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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SCHWEITZER JEFFREY M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp [UVSP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 3964 GOSHEN DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/15/2019 (Street) HARLEYSVILLE, PA 19438 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common               52,290.295 (1) (2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

03/15/2019

A

3,663

03/15/2020(4)

03/15/2022(4)

Common

3,663

$ 0

3,663

D

Performance Restricted Stock Units

(3)

03/15/2019

A

8,545

03/15/2022(5)

03/15/2022(5)

Common

8,545

$ 0

8,545

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCHWEITZER JEFFREY M 3964 GOSHEN DRIVE HARLEYSVILLE, PA 19438	X		President & CEO

Signatures

Megan D. Santana		03/19/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 14,206 PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED SHARES SUBJECT TO VESTING ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF THE GRANT AT WHICH POINT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE AWARDED WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY DURING THE THREE YEAR PERIOD. THE RECIPIENT MAY RECEIVE UP TO 150% OF THE REPORTED RESTRICTED SHARES.
(2)	INCLUDES 12,834.295 SHARES ACQUIRED THROUGH THE DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN AND EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.
(3)	EACH RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT REPRESENTS A CONTINGENT RIGHT TO RECEIVE ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK UPON VESTING OF THE UNIT.
(4)	RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS VEST AT 33.33% PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS COMMENCING WITH THE EXERCISABLE DATE INDICATED ASSUMING CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE VESTING DATE.
(5)	THE PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS VEST ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF THE GRANT AT WHICH POINT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE AWARDED WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY DURING THE THREE YEAR PERIOD. THE RECIPIENT MAY RECEIVE UP TO 150% OF THE REPORTED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS.

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