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UNIVERSAL CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and UNIVERSAL CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed August 2, 2023 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

9Reported items
231Asset managers
2,587Fund votes
August 1, 2023Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of August 1, 2023: 8 items on UNIVERSAL CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed August 2, 2023: 2 elected · 6 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

Elect Director: Thomas H. Johnson (three year term) 79% of votes cast Outcome not stated Director under 80%

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by UNIVERSAL CORP.

These tallies are UNIVERSAL CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed August 2, 2023 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

UNIVERSAL CORP. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held August 1, 2023
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: George C. Freeman, III (two year term)	19,142,194	--	--	204,007	2,641,753	99%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Lennart R Freeman (two year term)	19,115,861	--	--	230,340	2,641,753	99%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Thomas H. Johnson (three year term)	15,289,839	--	--	4,056,362	2,641,753	79%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Arthur J. Schick, Jr. (three year term)	19,209,738	--	--	136,463	2,641,753	99.2%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Jacqueline T. Williams (three year term)	18,961,772	--	--	384,429	2,641,753	98%	Not verified	—
2. Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers	18,844,407	415,083	86,711	--	2,641,753	98%	Not verified	—
4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024	21,714,659	215,952	57,343	--	--	99.0%	Not verified	—
5. Approval of the Universal Corporation 2023 Stock Incentive Plan	18,562,399	716,074	67,728	--	2,641,753	96%	Not verified	—

Source: UNIVERSAL CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 2, 2023 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the UNIVERSAL CORP. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 231 asset managers that disclosed a UNIVERSAL CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of UNIVERSAL CORP.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Elect Director: Arthur J. Schick, Jr. (three year term)

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.2%

FOR: 19,209,738WITHHELD: 136,463

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Arthur J. Schick, Jr. (3-year Term)

UNIVERSAL CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Arthur J. Schick, Jr. (three year term)”): 19,209,738 for, 136,463 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 2, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 69 asset managers below reported 12,534,434 for, 21,797 not voted, 433 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 12,534,434NOT VOTED: 21,797UNKNOWN: 433

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Arthur J. Schick, Jr. (3-year Term)” at UNIVERSAL CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
BlackRock	2,981,865	For
Vanguard	2,946,356	For
Dimensional	1,701,552	For
Invesco	1,136,759	For
Fidelity	475,232	For
Charles Schwab	474,605	For
State Street	463,706	For
Victory Capital	295,596	For
Global X	249,888	For
Northern Trust	218,190	For
First Trust	217,557	For
ProShares	189,482	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	186,856	For
TIAA	157,709	For
Columbia Threadneedle	85,029	For
Jackson National	80,015	For
Equitable	70,661	For
BNY Mellon	47,631	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	42,195	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	37,922	For
PIMCO	35,874	For
Principal	32,594	For
JPMorgan	31,018	For
SEI	26,841	For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST	26,413	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: George C. Freeman, III (two year term)

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 19,142,194WITHHELD: 204,007

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: George C. Freeman, III (2-year Term)

UNIVERSAL CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: George C. Freeman, III (two year term)”): 19,142,194 for, 204,007 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 2, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “G. Freeman and L. Freeman were elected to two-year terms.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 69 asset managers below reported 12,523,613 for, 1,896 withheld, 8,925 abstained, 21,797 not voted, 433 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 12,523,613ABSTAIN: 8,925WITHHOLD: 1,896NOT VOTED: 21,797UNKNOWN: 433

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: George C. Freeman, III (2-year Term)” at UNIVERSAL CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
BlackRock	2,981,865	For
Vanguard	2,946,356	For
Dimensional	1,701,552	For
Invesco	1,136,759	For
Fidelity	475,232	For
Charles Schwab	474,605	For
State Street	463,706	For
Victory Capital	295,596	For
Global X	249,888	For
Northern Trust	218,190	For
First Trust	217,557	For
ProShares	189,482	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	186,856	For
TIAA	157,709	For
Columbia Threadneedle	85,029	For
Jackson National	80,015	For
Equitable	70,661	For
BNY Mellon	47,631	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	42,195	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	37,922	For
PIMCO	35,874	For
Principal	32,594	For
JPMorgan	31,018	For
SEI	26,841	For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST	26,413	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Jacqueline T. Williams (three year term)

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 18,961,772WITHHELD: 384,429

