset by higher compensation costs of $2.3 million and higher legal and professional fees of $2.5 million in the quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, compared to the quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023~~2024. Uncommitted tobacco inventory levels remained low at about 1011% atof ~~December~~total tobacco inventory as of June 30, ~~2024~~2025.

Ingredients Operations Segment

Revenues ~~and operating income~~ for the Ingredients Operations segment increased by ~~7%, or $~~5~~.7 million, and by 69~~%, or $14.50 million, ~~respectively,~~ for the quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, compared to the quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023. Revenues~~2024, ~~for~~on ~~value-added~~higher ~~products~~sales involumes. ~~the~~Operating ~~Ingredients~~income ~~Operations~~for the segment ~~were~~decreased ~~higher~~by in42%, ~~the~~or ~~quarter~~$1.2 ~~ended December 31~~million, ~~2024,~~due ~~compared~~ to ~~the~~a ~~quarter~~less ~~ended~~favorable ~~December~~product 31mix, ~~2023. However, the segment did experience~~ some ~~margin~~curtailed ~~pressure~~demand ~~in the quarter ended December 31, 2024,~~ due to ~~high~~tariff ~~raw~~uncertainty, ~~material costs~~ and ~~inflation-driven~~higher ~~increases~~fixed ~~in consumer food prices. Also~~costs, inincluding ~~the quarter~~depreciation, wefrom ~~continued to see a high level of interest in~~ our ~~value-added~~recently ~~products,~~expanded ~~reflecting the effectiveness of the investments made in~~ Universal Ingredients inproduction ~~fiscal year 2024 and 2025~~facility.

Additional Items

Cost of goods sold ~~increased~~decreased by 144%, or $8921.05 million, in the quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, compared to the quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023~~2024, largely on ~~higher~~lower ~~tobacco~~ sales volumes and ~~tobacco~~product ~~prices~~mix in the Tobacco Operations segment.

Interest expense was updown by 2414%, or $43.0 million, in the quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, compared to the quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023~~2024, primarily on onlower ~~higher~~interest ~~notes payable and overdrafts of approximately $173 million~~rates.

~~The~~Restructuring ~~consolidated~~and ~~effective~~impairment ~~tax~~costs ~~rate~~of ~~for the three months ended December 31, 2024, was 23%~~$1. ~~The~~1 ~~consolidated~~million ~~tax~~in ~~for~~ the ~~three~~quarter ~~months~~ ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023~~2025, ~~was~~were ~~19%.~~primarily ~~The~~related ~~consolidated effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2024, was higher than the consolidated tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2023, due~~ to ~~various factors, including~~ the ~~mix~~previously ~~and~~announced ~~timing~~consolidation of ~~domestic and foreign earnings, discrete items, and~~ the ~~effect~~Company’s ofEuropean ~~exchange~~tobacco ~~rate~~sheet ~~changes on taxes~~operations.

~~Nine~~The ~~Months~~consolidated ~~Ended~~effective ~~December~~tax 31rate for the three months ended June 30, 2025, was 27.1%. The consolidated tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2024, ~~compared~~was to34.7%. ~~Nine~~The ~~Months~~consolidated ~~Ended~~effective ~~December~~tax 31rate for the three months ended June 30, ~~2023~~2024, was higher than the consolidated tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2025, due to limitation of deductibility of certain compensation amounts.

Consolidated Results

Revenues and operating income for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, increased by 14%, or $267.3 million, and by 24%, or $36.2 million, respectively, compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2023, primarily driven by improved performance in the Tobacco Operations segment.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses were up by 2%, or $4.2 million, on $5.6 million of unfavorable foreign currency comparisons, $5.0 million of higher sales commissions, and $3.0 million of higher legal and professional fees largely offset by $10.4 million of higher recoveries of farmer advances in the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2023.

Adjusted operating income was up by 28%, or $43.3 million, and adjusted net income attributable to Universal Corporation was up by 17%, or $13.9 million, for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2023, largely on strong performance in the Tobacco Operations segment.

Tobacco Operations Segment

Revenues for the Tobacco Operations segment increased by 15%, or $253.6 million, and operating income for the segment increased by 31%, or $45.5 million, in the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2023. Tobacco Operations segment results reflected continued strong customer demand as well as successful tobacco procurement and marketing. In addition, an approximately 7% increase in the tobacco average sales price; an 8% increase in total sales volumes; larger, higher quality, better yielding crops from Africa; better-quality crops from Asia; and accelerated shipment timing in the United States per certain customers’ requests, contributed to higher results for the segment in the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to the same period in fiscal year 2024.

