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Universal Corporation 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Universal Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-08-06 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

  • 5Ballot items
  • 290Asset managers
  • 1,488Fund votes
  • 2025-08-05Meeting date

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Universal Corporation

These tallies are Universal Corporation’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-08-06 (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 Corporation — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2025-08-05
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesOutcome
Elect Director: Lennart R. Freeman 18,023,730---- 586,7963,166,687 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Fotini E. Manolios 18,396,439---- 214,0873,166,687 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Preston D. Wigner 18,223,745---- 386,7813,166,687 Majority: yes
Proposal 2 - Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. 18,108,615394,023107,888 --3,166,687 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, 2026. 21,556,266190,59630,351 ---- Majority: yes

Source: Universal Corporation, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-08-06 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Universal Corporation 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 290 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.

1. Approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 18,108,615AGAINST: 394,023

Universal Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2 - Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”): 18,108,615 for, 394,023 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-08-06 (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 24,886,204 outstanding shares: 73% for, 2% against (74% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 289 asset managers below cast 99% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (17,310,774 for, 175,295 against).

FOR 99%
FOR: 17,310,774 (98.9%)AGAINST: 175,295 (1.0%)ABSTAIN: 1,292 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 23,446 (0.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers.” at Universal Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock3,462,937308 00For
Vanguard2,937,6961,201 00For
State Street1,345,5470 00For
Charles Schwab1,118,5580 00For
Invesco947,4910 00For
First Trust911,0630 00For
Dimensional707,1310 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC570,2230 00For
Fidelity547,8600 00For
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC546,9410 00For
Global X274,5810 00For
Northern Trust270,3750 00For
Two Sigma226,5340 00For
Victory Capital192,5570 00For
Prudential/PGIM191,3220 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp161,8240 00For
WisdomTree161,7910 00For
ProShares134,3290 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS123,2010 00For
BNY Mellon51,35668,990 00Against
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC118,1090 00For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP110,4480 00For
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC88,7310 00For
PIMCO84,2990 00For
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD84,0790 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 289 asset managers. See all 289 in the interactive database.

2. Election of Directors: Fotini E. Manolios (3-year Term)

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 18,396,439WITHHELD: 214,087

Universal Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Fotini E. Manolios”): 18,396,439 for, 214,087 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-08-06 (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 24,886,204 outstanding shares: 74% for, 0.9% withheld (75% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 78 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,961,429 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.5%
FOR: 10,961,429 (99.6%)ABSTAIN: 25,735 (0.2%)NOT VOTED: 19,688 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Fotini E. Manolios (3-year Term)” at Universal Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,841,2130 00For
BlackRock2,612,8270 00For
Invesco923,5390 00For
First Trust903,3450 00For
Dimensional579,3640 00For
Charles Schwab545,9910 00For
Fidelity544,4670 00For
State Street417,2500 00For
Global X274,5810 00For
WisdomTree161,7910 00For
ProShares134,3290 00For
Victory Capital95,9310 00For
PIMCO84,2990 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS70,0000 00For
TIAA66,6190 00For
Prudential/PGIM56,9210 8,4640For
Equitable54,8910 00For
Jackson National53,0210 00For
Columbia Threadneedle47,0620 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC41,4180 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST34,2150 00For
ALPS ETF Trust28,2780 00For
JPMorgan27,6410 00For
Principal25,8590 00For
BNY Mellon25,6780 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 78 asset managers. See all 78 in the interactive database.

3. Election of Directors: Lennart R. Freeman (3-year term)

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 18,023,730WITHHELD: 586,796

Universal Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lennart R. Freeman”): 18,023,730 for, 586,796 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-08-06 (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 24,886,204 outstanding shares: 72% for, 2% withheld (75% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 78 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,933,175 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.3%
FOR: 10,933,175 (99.3%)ABSTAIN: 53,989 (0.5%)NOT VOTED: 19,688 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Lennart R. Freeman (3-year term)” at Universal Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,838,8680 2,3450For
BlackRock2,612,8270 00For
Invesco923,5390 00For
First Trust903,3450 00For
Dimensional579,3640 00For
Charles Schwab545,9910 00For
Fidelity544,4670 00For
State Street416,7670 4830For
Global X274,5810 00For
WisdomTree161,7910 00For
ProShares134,3290 00For
Victory Capital95,9310 00For
PIMCO84,2990 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS70,0000 00For
TIAA66,6190 00For
Prudential/PGIM56,9210 8,4640For
Equitable38,3570 16,5340For
Jackson National53,0210 00For
Columbia Threadneedle47,0620 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC41,4180 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST32,9860 1,2290For
ALPS ETF Trust28,2780 00For
JPMorgan27,6410 00For
Principal25,8590 00For
BNY Mellon25,6780 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 78 asset managers. See all 78 in the interactive database.

