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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000916641-00-000170
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000224
ITEM INFORMATION:		
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000228

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000102037
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-FARM PRODUCT RAW MATERIALS [5150]
		IRS NUMBER:				540414210
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00652
		FILM NUMBER:		554268

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1501 NORTH HAMILTON STREET
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 25099
		CITY:			RICHMOND
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23230
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8043599311

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 25099
		CITY:			RICHMOND
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23260

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO CO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880314
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<DESCRIPTION>CURRENT REPORT
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                   -----------


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                        Date of Report: February 24, 2000
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



                              UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



          Virginia                      1-652                    54-0414210
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


       1501 North Hamilton Street
           Richmond, Virginia                                23230
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)


               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (804) 359-9311
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Item 5.      Other Events.

             The press  release  issued by the  Registrant  on February 24, 2000
             attached hereto as Exhibit 99 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.      Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     (c)     Exhibits.

             No.               Description
             ---               -----------

             99      Press release announcing Universal Corporation naming Eddie
                     C. Moore, Jr. to the Board of Directors.

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*Filed Herewith
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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                 UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
                                      (Registrant)



Date:  February 28, 2000         By: /s/ George C. Freeman, III
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                     George C. Freeman, III
                                     Assistant Secretary
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                                  Exhibit Index


Exhibit
Number                              Document
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  99                Press release announcing Universal Corporation naming Eddie
                    C. Moore, Jr. to the Board of Directors.

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*Filed Herewith
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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
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                                                                Exhibit 99

CONTACT:                                                 RELEASE:
KAREN M. L. WHELAN                                       Immediately
(804) 359-9311



          UNIVERSAL CORPORATION NAMES EDDIE N. MOORE, JR. TO BOARD OF
                                   DIRECTORS


                RICHMOND, VA February 24, 2000/PRNEWSWIRE/----

        Henry H. Harrell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Universal
Corporation, today announced the election of Eddie N. Moore, Jr. to the Board of
Directors.

        Mr. Moore is President of Virginia State University, a position he has
held for the past seven years.  A Vietnam veteran and a CPA with an M.B.A. from
the University of Pittsburg, Mr. Moore worked with Gulf Oil Corporation in the
United States as well as abroad prior to becoming Assistant Comptroller of the
Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Accounts, and then University
Comptroller of the College of William and Mary.  Before going to Virginia State
University, Mr. Moore served as Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

        Mr. Harrell noted, "Mr. Moore is highly respected in academic and
business circles as an effective manager and innovative thinker.  We welcome his
contributions to the work of the Board".

        Universal Corporation is a diversified company with operations in
tobacco, lumber, and agri-products.  Its gross revenues for the fiscal year that
ended on June 30, 1999, were approximately $4 billion.  For more information,
visit Universal's web site at www.universalcorp.com.





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