Ingredients Operations Segment

Revenues and operating income for the Ingredients Operations segment increased by 6%, or $13.7 million, and 59%, or $2.9 million, respectively, in the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2023. Results for the Ingredients Operations segment reflected some increased sales of new products, as well as lower inventory write-downs of $2.1 million compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2023. However, the segment did experience some margin pressure in the nine months ended December 31, 2024, due to high raw material costs and inflation-driven increases in consumer food prices. We also continued to see a high level of interest in our value-added products in the nine months ended December 31, 2024, reflecting the effectiveness of the investments made in Universal Ingredients in fiscal year 2024 and 2025.

Additional Items

Cost of goods sold increased by 14%, or $219.8 million, in the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2023, largely on higher tobacco sales volumes and tobacco prices that reflected continued strong customer demand as well as successful tobacco procurement and marketing.

Restructuring and impairment costs of $10.6 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2024, were related to the previously announced consolidation of the Company’s European tobacco sheet operations.

The consolidated effective tax rate for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, was 26%. The consolidated effective tax rate for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, was 20%. The consolidated effective tax rate for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, was higher than the consolidated tax rate for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, due to various factors, including the mix and timing of domestic and foreign earnings, discrete items, and the effect of exchange rate changes on taxes coupled with a minimal income tax benefit associated with the restructuring and impairment costs recognized for the consolidation of the sheet operations in fiscal year 2025.

Sustainability

OnAs ~~December~~part ~~19,~~of ~~2024, Universal released~~ its ~~2024~~broader ~~Sustainability~~renewable ~~Report~~energy ~~(the “Report”)~~strategy, ~~highlighting~~Universal recently completed its ~~efforts~~annual inthird-party ~~advancing~~assessment ~~energy~~and ~~efficiency,~~verification ~~strengthening~~of ~~supply~~Scope ~~chain~~1, ~~resiliency~~2, and ~~continuing~~relevant toScope be3 aemissions ~~strong~~data. ~~partner~~This ~~for~~important ~~its~~assessment ~~farming~~ensures ~~communities.~~alignment ~~Responsible~~with ~~business~~established ~~practices~~standards ~~are~~and ~~integrated~~provides transparency into Universal’'s ~~business~~emission ~~strategy,~~reduction ~~allowing the Company to cultivate sustainable growth as good stewards of the environment~~efforts. AsA ademonstration ~~result~~ of how the Company’s ~~transition~~is toaligning ~~cleaner fuels for its~~ operations, ~~93.5%~~with ofglobal ~~the~~sustainability ~~tobacco~~standards ~~Universal processes~~ is ~~coal-free as of fiscal year 2024. This positive change supports~~ the ~~Company’s~~recently ~~goal~~commissioned ofbiomass ~~reducing~~boiler ~~its~~in ~~greenhouse~~Zimbabwe. ~~gas~~The ~~(GHG)~~new ~~emissions~~boiler, byonce ~~30% by 2030 from its 2020 baseline year. In 2024~~operational, ~~the~~will ~~Company~~reduce ~~also~~coal ~~trained~~use over ~~175,000~~time ~~farmers on Good Agricultural Practices~~ and ~~Agricultural~~contribute ~~Labor Practices~~ to ~~advance human rights standards throughout its supply chain. Universal also adopted a Behavior~~long-~~Based~~term ~~Safety~~emissions ~~program to cultivate a proactive safety culture in its operations~~reduction.

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Other Items

Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

The following tables set forth certain non-recurring items included in reported results to reconcile adjusted operating income to consolidated operating income and adjusted net income to net income attributable to Universal Corporation:

Adjusted Operating Income Reconciliation
	Three Months Ended December 31,				Nine Months Ended December 31,
			Three Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	~~2024~~		~~2023~~		~~2024~~2025		~~2023~~2024
As Reported: Consolidated operating income	$	~~104,076~~	$	~~87,464~~	$	~~190~~33,~~037~~813	$	~~153~~17,~~811~~225
Restructuring and impairment costs(1)	—		~~924~~		101,~~573~~122		~~3,523~~—
As Adjusted operating income (Non-GAAP)	$	104,076	$	88,388	$	200,610	$	157,334
As Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP)					$	34,935	$	17,225
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Universal Corporation and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share Reconciliation
(in thousands except for per share amounts)	~~Three Months Ended December 31,~~		Three Months Ended June 30,		~~Nine Months Ended December 31,~~
	2024		2023		2024		2023
					2025		2024
As Reported: Net income attributable to Universal Corporation	$	~~59,639~~	$	~~53,216~~	$	858,~~709~~497	$	~~79,280~~130
Restructuring and impairment costs(1)	—		~~924~~		101,~~573~~122		~~3,523~~—
Total of Non-GAAP adjustments to income before income taxes	—		924		10,573		3,523
Total of non-GAAP adjustments to income before income taxes					1,122		—
Non-GAAP adjustments to income taxes
Income tax benefit from restructuring and impairment costs(2)	—		~~(47)~~		(~~132~~35)		~~(512)~~—
Total of income tax impacts for Non-GAAP adjustments to income before income taxes	—		(47)		(132)		(512)
Total of income tax impacts for non-GAAP adjustments to income before income taxes					(35)		—
As adjusted: Net income attributable to Universal Corporation (Non-GAAP)	$	59,639	$	54,093	$	96,150	$	82,291
As adjusted: Net income attributable to Universal Corporation (non-GAAP)					$	9,584	$	130
As reported: Diluted earnings per share	$	~~2.37~~	$	~~2.12~~	$	30.4134	$	30.1701
As adjusted: Diluted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)	$	2.37	$	2.16	$	3.83	$	3.29
As adjusted: Diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)					$	0.38	$	0.01

