secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV)
CIK:        0000102037
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-125900
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Universal Corp appoints Fay Manolios to board; director Michael Lawton to retire
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- Fay Manolios appointed to Board effective June 1, 2025; brings 25+ years HR experience from Capital One.
- Michael Lawton to retire after nine years; will not stand for re-election at August 5, 2025 Annual Meeting.
- Manolios will serve on Audit, Nominating/Governance/Risk, and Compensation Committees.
- Board size increased to 10 members; Manolios deemed independent per NYSE standards.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000119312525125900/0001193125-25-125900-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000119312525125900/d945895d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-125900

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