4. Election of Directors: Preston D. Wigner (3-year Term)

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 18,223,745WITHHELD: 386,781

Universal Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Preston D. Wigner”): 18,223,745 for, 386,781 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-08-06 (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 24,886,204 outstanding shares: 73% for, 2% withheld (75% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 78 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,954,963 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.5%
FOR: 10,954,963 (99.5%)ABSTAIN: 32,201 (0.3%)NOT VOTED: 19,688 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Preston D. Wigner (3-year Term)” at Universal Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,841,2120 10For
BlackRock2,612,8270 00For
Invesco923,5390 00For
First Trust903,3450 00For
Dimensional579,3640 00For
Charles Schwab545,9910 00For
Fidelity544,4670 00For
State Street417,2330 170For
Global X274,5810 00For
WisdomTree161,7910 00For
ProShares134,3290 00For
Victory Capital95,9310 00For
PIMCO84,2990 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS70,0000 00For
TIAA66,6190 00For
Prudential/PGIM56,9210 8,4640For
Equitable54,8910 00For
Jackson National53,0210 00For
Columbia Threadneedle47,0620 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC41,4180 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST32,9860 1,2290For
ALPS ETF Trust28,2780 00For
JPMorgan27,6410 00For
Principal25,8590 00For
BNY Mellon25,6780 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 78 asset managers. See all 78 in the interactive database.

5. RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2026.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%
FOR: 21,556,266AGAINST: 190,596

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, 2026.”): 21,556,266 for, 190,596 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-08-06 (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 24,886,204 outstanding shares: 87% for, 0.8% against (87% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 78 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,984,629 for, 1,356 against).

FOR 99.7%
FOR: 10,984,629 (99.8%)AGAINST: 1,356 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 1,179 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 19,688 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR” at Universal Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,840,0141,200 00For
BlackRock2,612,8270 00For
Invesco923,5390 00For
First Trust903,3450 00For
Dimensional579,3640 00For
Charles Schwab545,9910 00For
Fidelity544,4670 00For
State Street417,23317 00For
Global X274,5810 00For
WisdomTree161,7910 00For
ProShares134,3290 00For
Victory Capital95,9310 00For
PIMCO84,2990 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS70,0000 00For
TIAA66,6190 00For
Prudential/PGIM65,3850 00For
Equitable54,8910 00For
Jackson National53,0210 00For
Columbia Threadneedle47,0620 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC41,4180 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST34,2150 00For
ALPS ETF Trust28,2780 00For
JPMorgan27,6410 00For
Principal25,8590 00For
BNY Mellon25,6780 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 78 asset managers. See all 78 in the interactive database.

Largest Universal Corporation shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked by the number of Universal Corporation shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2025-2026 meeting, shown as a share of the 24,886,204 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top Universal Corporation shareholders by shares voted, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 13.92%
2Vanguard 11.81%
3State Street 5.41%
4Charles Schwab 4.49%
5Invesco 3.81%
6First Trust 3.66%
7Dimensional 2.84%
8GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.29%
9Fidelity 2.20%
10PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2.20%

Reported Universal Corporation ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

Universal Corporation beneficial owners on record for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 15.30% 13F
Vanguard Portfolio Management 7.16% DEF14A
Dimensional Fund Advisors 7.13% 13F
Vanguard Capital Management 5.03% DEF14A
State Street Corporation 4.98% DEF14A
Invesco 3.32% 13F
Geode Capital 2.43% 13F
Charles Schwab 1.92% 13F
Two Sigma 1.74% 13F
Morgan Stanley 1.47% 13F

Percentages above are of 24,886,204 shares outstanding, as reported by Universal Corporation on its Form 10-Q dated 2025-08-04 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

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 2025-08-04. 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 2025-08-05, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 290 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,488 separate fund positions. 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 Corporation's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2025-08-06.

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