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jacqueline T. Williams (3-year Term)

UNIVERSAL CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jacqueline T. Williams (three year term)”): 18,961,772 for, 384,429 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 2, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 69 asset managers below reported 12,492,445 for, 40,486 withheld, 1,503 abstained, 21,797 not voted, 433 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 12,492,445ABSTAIN: 1,503WITHHOLD: 40,486NOT VOTED: 21,797UNKNOWN: 433

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Jacqueline T. Williams (3-year Term)” at UNIVERSAL CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	2,981,865	0	For
Vanguard	2,946,356	0	For
Dimensional	1,701,552	0	For
Invesco	1,136,759	0	For
Fidelity	475,232	0	For
Charles Schwab	474,605	0	For
State Street	463,706	0	For
Victory Capital	295,596	0	For
Global X	249,888	0	For
Northern Trust	218,190	0	For
First Trust	217,557	0	For
ProShares	189,482	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	186,856	0	For
TIAA	157,709	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	85,029	0	For
Jackson National	80,015	0	For
Equitable	40,697	29,964	Mixed
BNY Mellon	47,631	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	42,195	0	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	37,777	145	For
PIMCO	35,874	0	For
Principal	32,594	0	For
JPMorgan	31,018	0	For
SEI	26,841	0	For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST	26,413	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Lennart R Freeman (two year term)

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 19,115,861WITHHELD: 230,340

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Lennart R. Freeman (2-year Term)

UNIVERSAL CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lennart R Freeman (two year term)”): 19,115,861 for, 230,340 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 2, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 69 asset managers below reported 12,520,545 for, 4,964 withheld, 8,925 abstained, 21,797 not voted, 433 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 12,520,545ABSTAIN: 8,925WITHHOLD: 4,964NOT VOTED: 21,797UNKNOWN: 433

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Lennart R. Freeman (2-year Term)” at UNIVERSAL CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
BlackRock	2,981,865	For
Vanguard	2,946,356	For
Dimensional	1,701,552	For
Invesco	1,136,759	For
Fidelity	475,232	For
Charles Schwab	474,605	For
State Street	463,706	For
Victory Capital	295,596	For
Global X	249,888	For
Northern Trust	218,190	For
First Trust	217,557	For
ProShares	189,482	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	186,856	For
TIAA	157,709	For
Columbia Threadneedle	85,029	For
Jackson National	80,015	For
Equitable	70,661	For
BNY Mellon	47,631	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	42,195	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	37,922	For
PIMCO	35,874	For
Principal	32,594	For
JPMorgan	31,018	For
SEI	26,841	For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST	26,413	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Thomas H. Johnson (three year term)

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

79% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 79%WITHHELD

FOR: 15,289,839WITHHELD: 4,056,362

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Thomas H. Johnson (3-year term)

UNIVERSAL CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas H. Johnson (three year term)”): 15,289,839 for, 4,056,362 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 2, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 79% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 69 asset managers below reported 10,222,252 for, 2,301,573 withheld, 10,609 abstained, 21,797 not voted, 433 unknown.

FORWITHHOLD

FOR: 10,222,252ABSTAIN: 10,609WITHHOLD: 2,301,573NOT VOTED: 21,797UNKNOWN: 433

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Thomas H. Johnson (3-year term)” at UNIVERSAL CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	2,981,865	0	For
Vanguard	2,946,356	0	For
Dimensional	1,701,552	0	For
Invesco	0	1,136,759	Withhold
Fidelity	475,232	0	For
Charles Schwab	474,605	0	For
State Street	0	463,706	Withhold
Victory Capital	295,596	0	For
Global X	0	249,888	Withhold
Northern Trust	0	218,190	Withhold
First Trust	217,557	0	For
ProShares	189,482	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	186,856	0	For
TIAA	157,709	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	0	85,029	Withhold
Jackson National	80,015	0	For
Equitable	40,697	29,964	Mixed
BNY Mellon	47,631	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	42,195	0	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	37,777	145	For
PIMCO	0	35,874	Withhold
Principal	32,594	0	For
JPMorgan	31,018	0	For
SEI	0	26,841	Withhold
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST	26,413	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

6. 5. Approval of the Universal Corporation 2023 Stock Incentive Plan

Outcome not verifiedCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 18,562,399AGAINST: 716,074

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 74 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approve the Universal Corporation 2023 Stock Incentive Plan

