Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Paul Ray M Jr
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/09/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ [UVV]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9201 FOREST HILL AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Subsidiary Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23235		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 37,219 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Rights (2) 06/13/2007 06/13/2016 Common Shares 8,000 $ 36.03 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights (2) 05/24/2008 05/24/2017 Common Shares 11,200 $ 62.66 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights (2) 05/28/2009 05/28/2018 Common Shares 7,200 $ 51.32 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights (2) 05/27/2010 05/27/2019 Common Shares 15,800 $ 35.3 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Paul Ray M Jr
9201 FOREST HILL AVENUE
RICHMOND, VA 23235		       Subsidiary Officer

Signatures

Ray M. Paul, Jr., by Terri L. Marks, Power of Attorney 06/11/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) includes 14550 Restricted Stock Units and 1209 dividend units on the restricted stock units. The restricted stock units and the dividend units vest on the fifth anniversary of the award date, however payment will be delayed unitl terminiation of service if individual is a covered employee under code Section 162(m) on the date of vesting.
(2) after a 12 month period of the grant date, 1/3 of total shares is exercisable and an additional 1/3 for each anniversary date after that for 3 such periods

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