U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 5 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). [_] Form 3 Holdings Reported [_] Form 4 Transactions Reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Zalzneck Robert J -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 1501 North Hamilton street -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Richmond Va 23230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Universal Corporation UVV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Statement for Month/Year 8/01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [_] Director [_] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below) Vice President -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [X] Form filed by one Reporting Person [_] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ================================================================================ 5. 6. 4. Amount of Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Securities ship Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: 7. (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at End Direct Nature of 2. 3. ----------------------------- of Issuer's (D) or Indirect 1. Transaction Transaction (A) Fiscal Year Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date Code Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (Instr. 8) (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 6/30/01 I 605 D 31,631(1) D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 6/30/01 I 619 A 2,588(2) I(3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 4,481 I(4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ total 38,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== * If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses) (Over) FORM 5 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================ 9. 10. Number Owner- of ship 2. Deriv- of Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of Exer- Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In- cise 3. Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct Price Trans- 4. or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene- 1. of action Trans- of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date action (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ Code 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Year (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ (Instr. ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) 8) (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Options to Buy Common Stock 35.3125 12/15/98 12/1/04 Common Stock(5) 5,552 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Options to Buy Common Stock 35.375 12/6/97 12/1/04 Common Stock(5) 4,711 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Options to Buy Common Stock 38.94 6/15/98 12/20/07 Common Stock(5) 25,000 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Options to Buy Common Stock 40.1875 6/8/98 12/1/04 Common Stock(5) 6,267 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Options to Buy Common Stock 32.00 6/15/01 12/2/09 Common Stock(5) 10,670 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Options to Buy Common Stock 38.20 12/15/01 12/2/09 Common Stock(5) 11,887 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ phantom stock units 1 for 1 (6) 45.1700 (6) (6) Common Stock 45.1700 2,752.910 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== Explanation of Responses: (1)Includes 605 shares sold that were previously owned indirectly in the Stock Purchase Plan. (2)includes 619 shares acquired from 7/1/00 through 6/30/01 in the stock Purchase Plan (3)number of shares held in the stock purchase plan (4)number of shares held in the dividend reinvestment (5)Options issued under the executive stock plan (6)The phantom stock units were acquired under the Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc. Supplemental Stock Purchase Plan on a periodic basis during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001. Each phantom stock unit will be settled in cash upon the earlier of death, disability, retirement or termination of employment. The range of high low market prices for the company's common stock on the dates the phantom units were credited is $39.66 and $26.3125, respectively. signature on file, filed electronically August 13, 2001 --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2