Unilever PLC 6-K, filed Nov 3, 2026
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2026-11-03
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Unilever PLC filed this 6-K on November 3, 2026.
Unilever plans to become a focused HPC pureplay, targeting annual underlying sales growth of 4–6%, underlying volume growth of at least 2%, and €1 billion productivity savings by end 2029, while implementing its new operating model during 2027. AI summary
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
November 2026
Commission File
Number: 001-04546
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UNILEVER
PLC
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
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UNILEVER HOUSE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON, ENGLAND
(Address of principal executive office)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Unilever Investor Event: A focused HPC pureplay built for
consistent, top-tier performance
Unilever will tomorrow host an Investor Event to outline its plans
for sustained, competitive growth as a pureplay HPC
business.
The leadership team will showcase the significant opportunities
offered by leading positions in attractive categories and an
advantaged geographical footprint. It will outline how Unilever
will capture these opportunities through elevated Power Brands, an
AI-enabled demand creation model and a relentless focus on
in-market execution.
Following the separation of the Ice Cream business in December 2025
and the planned combination of the Foods business with McCormick,
expected to complete by mid-2027 at the latest, Unilever will be a
simpler business, centred on Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care
and Home Care. These categories share science and technology
foundations, one demand creation model and common routes to market,
providing opportunities to further focus resources and scale what
works across Unilever’s global footprint.
Operating model
Unilever is announcing the evolution of its operating model around
a clear principle: global strategy, local execution. The new model
will enable simpler processes across the business.
The model will retain a lean strategic centre focused on portfolio
convergence, long-term resource allocation, key marketing
capabilities, the governance and global roll-out of Power Brands
and the development of multi-year R&D programmes.
Markets will be accountable for operations, commercial excellence,
supply chain and managing the increasing convergence of content,
media and commerce locally. They will be clustered in six
performance units led by Regional Presidents with full
accountability for P&L delivery across all
categories.
Leadership and implementation
The new structure will be reflected in the Unilever Leadership
Executive.
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Leandro
Barreto, currently Chief
Marketing Officer of Unilever and Beauty & Wellbeing, will be
appointed Chief Growth and Marketing
Officer
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Eduardo Campanella,
currently President, Home Care, will
be appointed Corporate Strategy
Officer
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Priya Nair will remain as Chief Executive Officer &
Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Limited, leading
India
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Benjie Yap, currently Head of Unilever Indonesia, will
lead South
Asia Pacific
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Aseem Puri, currently Head of Unilever Thailand, will
lead North
East Asia
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Reginaldo
Ecclissato, currently
President, One Unilever Markets, will lead Latin America, Africa, Middle
East and Turkey
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Herrish
Patel, currently President,
Unilever USA and CEO of Personal Care North America, will
lead Europe
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The President of North America
will be an external appointment and
will join the company on 1st
January, with a full announcement to
be made in the next few weeks.
All other members of the Unilever Leadership Executive will remain
in their current roles.
The new leadership appointments will take effect on 1 January 2027.
The operating model will be progressively implemented during 2027,
subject to consultation processes including with Works Councils,
and is expected to be fully operational upon completion of the
Foods transaction.
Financials targets, 2027 outlook and productivity
The plans set out at the Investor Event will support
Unilever’s medium-term financial algorithm: annual underlying
sales growth of 4–6%, with underlying volume growth of at
least 2% and modest improvement in underlying operating margin,
supporting its ambition to deliver top-third shareholder
returns.
Unilever expects to deliver performance in line with this
medium-term algorithm in 2027.
The simpler portfolio and new operating model will free up
resources for investment and better align revenue and cost. At the
Investor Event, Unilever will set out plans to deliver productivity
savings of €1 billion by end 2029, addressing stranded costs
arising from the Foods transaction and savings from organisational
simplification, process redesign and technology
initiatives.
External reporting
Following the implementation of the new operating model, Unilever
will report across three categories: Beauty & Personal Care,
Home Care and Other. Geographical disclosure will cover five
regions: 1) North America, 2) Europe, 3) Latin America, Africa,
Middle East and Turkey, 4) India and 5) Asia (combining North East
Asia and South Asia Pacific).
Commenting ahead of the Investor Event, Fernando Fernandez, Chief
Executive Officer of Unilever, said:
“Unilever is becoming a sharper, more focused HPC business,
with Power Brands and a global footprint that provide significant
opportunities for growth.
Through Desire at Scale, we are elevating our brands, bringing
together better innovation and execution excellence.
Our new operating model will combine a centralised global strategy
with excellence in local execution, aiming for portfolio
convergence and simplification, leveraging our market leading
brands and premium digital disruptors.
