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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Universal Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed 2024-08-07 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.
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These tallies are Universal Corporation’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2024-08-07 (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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Diana F. Cantor | 15,645,311 | -- | -- | 3,312,231 | 2,876,470 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Robert C. Sledd | 17,956,508 | -- | -- | 1,001,034 | 2,876,470 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Thomas H. Tullidge, Jr. | 18,348,549 | -- | -- | 608,993 | 2,876,470 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 3 - Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. | 21,607,610 | 205,066 | 21,336 | -- | -- | Majority: yes |
Source: Universal Corporation, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2024-08-07 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 264 asset managers that disclosed a Universal Corporation 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 Corporation’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.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.4% fund support · no official result
The 254 asset managers below cast 99.4% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,697,287 for, 117,974 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 3,541,953 | 308 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 2,972,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,890,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,652,701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,544,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 1,288,405 | 835 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,022,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 633,352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 545,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 534,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boston Partners | 275,493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 263,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 250,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 229,415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 207,387 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 158,673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 142,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 131,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 115,421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 112,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 87,945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 85,035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 83,632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 83,167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | 71,484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 254 asset managers. See all 254 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
83% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Universal Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Diana F. Cantor”): 15,645,311 for, 3,312,231 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-08-07 (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. Of all 24,692,747 outstanding shares: 63% for, 13% withheld (77% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 74 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,930,116 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,912,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,790,477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,758,092 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 1,277,676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 0 | 747,324 | 0 | Abstain |
| Fidelity | 532,518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 504,687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 647 | 0 | 394,740 | 0 | Abstain |
| Global X | 0 | 0 | 250,855 | 0 | Abstain |
| WisdomTree | 158,673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 142,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 82,667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 53,790 | 0 | 22,548 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 67,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 66,230 | 0 | Abstain |
| Equitable | 37,228 | 0 | 25,814 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 59,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 0 | 0 | 57,234 | 0 | Abstain |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 45,378 | 0 | 5,629 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 45,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST | 41,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 0 | 0 | 36,985 | 0 | Abstain |
| BNY Mellon | 34,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 13,362 | 0 | 18,442 | 0 | Abstain |
| Goldman Sachs | 6,589 | 0 | 24,357 | 0 | Abstain |
Showing the 25 largest of 74 asset managers. See all 74 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Universal Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert C. Sledd”): 17,956,508 for, 1,001,034 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-08-07 (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. Of all 24,692,747 outstanding shares: 73% for, 4% withheld (77% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 74 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,448,766 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,912,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,790,477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,758,092 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 1,277,676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 747,324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 532,518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 504,687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 395,231 | 0 | 156 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 250,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 158,673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 142,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 82,667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 53,790 | 0 | 22,548 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 67,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 66,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 37,228 | 0 | 25,814 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 59,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 0 | 0 | 57,234 | 0 | Abstain |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 45,378 | 0 | 5,629 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 45,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST | 41,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 36,985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 34,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 31,804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 6,589 | 0 | 24,357 | 0 | Abstain |
Showing the 25 largest of 74 asset managers. See all 74 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Universal Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas H. Tullidge, Jr.”): 18,348,549 for, 608,993 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-08-07 (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. Of all 24,692,747 outstanding shares: 74% for, 2% withheld (77% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 74 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,502,241 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,912,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,790,477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,758,092 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 1,277,676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 747,324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 532,518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 504,687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 395,263 | 0 | 124 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 250,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 158,673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 142,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 82,667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 53,790 | 0 | 22,548 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 67,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 66,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 37,228 | 0 | 25,814 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 59,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 0 | 0 | 57,234 | 0 | Abstain |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 45,378 | 0 | 5,629 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 45,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST | 41,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 36,985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 34,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 31,804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 6,589 | 0 | 24,357 | 0 | Abstain |
Showing the 25 largest of 74 asset managers. See all 74 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Universal Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3 - Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.”): 21,607,610 for, 205,066 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-08-07 (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. Of all 24,692,747 outstanding shares: 88% for, 0.9% against (88% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 74 asset managers below cast 99.7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,605,432 for, 36,423 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,912,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,790,477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,758,092 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 1,277,676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 747,324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 532,518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 504,687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 395,356 | 31 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 250,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 158,673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 142,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 82,667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 76,338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 67,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 66,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 63,042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 59,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 57,234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 51,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 45,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST | 41,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 36,985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 34,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 31,804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 30,946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 74 asset managers. See all 74 in the interactive database.
100% fund support · no official result
The 4 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (92,209 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 51,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 39,821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Virtus | 1,381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Ranked by the number of Universal Corporation shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 24,692,747 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 14.35% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 12.04% |
| 3 | Dimensional | 7.66% |
| 4 | Invesco | 6.69% |
| 5 | State Street | 6.25% |
| 6 | First Trust | 5.22% |
| 7 | Charles Schwab | 4.14% |
| 8 | PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.56% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.21% |
| 10 | Fidelity | 2.16% |
Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 15.26% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 11.86% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 7.48% | 13F |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 7.21% | 13G |
| STATE STREET CORPORATION | 5.02% | 13G |
| Invesco | 4.04% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 2.36% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 1.52% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 1.39% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.37% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 24,692,747 shares outstanding, as reported by Universal Corporation on its Form 10-Q dated 2024-08-05 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Universal Corporation’s 10-Q dated 2024-08-05. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Universal Corporation's shareholder meeting held 2024-08-06, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 264 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,424 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 6 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. Universal Corporation's own Form 8-K tally for this meeting is published below, but no row in it could be matched to the most widely held item, so this page states no certified outcome for that item. On that item — Approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive… — the reporting funds cast 99.4% of the shares they voted in favour (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). That is the aggregate of those managers' own N-PX disclosures, not the company's certified result, and the funds are a subset of all shareholders.
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