What they were paid
Universal Director Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $139,750 | $123,637 | $0 | $700 | $264,087 |
| FY2025 | $138,000 | $131,989 | $0 | $1,000 | $270,989 |
| FY2024 | $138,000 | $127,634 | $0 | $2,500 | $268,134 |
| FY2023 | $128,250 | $110,180 | — | $500 | $238,930 |
| FY2022 | $125,000 | $109,116 | $0 | $0 | $234,116 |
| FY2021 | $98,750 | $102,168 | $0 | $0 | $200,918 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Universal Corp. DEF 14A filed July 1, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-046310, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Universal Corp. filed document, accession 0001628280-26-046310. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed July 1, 2026.
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$264,087 Thomas H. Johnson, FY2026 total director compensation
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Data as of July 1, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2026Universal pays directors a $83,000 cash retainer and $133,000 in equity.
The rest of the Universal board
FY2026 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Diana F. Cantor | Independent Director | $241,637 |
| Fotini E. Manolios | Independent Director | $212,166 |
| Gregory A. Trojan | Independent Director | $26,875 |
| Jacqueline T. Williams | Independent Director | $229,887 |
| Lennart R. Freeman | Independent Director | $235,387 |
| Robert C. Sledd | Independent Director | $235,387 |
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