UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ — Director's Dealing 2009

Apr 27, 2009

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV)
CIK: 0000102037
Period of Report: 2009-03-31

Reporting Person: FOSTER CHARLES H JR (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-03-31	Deferred stock units 1 for 1	$	A	316.9192	Acquired		Common stock (316.9192)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	400	Direct
Common Stock	7700	Direct
Common Stock	1000	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Options to buy Common Stock	$43.12	2013-10-28	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Options to buy Common Stock	$46.70	2014-08-05	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: shares were granted for service as a director. Transfer of shares is prohibited and the shares may be forfeited to the
company unless certain specified conditions are met.

F2: Mr. Foster is the sole trustee of a family trust which holds universal corporation stock.

F3: grant to director of options to buy common stock under the universal corporation 2002 executive
stock plan.

F4: The deferred stock units were acquired under the universal corporation outside directors' deferred income plan on a perodic
basis during the fiscal year ended 3/31/09. Each deferred stock unit will be settled in cash based upon a fixed date payout
election or upon death, disability or termination of service, or earlier pursuant to the terms of the plan. The range of
high and low market prices for the company's common stock on the dates the deferred stock units were credited was 26.05 and
$35.00 respectively.