Exhibit 99.1
P.O. Box 25099 • Richmond, VA 23260 • Phone: (804) 359-9311 • Fax: (804) 254-3594
PRESS RELEASE
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| CONTACT: | | Karen M. L. Whelan | | | | RELEASE: Immediately |
| | | Phone: | | (804) 359-9311 | | | | |
| | | Fax: | | (804) 254-3594 | | | | |
| | | Email: | | investor@universalleaf.com | | | | |
Universal Corporation Announces Conference Call
Richmond, VA, May 20, 2005 / PRNEWSWIRE
Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) will webcast its conference call on May 25, 2005, following the release of fiscal year 2005 results around 4:00 p.m. on the same day. The conference call will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and will be hosted by Karen M. L. Whelan, Vice President and Treasurer.
A live webcast of the conference call will be available online on a listen-only basis atwww.universalcorp.com. A replay of the webcast conference call will be available at that site for seven days. A taped replay of the call will also be available for seven days from 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 25th at (888) 707-8786.
All remarks made during the conference call will be current at the time of the call, and the language of the call will not be updated to reflect subsequent material developments.
While news media representatives will not be able to ask questions during the webcast, they are welcome to monitor the remarks on a listen-only basis. The use of any comments made by Universal employees or other participants during the call will be restricted for background use only and not for attribution. The contents of the presentation are the property of Universal Corporation, protected by copyright law, and may not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Universal Corporation. Rebroadcast of the copyrighted call or any portion thereof is prohibited.
Universal Corporation is a diversified company with operations in tobacco, lumber, and agri-products. Universal Corporation’s gross revenues for the nine-month transitional year that ended on March 31, 2004, were approximately $2.3 billion. For more information on Universal Corporation, visit its web site atwww.universalcorp.com.
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