(1) Restructuring and impairment costs are included in Consolidated operating income in the consolidated statements of income, but excluded for purposes of Adjusted operating income, Adjusted net income available to Universal Corporation, and Adjusted diluted earnings per share.

(2) The income tax effect of ~~Non~~non-GAAP adjustments was determined based on the timing and nature of the specific ~~Non~~non-GAAP adjustments and their relevant jurisdictional income tax rates (foreign, state, and local) and the applicable U.S. federal income tax rates. The Company considers current and deferred income tax rates to calculate the impact to income taxes for the ~~Non~~non-GAAP adjustments.

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The following table reconciles total debt to net debt and net capitalization:

Net Debt and Net Capitalization Reconciliation
	December 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	June 30,			June 30,			March 31,
(in thousands)	~~2024~~2025			~~2023~~2024			~~2024~~2025
Add: Notes payable and overdrafts	$	~~538~~621,~~526~~275		$	~~365~~581,~~327~~087		$	~~417~~455,~~217~~039
Add: Long-term obligations	~~617~~618,~~780~~057			617,~~225~~502			617,~~364~~918
Add: Current portion of long-term obligations	—			—			—
Total Debt	1,~~156~~239,~~306~~332			~~982~~1,~~552~~198,589			1,~~034~~072,~~581~~957
Add: Customer advances and deposits	34,~~362~~557			1915,~~620~~660			173,~~179~~763
Less: Cash and cash equivalents	~~215~~178,~~108~~435			74101,~~102~~700			55260,~~593~~115
Net Debt (Non-GAAP)	$	944,560		$	928,070		$	996,167
Net Debt (non-GAAP)	$	1,065,454		$	1,112,549		$	816,605
Add: Total Universal Corporation shareholders' equity	1,~~450~~458,~~610~~917			1,~~417~~413,~~076~~457			1,~~437~~458,~~207~~556
Net Capitalization (Non-GAAP)	$	2,395,170		$	2,345,146		$	2,433,374
Net Capitalization (non-GAAP)	$	2,524,371		$	2,526,006		$	2,275,161
Net Debt/Net Capitalization (Non-GAAP)	39		%	40		%	41		%
Net Debt/Net Capitalization (non-GAAP)	42		%	44		%	36		%

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our liquidity and operating capital resource requirements are predominantly short term in nature and primarily relate to working capital for tobacco crop purchases. Working capital needs are seasonal within each geographic region. The geographic dispersion and the timing of working capital needs permit us to predict our general level of cash requirements, although tobacco crop sizes, prices paid to farmers, shipment and delivery timing, and currency fluctuations affect requirements each year. Peak working capital requirements are generally reached during the first and second fiscal quarters. Each geographic area follows a cycle of buying, processing, and shipping tobacco to customers, and in many regions, we also provide agricultural materials to farmers during the growing season. The timing of the elements of each cycle is influenced by such factors as local weather conditions and individual customer shipping requirements, which may change the level or the duration of crop financing. Despite a predominance of short-term needs, we maintain a portion of our total debt as long-term to reduce liquidity risk. We also periodically have large cash balances that we utilize to meet our working capital requirements.

