secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV)
CIK:        0000102037
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-018019
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Universal Corp appoints Anubhav Mittal as CFO effective Feb 17, 2026
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- Mittal, former ADM Nutrition CFO, succeeds Johan Kroner who retires; Kroner stays as Senior VP until July 1, 2026.
- Mittal's compensation: base salary $650K, target bonus $500K, LTIP target $850K, one-time RSU grant ~$2M, signing bonus $600K.
- Mittal brings 20 years experience in finance, corporate strategy, business transformation from ADM and Kellogg.
- Appointment reflects planned CFO succession; Mittal will lead global finance organization.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000119312526018019/0001193125-26-018019-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000119312526018019/d24989d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-018019

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