RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 4 /EMWPresswire/ -- Universal Corporation

(NYSE: UVV) will webcast its conference call on August 5, 2008, following

the release of its results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009

mid-afternoon on that date. 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 at http://www.universalcorp.com. A replay of the webcast

conference call will be available at that site until November 4, 2008. A

taped replay of the call will also be available from 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time

on August 5th until November 4, 2008, at (800) 642-1687. The telephone

replay identification number is 58923101.



    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.



    Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Universal Corporation is one of

the world's leading tobacco merchants and processors and conducts business

in more than 35 countries. Its revenues from continuing operations for the

fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, were $2.1 billion. For more information

on Universal Corporation, visit its web site at http://www.universalcorp.com.