UNIVERSAL CORP.’s own tally for this item (“5. Approval of the Universal Corporation 2023 Stock Incentive Plan”): 18,562,399 for, 716,074 against, per its Form 8-K filed August 2, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 74 asset managers below reported 12,288,990 for, 248,230 against, 21,797 not voted, 433 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 12,288,990AGAINST: 248,230NOT VOTED: 21,797UNKNOWN: 433

Largest asset managers voting on “Approve the Universal Corporation 2023 Stock Incentive Plan” at UNIVERSAL CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	2,981,865	0	For
Vanguard	2,946,356	0	For
Dimensional	1,701,552	0	For
Invesco	1,136,759	0	For
Fidelity	475,232	0	For
Charles Schwab	474,605	0	For
State Street	463,706	0	For
Victory Capital	295,596	0	For
Global X	249,888	0	For
Northern Trust	218,190	0	For
First Trust	217,557	0	For
ProShares	189,482	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	186,856	0	For
TIAA	0	157,709	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	85,029	0	For
Jackson National	80,015	0	For
Equitable	70,661	0	For
BNY Mellon	47,631	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	42,195	0	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	37,777	145	For
PIMCO	0	35,874	Against
Principal	32,594	0	For
JPMorgan	31,018	0	For
SEI	26,841	0	For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST	26,413	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 74 asset managers. See all 74 in the interactive database.

7. 2. Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers

Outcome not verified Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 18,844,407AGAINST: 415,083

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 220 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers.

UNIVERSAL CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 18,844,407 for, 415,083 against, per its Form 8-K filed August 2, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports: 70 asset managers voting on “Approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers.” at UNIVERSAL CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
BlackRock	2,981,865	For
Vanguard	2,946,356	For
Dimensional	1,701,552	For
Invesco	1,136,759	For
Fidelity	475,232	For
Charles Schwab	474,605	For
State Street	463,706	For
Victory Capital	295,596	For
Global X	249,888	For
Northern Trust	218,190	For
First Trust	217,557	For
ProShares	189,482	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	186,856	For
TIAA	157,709	For
Columbia Threadneedle	85,029	For
Jackson National	80,015	For
Equitable	70,661	For
BNY Mellon	47,631	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	42,195	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	37,922	For
PIMCO	35,874	For
Principal	32,594	For
JPMorgan	31,018	For
SEI	26,841	For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST	26,413	For

Fund voting reports, all 70 managers: 12,535,836 for, 21,797 not voted, 433 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 169 asset managers voting on “Approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers.” at UNIVERSAL CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
State Street	1,383,980	0	For
Invesco	1,144,249	0	For
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	714,671	0	For
BlackRock	640,204	308	For
Charles Schwab	479,201	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	474,085	0	For
Victory Capital	297,034	0	For
DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC	283,697	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	241,907	0	For
Renaissance	169,031	0	For
Dimensional	158,924	0	For
Nuveen	158,358	0	For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	144,514	0	For
BNY Mellon	47,631	59,621	Mixed
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	105,521	0	For
Rhumbline	50,369	0	For
Northern Trust	82,488	0	For
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC	72,907	0	For
DAVENPORT & Co LLC	56,645	0	For
Legal & General Investment Management America Inc	0	50,851	Against
JPMorgan	50,455	0	For
NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM	48,567	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	42,668	0	For
Vanguard	42,405	0	For
TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS	41,086	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 169 managers: 7,546,704 for, 177,370 against, 52 abstained, 50,369 1 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

8. Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency (every one, two or three years) of the advisory vote on the compensation of…

No official match Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 13 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

1 YEAR

Details: description as filed, votes by 213 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency (every one, two or three years) of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 68 asset managers voting on “Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency (every one, two or three years) of the advisory vote on the compens” at UNIVERSAL CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	0	0	0	0	--
Vanguard	0	0	0	0	--
Dimensional	0	0	0	0	--
Invesco	0	0	0	0	--
Fidelity	0	0	0	0	--
Charles Schwab	0	0	0	0	--
State Street	0	0	0	0	--
Victory Capital	0	0	0	0	--
Global X	0	0	0	0	--
Northern Trust	0	0	0	0	--
First Trust	0	0	0	0	--
ProShares	0	0	0	0	--
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	0	0	0	0	--
TIAA	0	0	0	0	--
Columbia Threadneedle	0	0	0	0	--
Jackson National	0	0	0	0	--
Equitable	0	0	0	0	--
BNY Mellon	0	0	0	0	--
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	0	0	0	--
PIMCO	0	0	0	0	--
Principal	0	0	0	0	--
JPMorgan	0	0	0	0	--
SEI	0	0	0	0	--
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST	0	0	0	0	--
Thrivent	0	0	0	0	--