~~After~~Our ~~significant~~first ~~seasonal~~fiscal ~~working~~quarter ~~capital~~is ~~investment~~usually ina ~~our~~period ~~tobacco~~of ~~operations~~significant inworking ~~the~~capital ~~first~~investment ~~half~~in ofboth ~~the~~Africa ~~fiscal~~and ~~year,~~South weAmerica ~~generally~~as ~~see~~ tobacco ~~inventory~~crops ~~levels~~are ~~and~~delivered ~~other~~by farmers. Our working capital ~~items~~needs ~~decrease~~followed this pattern in the ~~second~~quarter ~~half~~ended ofJune ~~our~~30, ~~fiscal~~2025, ~~year~~and aswe ~~tobacco~~funded ~~crops~~these inworking ~~Africa,~~capital ~~South~~needs ~~America,~~using ~~and~~a ~~the~~combination ~~United~~of ~~States~~cash ~~are~~on ~~being~~hand, ~~shipped.~~short-term ~~Due~~borrowings, tocustomer ~~market conditions in Brazil~~advances, weand ~~made~~operating ~~the~~cash ~~strategic~~flows. ~~decision~~In contrast, in the quarter ended ~~March~~June 3130, 2024, tocertain ~~accelerate~~ tobacco purchases ~~there. Therefore, some of our working capital investments for the Brazil crop~~ that ~~typically~~ would have typically been made in ~~our~~that fiscal ~~year~~quarter ~~2025,~~had ~~were~~been made inearlier ~~our~~due ~~fiscal~~to ~~year~~market ~~2024~~conditions, ~~reducing~~which reduced required working capital investments in ~~the~~quarter ~~nine months~~ ended ~~December~~June 3130, 2024. ~~We funded our working capital needs in the nine months ended December 31, 2024, using a combination of cash on hand, short-term borrowings, customer advances, and operating cash flows.~~

Operating Activities

Net cash ~~provided~~used by our operations was $~~168~~205.21 million during the ~~nine~~quarter ~~months~~ ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025. That amount was $~~215~~142.07 million higher than during the same period in fiscal year ~~2024~~2025, primarily on lower working capital requirements in the ~~nine~~quarter ~~months~~ ended ~~December~~June 3130, 2024,. ~~due~~Tobacco toinventory ~~accelerated~~levels ~~tobacco~~increased ~~purchases~~by in$413.4 ~~Brazil~~million infrom ~~our~~March ~~fiscal~~31, ~~year~~2025 ~~2024. Tobacco inventory~~ levels ~~were~~to $~~924~~1.72 ~~million~~billion asat ofJune ~~December 31~~30, ~~2024~~2025, ~~which~~on ~~was~~seasonal ~~$84.3~~leaf ~~million~~tobacco ~~below~~purchases. ~~the~~Tobacco inventory levels onat ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023~~2025, ~~largely~~were ~~due~~relatively toflat, ~~the~~up ~~timing~~$17.4 ofmillion, ~~tobacco~~compared ~~shipments~~to June 30, 2024 levels. We generally do not purchase material quantities of tobacco on a speculative basis, and we target committed inventory levels of 80% or more of total tobacco inventory. Our level of committed inventory percentages is influenced by timing of farmer deliveries of new crops, as well as the receipt of customer orders. In addition, when we contract directly with tobacco farmers, we are often obligated to buy all stalk positions, which may contain less marketable leaf styles. As of ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, our uncommitted tobacco inventories were $94134.37 million, or about 1011% of total tobacco inventory, compared to $~~181~~164.10 million, or about 1720% of our tobacco inventory as of March 31, ~~2024~~2025, and $75154.8 million, or about 813% of our tobacco inventory as of ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2023~~2024.

Our balance sheet accounts reflected seasonal patterns in the quarter ended June 30, 2025, on deliveries of tobacco crops by farmers in both Africa and South America. Accounts receivable decreased by $201.7 million from March 31, 2025 levels, on tobacco crop shipments offset in part by collections on receivables. Advances to suppliers were $79.2 million at June 30, 2025, a reduction of $90.2 million from March 31, 2025, as tobacco crops were delivered in payment on some of those balances, net of

Our balance sheet accounts reflected seasonal patterns in the nine months ended December 31, 2024, on deliveries of tobacco crops by farmers in Africa, South America, and the United States. Accounts receivable increased by $125.7 million from March 31, 2024 levels, on tobacco crop shipments offset in part by collections on receivables. Notes payable and overdrafts were up $121.3 million from March 31, 2024 levels, on seasonal working capital needs. 28

~~Accounts~~new ~~receivable~~balances ~~were~~for upupcoming ~~$214.7 million at December 31, 2024, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, on higher~~ tobacco ~~sales volumes as well as the timing of tobacco crop shipments~~crops. Accounts receivable--unconsolidated affiliates were $32120.56 million ~~lower~~higher as of ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, compared to ~~the~~March ~~same~~31, ~~period in the prior fiscal year~~2025, on ~~the~~tobacco ~~timing of~~ crop ~~shipments~~purchases. Notes payable and overdrafts ~~and cash and cash equivalents~~ were up $~~173~~166.2 million ~~and~~from ~~$141.0~~March ~~million, respectively, compared to December~~ 31, ~~2023~~2025 levels, ~~largely~~on ~~due~~seasonal ~~to a lower use of cash and cash equivalents to fund~~ working capital needs.

