Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Annual Report of Universal Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report") and
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Hartwell H. Roper, Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, certify, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, that

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

Dated:  September 12, 2003
                                      /s/ Hartwell H. Roper
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                                      Hartwell H. Roper
                                      Vice President and Chief Executive Officer


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.