Fund voting reports, all 68 managers: 560 for, 10,754,401 1 year, 1,720,922 3 year, 20,389 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 161 asset managers voting on “Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency (every one, two or three years) of the advisory vote on the compens” at UNIVERSAL CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
State Street	0	--
Invesco	0	--
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	0	--
BlackRock	0	--
Charles Schwab	0	--
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	--
Victory Capital	0	--
DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC	0	--
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0	--
Renaissance	0	--
Dimensional	0	--
Nuveen	0	--
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	0	--
BNY Mellon	0	--
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	0	--
Rhumbline	50,369	For
Northern Trust	0	--
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC	0	--
DAVENPORT & Co LLC	0	--
Legal & General Investment Management America Inc	0	--
NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM	0	--
Prudential/PGIM	0	--
Vanguard	0	--
TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS	0	--
Goldman Sachs	0	--

Institutional-manager reports, all 161 managers: 51,009 for, 52 abstained, 7,495,569 1 year, 161,687 3 year, 634 unknown, 300 2 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

9. 4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the…

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%

FOR: 21,714,659AGAINST: 215,952

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 71 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.

UNIVERSAL CORP.’s own tally for this item (“4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024”): 21,714,659 for, 215,952 against, per its Form 8-K filed August 2, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 71 asset managers below reported 12,489,622 for, 44,799 against, 21,797 not voted, 433 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 12,489,622AGAINST: 44,799NOT VOTED: 21,797UNKNOWN: 433

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for” at UNIVERSAL CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	2,981,865	0	For
Vanguard	2,946,356	0	For
Dimensional	1,701,552	0	For
Invesco	1,136,759	0	For
Fidelity	475,232	0	For
Charles Schwab	474,605	0	For
State Street	463,706	0	For
Victory Capital	295,596	0	For
Global X	249,888	0	For
Northern Trust	218,190	0	For
First Trust	217,557	0	For
ProShares	189,482	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	186,856	0	For
TIAA	157,709	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	85,029	0	For
Jackson National	80,015	0	For
Equitable	70,661	0	For
BNY Mellon	47,631	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	42,195	0	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	37,922	0	For
PIMCO	0	35,874	Against
Principal	32,594	0	For
JPMorgan	31,018	0	For
SEI	26,841	0	For
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST	26,413	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 71 asset managers. See all 71 in the interactive database.

Largest UNIVERSAL CORP. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 24,636,600 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top UNIVERSAL CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “Approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive…”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	12.10%
2	Vanguard	11.96%
3	Dimensional	6.91%
4	Invesco	4.61%
5	Fidelity	1.93%
6	Charles Schwab	1.93%
7	State Street	1.88%
8	Victory Capital	1.20%
9	Global X	1.01%
10	Northern Trust	0.89%

Institutional-manager reports: top UNIVERSAL CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “Approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive…”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	State Street	5.62%
2	Invesco	4.64%
3	PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	2.90%
4	BlackRock	2.60%
5	Charles Schwab	1.95%
6	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.92%
7	Victory Capital	1.21%
8	DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC	1.15%
9	MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0.98%
10	Renaissance	0.69%

Reported UNIVERSAL CORP. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

UNIVERSAL CORP. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	14.99%	13F
Vanguard Group	11.97%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	7.91%	13F
State Street	4.77%	13F
Invesco	3.98%	13F
Geode Capital	2.20%	13F
Charles Schwab	2.04%	13F
BNY Mellon	1.60%	13F
Morgan Stanley	1.49%	13F
George C. Freeman, III	1.43%	DEF14A

Percentages above are of 24,636,600 shares outstanding, as reported by UNIVERSAL CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated July 31, 2023 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from UNIVERSAL CORP.’s 10-Q dated July 31, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At UNIVERSAL CORP.'s shareholder meeting held August 1, 2023, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 231 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,587 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 9 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive… — FOR was 98% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: UNIVERSAL CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2023.

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