Accounts receivable--unconsolidated affiliates were $66.7 million higher as of June 30, 2025, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, on larger tobacco crop sizes. Accounts payable were $119.8 million at June 30, 2025, up $40.1 million, compared to June 30, 2024, largely on the timing of tobacco crop purchases. Notes payable and overdrafts and cash and cash equivalents were up $40.2 million and $76.7 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2025, compared to June 30, 2024, largely due to a lower use of cash and cash equivalents to fund working capital needs.

Investing Activities

Our capital allocation strategy focuses on four strategic priorities: strengthening and investing for growth in our leaf tobacco business; increasing our strong dividend; exploring growth opportunities for our ingredients business; and returning excess capital to our shareholders. In deciding where to invest capital resources, we look for opportunities where we believe we can earn an adequate return as well as leverage our assets and expertise or enhance our farmer base. Our capital expenditures are generally limited to those that add value, replace or maintain equipment, increase efficiency, or position us for future growth. During the ~~nine~~quarters ~~months~~ ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, we invested about $5412.91 million and $4722.7 million, respectively, in our property, plant and equipment. Depreciation expense was approximately $3611.10 million and $3511.47 million for the ~~nine~~quarters ~~months~~ ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, respectively. Typically, our capital expenditures for maintenance projects are less than $30 million per fiscal year. In addition, from time to time, we undertake projects that require capital expenditures when we identify opportunities to improve efficiencies, invest in sustainability projects, add value for our customers, and position ourselves for future growth. We currently expect to spend approximately $5045 to $6055 million over the next twelve months on capital projects for maintenance of our facilities and other investments to grow and improve our businesses.

OnOur ~~November 7, 2024, we announced that our~~ Board of Directors ~~had~~ approved aour ~~new~~current share repurchase program, ~~which~~in ~~replaced~~November ~~the~~2024. ~~share~~The ~~repurchase~~ program ~~expiring~~authorizes ~~November 15, 2024, for~~ the purchase of up to $100 million of our common stock through November 15, 2026. Under the ~~new~~current ~~program~~authorization, we may purchase shares from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions at prices not exceeding prevailing market ~~prices~~rates. Repurchases of shares under the repurchase program may vary based on management discretion, as well as changes in cash flow generation and availability. During the three months ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, we did not purchase any shares of common stock. As of ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, ~~approximately~~our ~~24.7~~available ~~million~~authorization ~~shares~~under of our ~~common~~current ~~stock~~share ~~were~~repurchase ~~outstanding~~program was $100 million.

Financing Activities

At June 30, 2025, we had $1.2 billion in total debt outstanding, an increase of $40.7 million compared to June 30, 2024. We consider the sum of notes payable and overdrafts, long-term debt (including any current portion), and customer advances and deposits, less cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments on our balance sheet to be our net debt. We also consider our net debt plus shareholders' equity to be our net capitalization. Net debt asdecreased aby percentage of net capitalization was approximately 39% at December 31, 2024, down from the December 31, 2023 level of approximately 40%, and down from the March 31, 2024 level of approximately 41%. As of December 31, 2024, we had $~~215~~47.1 million into ~~cash and cash equivalents, and our short-term debt totaled~~ $~~538~~1.51 ~~million.~~billion Asat ~~discussed~~June in30, ~~Note~~2025, ~~15.~~compared ~~"Subsequent Event"~~ to ~~the~~June ~~consolidated financial statements~~30, ~~we obtained lender consents for our committed revolving credit facility (the "Consents")~~2024. ~~The~~Net ~~Consents~~debt ~~provided~~as ~~for,~~a ~~among~~percentage ~~other~~of ~~things,~~net ancapitalization ~~extension~~was ~~until~~42% at June 1630, 2025, todown ~~file~~from ~~the~~44% ~~second~~at ~~and~~June ~~third quarter financial statements with the SEC. Based on our September~~ 30, 2024, ~~financial statements~~ and ~~December~~up ~~31,~~from ~~2024~~36% ~~financial~~at ~~statements~~March 31, ~~we were in compliance with the financial covenants in the committed revolving credit facility as of the end of each of the second and third fiscal quarters~~2025.

As of ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, we had $~~270~~178.4 million in cash and cash equivalents, $355 million available under ~~the~~our committed revolving credit facility that will mature in December 2027, and we, together with our consolidated affiliates, had approximately $~~152~~86 million in available, uncommitted credit lines. The financial covenants under our committed revolving credit facility require us to maintain certain levels of tangible net worth and observe restrictions on debt levels. Based on our June 30, 2025 financial statement, we were in compliance with all financial covenants of our debt agreements as of June 30, 2025. We have no long-term debt maturing until fiscal year 2028.

Our seasonal working capital requirements for our tobacco business typically increase significantly between March and September and decline after mid-fiscal year. Available capital resources from our cash balances, committed revolving credit facility, and uncommitted credit lines are expected to exceed our normal working capital needs and currently anticipated capital expenditure requirements over the next twelve months and beyond.