We are building from a position of strength, and our priority is to
deliver sustained, competitive volume-led growth and consistent
hard currency earnings expansion.”
ENDS
The Investor Event will begin at 8.30am Eastern Time (1.30pm GMT)
and include presentations and case studies. A live webcast will be
available.
Register via the Investor Event 2026 page on Unilever’s
website: Investor Event 2026 |
Unilever
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Media: Media Relations
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Investors: Investor Relations
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+44 77 4249 0136
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press-office.london@unilever.com
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investor.relations@unilever.com
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+44 77 7999 9683
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jonathan.sibun@teneo.com
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Cautionary Statement:
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This announcement may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the securities laws of certain jurisdictions, including
‘forward-looking statements’ within the meaning of the
United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be
deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Words and terminology
such as ‘will’, ‘aim’,
‘expects’, ‘anticipates’,
‘intends’, ‘looks’, ‘believes’,
‘vision’, ‘ambition’, ‘target’,
‘goal’, ‘plan’, ‘potential’,
‘work towards’, ‘may’,
‘milestone’, ‘objectives’,
‘outlook’, ‘probably’,
‘project’, ‘risk’, ‘continue’,
‘should’, ‘would be’, ‘seeks’,
or the negative of these terms and other similar expressions of
future performance, results, actions or events, and their
negatives, are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements also include, but are not
limited to, statements and information regarding Unilever’s
emissions reduction and other sustainability-related targets and
other climate and sustainability matters (including actions,
potential impacts and risks and opportunities associated
therewith). Forward-looking statements can be made in writing but
also may be made verbally by directors, officers and employees of
the Unilever Group (the “Group”) (including during
management presentations) in connection with this announcement.
These forward-looking statements are based upon current
expectations and assumptions regarding anticipated developments,
future performance and other factors affecting the Group, taking
into account all information currently available to us. They are
not historical facts, nor are they guarantees of future performance
or outcomes. All forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement are expressly qualified in their entirety by the
cautionary statements contained in this section. Readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Because these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties, a number of which may be beyond the
Group’s control or precise estimate, there are important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Among other risks and uncertainties, the material or principal
factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from
the forward-looking statements expressed in this announcement are:
Unilever’s global brands not meeting consumer preferences;
Unilever’s ability to innovate and remain competitive;
Unilever’s investment choices in its portfolio management;
the effect of climate change on Unilever’s business;
Unilever’s ability to find sustainable solutions to its
plastic packaging; significant changes or deterioration in customer
relationships; the recruitment and retention of talented employees;
disruptions in Unilever’s supply chain and distribution;
increases or volatility in the cost of raw materials and
commodities; the production of safe and high-quality products;
information and cybersecurity risks, including Unilever's ability
to maintain a secure and reliable IT infrastructure; risks
associated with rapid advancements in generative AI; execution of
acquisitions, divestitures and business transformation projects,
including the risks associated with the proposed transaction to
combine Unilever’s Foods business with McCormick &
Company, Inc., such as the risk that the proposed transaction may
not be completed on the terms or in the time frame expected by the
parties or at all, or the difficulties and delays in the combined
company achieving the synergies expected thereby, in the time frame
expected by the parties or at all; economic and geopolitical risks
and natural disasters; financial risks; legal and compliance risks,
including failure to meet high and ethical standards, managing
regulatory, tax and legal matters and practices with regard to the
interpretation and application thereof, and risks related to
emerging and developing ESG reporting standards including
differences in implementation of climate and sustainability
policies in the regions where the Group operates. The list of
factors presented here is representative and should not be
considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and
uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional
obstacles to the realisation of forward-looking
statements.
The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs,
assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into
account all information currently available to us. Forward-looking
statements are not predictions of future events and any
forward-looking events discussed herein might not occur. These
beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of
many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us.
If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity
and results of operations may vary materially from those expressed
in our forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
announcement. Except as required by any applicable law or
regulation, the Group expressly disclaims any intention, obligation
or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change
in the Group’s expectations with regard thereto or any change
in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement
is based or as a result of new information. New risks and
uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible for us to
predict those events or how they may affect us. In addition, we
cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the
extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause
actual events, to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statements.
Further details of potential risks and uncertainties affecting the
Group are described in the Group’s filings with the London
Stock Exchange, Euronext Amsterdam and the US Securities and
Exchange Commission, including in the Annual Report on Form 20-F
2025 and the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2025.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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UNILEVER PLC
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/s/ P. KAKKAD
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By P KAKKAD
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CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY
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Date 03 November 2026