Derivatives

From time to time, we use interest rate swap agreements to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates. At ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, the fair value of our outstanding interest rate swap agreements was ana ~~asset~~liability of about $60.36 million, and the notional amount swapped was $310 million. We entered into these agreements to eliminate the variability of cash flows in the interest payments on ~~a portion of our variable-rate term loans. Under the swap agreements we receive variable rate interest and pay fixed rate interest. The swaps are accounted for as cash flow hedges.~~

We also use derivative instruments from time to time to hedge certain foreign currency exposures, primarily related to forecasted purchases of tobacco, related processing costs, and crop input sales, as well as our net monetary balance sheet exposures in local currency. We generally account for our hedges of forecasted tobacco purchases as cash flow hedges. As of December 31, 2024, the fair value of our open hedges for forecasted tobacco purchases was a net liability of approximately $13.8 million. We had forward contracts outstanding that were not designated as hedges, and the fair value of those contracts was a net liability of approximately $2.8 million as of December 31, 2024.29

a portion of our variable-rate term loans. Under the swap agreements we receive variable rate interest and pay fixed rate interest. The swaps are accounted for as cash flow hedges.

We also use derivative instruments from time to time to hedge certain foreign currency exposures, primarily related to forecasted purchases of tobacco, related processing costs, and crop input sales, as well as our net monetary balance sheet exposures in local currency. We generally account for our hedges of forecasted tobacco purchases as cash flow hedges. As of June 30, 2025, the fair value of our open hedges for forecasted tobacco purchases was a net asset of approximately $0.5 million. We had forward contracts outstanding that were not designated as hedges, and the fair value of those contracts was a net liability of approximately $0.3 million as of June 30, 2025.

Critical Accounting Estimates

A summary of our critical accounting policies is included in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of our ~~2024~~2025 Form 10-K. Our critical accounting policies have not changed from those reported in the ~~2024~~2025 ~~Annual Report on~~ Form 10-K.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

~~Currency~~There have been no material changes to the Company's market risk during the three months ended June 30, 2025. For a discussion of the Company's exposure to market risk, refer to the Company's market risk disclosures set forth in Part II, Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" of the 2025 Form 10-K.

The international leaf tobacco trade generally is conducted in U.S. dollars, thereby limiting foreign exchange risk to that which is related to leaf purchase and production costs, overhead, and income taxes in the source country. We also provide farmer advances that are directly related to leaf purchases and are denominated in the local currency. Any currency gains or losses on those advances are usually offset by decreases or increases in the cost of tobacco, which is priced in the local currency. However, the effect of the offset may not occur until a subsequent quarter or fiscal year. Most of our tobacco operations are accounted for using the U.S. dollar as the functional currency. Because there are no forward foreign exchange markets in many of our major countries of tobacco origin, we often manage our foreign exchange risk by matching funding for inventory purchases with the currency of sale, which is usually the U.S. dollar, and by minimizing our net local currency monetary position in individual countries. We are vulnerable to currency remeasurement gains and losses to the extent that monetary assets and liabilities denominated in local currency do not offset each other. In addition to foreign exchange gains and losses, we are exposed to changes in the cost of tobacco due to changes in the value of the local currency in relation to the U.S. dollar. We routinely enter forward currency exchange contracts to hedge against the effects of currency movements on purchases of tobacco to reduce the volatility of costs. In addition, from time-to-time we enter forward contracts to hedge balance sheet exposures.

In certain tobacco markets that are primarily domestic, we use the local currency as the functional currency. Examples of these markets are Poland and the Philippines. In other markets, such as Western Europe, where export sales have been primarily in local currencies, we also use the local currency as the functional currency. In each case, reported earnings are affected by the translation of the local currency into the U.S. dollar.

Interest Rates

We generally use both fixed and floating interest rate debt to finance our operations. Changes in market interest rates expose us to changes in cash flows for floating rate instruments and to changes in fair value for fixed-rate instruments. We normally maintain a proportion of our debt in both variable and fixed interest rates to manage this exposure, and from time to time we may enter hedge agreements to swap the interest rates. In addition, our customers may pay market rates of interest for inventory purchased on order, which could mitigate a portion of the floating interest rate exposure. We also periodically have large cash balances and may receive deposits from customers, both of which we use to fund seasonal purchases of tobacco, reducing our financing needs. Excluding the portion of our bank term loans that have been converted to fixed-rate borrowings with interest rate swaps, debt carried at variable interest rates was approximately $849 million at December 31, 2024. Although a hypothetical 1% change in short-term interest rates would result in a change in annual interest expense of approximately $8.5 million, that amount would be at least partially mitigated by changes in charges to customers.

Derivatives Policies

Hedging interest rate exposure using swaps and hedging foreign exchange exposure using forward contracts are specifically contemplated to manage risk in keeping with management's policies. We may use derivative instruments, such as swaps, forwards, or futures, which are based directly or indirectly upon interest rates and currencies to manage and reduce the risks inherent in interest rate and currency fluctuations. When we use foreign currency derivatives to mitigate our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations, we may choose not to designate them as hedges for accounting purposes, which may result in the effects of the derivatives being recognized in our earnings in periods different from the items that created the exposure.

We do not utilize derivatives for speculative purposes, and we do not enter into market risk-sensitive instruments for trading purposes. Derivatives are transaction specific so that a specific debt instrument, forecast purchase, contract, or invoice determines the amount, maturity, and other specifics of the hedge. We routinely review counterparty risk as part of our derivative program.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated, with the participation of the Company’s management, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)), as of the end of the period covered by this ~~Quarterly Report on~~ Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, as a result of the material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting described below, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance to management and the Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Due to inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all errors or misstatements in the financial statements, and even control procedures that are determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions.

As required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(c), the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with the participation of other members of management, assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, ~~2024~~2025. The evaluation was based on the criteria set forth in “Internal Control – Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the “2013 COSO Framework”). Based on its ~~original~~ assessment, the Company’s management ~~previously~~ concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of March 31, ~~2024~~2025, due to the material weakness described below.

However, for the reasons discussed below, the Company’s management recently conducted a reevaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the 2013 COSO Framework. Based on this reassessment, the Company’s management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2024, due to the material weakness described below. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

AsThe ~~previously~~Company’s ~~disclosed,~~management indetermined ~~August~~that ~~2024, shortly before filing~~ the ~~Quarterly~~internal ~~Report~~controls onat ~~Form~~one ~~10-Q~~of ~~for~~ the ~~quarter ended June 30, 2024, the~~ Company’s ~~management~~tobacco ~~was~~subsidiaries ~~made~~were ~~aware~~not ofeffectively ~~embezzlement~~documented byand aexecuted ~~former~~to ~~senior~~ensure ~~finance~~that ~~employee at~~ the ~~Company’s~~existence ~~Mozambique~~of ~~subsidiary,~~all ~~Mozambique~~dark ~~Leaf~~air-cured ~~Tobacco~~tobacco ~~Ltda.~~inventories ~~(“MLT”).~~subject ~~The~~to ~~Company~~physical ~~promptly~~inventory ~~commenced~~counts anwere ~~internal~~appropriately ~~investigation~~counted, ~~regarding~~and ~~these~~that ~~allegations~~the ~~and~~controls related ~~matters.~~to Asthe ~~previously~~compilation ~~reported,~~and ~~with~~reconciliation ~~the assistance~~ of ~~outside advisors,~~ the ~~Company’s~~related ~~internal~~inventory ~~investigation~~to ~~identified~~ensure ~~approximately~~complete $7and ~~million~~accurate inreporting ~~the aggregate~~ of ~~unauthorized~~inventory ~~payments during fiscal years 2022 through 2025. The Company has identified approximately $16.7 million~~ in the ~~aggregate~~consolidated offinancial ~~unauthorized~~statements ~~payments~~were ~~during~~not ~~fiscal years 2016 through 2025~~effective.

AsWhile ~~result of~~ the discovery of the embezzlement, the Company’s management reassessed the design and effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. This reassessment identified certain control activities at MLT that were deficient in that they had failed to prevent or detect the embezzlement in a timely manner. Additionally, the Company’s management concluded that it was unable to rely on controls performed at MLT due to the lack of competence and integrity of certain individuals at MLT executing those controls. The Company’s management concluded that these control deficiencies collectively constituted a material weakness ~~in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024. While these deficiencies~~ did not result in a material misstatement of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, ~~2024~~2025 or the quarter ended June 30, ~~2024~~2025, there is a reasonable possibility that these deficiencies could have resulted in a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

35Notwithstanding the material weakness, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the Form 10-K were fairly stated in all material respects in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for each of the periods presented. Therefore, no restatement of any prior period financial statements was required.

Additionally, the conclusions by the Company’s management relating to the Controls and Procedures included in Item 4 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 (the “Q1 Form 10-Q”) should no longer be relied upon due to the material weakness described above.

Notwithstanding the material weakness, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the original Form 10-K and the Q1 Form 10-Q were fairly stated in all material respects in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for each of the periods presented. Therefore, no restatement of any prior period financial statements was required.

Remediation Plan

To remediate the material weakness described above, the Company ~~implemented~~is in the process of implementing the following remediation steps at ~~MLT~~the tobacco subsidiary:

1.~~Discontinue~~Require ~~employment~~enhanced documentation associated with management review controls and validation of the ~~employee~~completeness ~~who~~and ~~perpetrated~~accuracy ~~the~~of ~~embezzlement~~key inreports ~~Mozambique~~used ~~and~~across the ~~employee’s~~inventory ~~supervisor~~process, ~~and~~including ~~replace~~physical ~~those~~inventory ~~individuals~~counts.

~~2.Require recurring remedial internal control training to all internal control performers and owners, including journal entry review and reconciliation procedures.~~31

32.Design and implement additional ~~internal~~reports ~~controls~~to ofbe ~~banking~~utilized ~~systems~~in ~~access~~inventory reconciliation controls at the subsidiary.

The Company believes these measures, once they have operated effectively for a sufficient period of time, will remediate the control deficiencies identified and strengthen its internal control over financial reporting. However, there may not be sufficient time for the Company to remediate the material weakness or, if remediated, to test the operating effectiveness of the remediated controls as of the Company’s next fiscal year end. As the Company continues to evaluate, and works to improve, its internal control over financial reporting, management may determine that additional measures to address control deficiencies or modifications to the remediation plan are necessary. The Company cannot assure you, however, when it will remediate such weakness, nor can it be certain whether additional actions will be required or the costs of any such actions. Moreover, the Company cannot assure you that additional material weaknesses will not arise in the future.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Except for the material weakness and implementation of the remediation plan described above, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Other Legal Matters

Some of our subsidiaries are involved in litigation or legal matters incidental to their business activities. While the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, we are vigorously defending them and do not currently expect that any of them will have a material adverse effect on our business or financial position. However, should one or more of these matters be resolved in a manner adverse to our current expectation, the effect on our results of operations for a particular fiscal reporting period could be material.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There are no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our ~~2024~~2025 Form 10-K ~~and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024~~. In evaluating our risks, readers should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in our ~~2024~~2025 Form 10-K ~~and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30~~, ~~2024,~~ which could materially affect our business, financial condition or operating results, in addition to the other information set forth in this ~~report~~Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the SEC.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES, USE OF PROCEEDS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY

The following table sets forth repurchased shares of our common stock during the three-month period ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025:

Period (1)	Total Number of Shares Repurchased	Average Price Paid Per Share (2)		Total Number of Shares Repurchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (3)	Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (3)
October 1-31, 2024	—	$	—	—	$	95,255,674
April 1-30, 2025	—	$	—	—	$	100,000,000
November 1-30, 2024	—	—		—	100,000,000
May 1-31, 2025	—	—		—	100,000,000
December 1-31, 2024	—	—		—	100,000,000
June 1-30, 2025	—	—		—	100,000,000
Total	—	$	—	—	$	100,000,000

(1)Repurchases are based on the date the shares were traded. This presentation differs from the consolidated statement of cash flows, where the cost of share repurchases is based on the date the transactions were settled.

(2)Amounts listed for average price paid per share include broker commissions paid in the transactions.

(3)A stock repurchase program, which was authorized by the Company's Board of Directors, became effective and was publicly announced on November 7, 2024. This stock repurchase program authorized the purchase of up to $100 million in common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions through November 15, 2026, subject to market conditions and other factors. The program had $100 million of remaining capacity for repurchases of common stock at ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025.

Our current dividend policy anticipates the payment of quarterly dividends in the future. However, the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of common stock is at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be dependent upon our future earnings, financial condition, and capital requirements. Under certain provisions of our credit facilities, we must meet financial covenants relating to minimum tangible net worth and maximum levels of debt. If we were not in compliance with them, these financial covenants could restrict our ability to pay dividends. We were in compliance with all such covenants at ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Amendments to Bylaws.

On April 17, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company amended and restated the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended and restated, the “Bylaws”), which changes were effective as of April 17, 2025. The Bylaws were amended to update the names of certain Board committees to reflect their current names. The foregoing description of the amendments to the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, which is included as Exhibit 3.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by reference.

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements

During the three months ended ~~December~~June 3130, ~~2024~~2025, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

3.1						Amended and Restated Bylaws of Universal Corporation, effective as of April 17, 2025.*
10.1†						Amended and Restated Universal Corporation Executive Officer Annual Incentive Plan.*
10.2†						Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement, dated May 30.2025, between Universal Corporation and Airton L. Hentschke (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, File No. 001-00652).
31.1						Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2						Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1						Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
32.2						Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
101						Interactive Data File (submitted electronically herewith).*
						101.INS XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. 101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section and shall not be part of any registration or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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*Filed herewith

38† Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

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:	~~April~~August 216, 2025	/s/ Johan C. Kroner
		Johan C. Kroner, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)
Date:	~~April~~August 216, 2025	/s/ Scott J. Bleicher
		Scott J. Bleicher, Vice President and Controller
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

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