Unilever PLC 6-K, filed May 4, 2022
Unilever PLC (UL)
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2022-05-04
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Unilever PLC filed this 6-K on May 4, 2022.
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Dated
May 4, 2022
Commission File Number: 001-04546
UNILEVER PLC
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
UNILEVER HOUSE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON, ENGLAND
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports
under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F..X.. Form 40-F
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper
as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____
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pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
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Exhibit
99 attached hereto is incorporated herein by
reference.
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/ M
VARSELLONA
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BY M
VARSELLONA
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CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND GROUP SECRETARY
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Date:
04 May, 2022
EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER
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EXHIBIT
DESCRIPTION
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99
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Notice to London
Stock Exchange dated 04 May 2022
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Result of
AGM
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Exhibit
99
UNILEVER PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
ALL RESOLUTIONS APPROVED
Unilever PLC shareholders today approved all resolutions put to the
2022 Annual General Meeting. Voting was by poll on each resolution
and the results are set out below.
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
The following directors stood for election or re-election and were
duly elected or re-elected by the shareholders of Unilever
PLC:
Nils Andersen, Judith Hartmann, Adrian Hennah, Alan Jope, Andrea
Jung, Susan Kilsby, Ruby Lu, Strive Masiyiwa, Youngme
Moon, Graeme Pitkethly and Feike Sijbesma.
POLL RESULTS - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 4 MAY 2022
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TOTAL VOTES FOR
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TOTAL VOTES AGAINST
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%
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TOTAL VOTES CAST
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% OF SHARE CAPITAL VALIDLY CAST VOTED FOR AND AGAINST
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VOTES WITHHELD
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1. To receive the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31
December 2021
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1,784,771,403
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99.95%
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845,727
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0.05%
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1,785,617,130
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69.87%
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5,690,097
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2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
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1,653,105,110
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92.52%
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133,616,656
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7.48%
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1,786,721,766
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69.91%
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4,585,321
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3. To re-elect Mr N Andersen as a Non-Executive
Director
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1,650,208,767
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92.24%
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138,827,869
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7.76%
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1,789,036,636
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70.00%
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2,267,306
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4. To re-elect Dr J Hartmann as a Non-Executive
Director
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1,774,485,487
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99.19%
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14,499,168
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0.81%
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1,788,984,655
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70.00%
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2,321,354
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5. To re-elect Mr A Jope as an Executive Director
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1,724,961,069
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96.39%
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64,568,113
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3.61%
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1,789,529,182
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70.02%
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1,778,490
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6. To re-elect Ms A Jung as a Non-Executive Director
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1,698,883,917
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94.96%
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90,190,281
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5.04%
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1,789,074,198
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70.00%
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2,231,810
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7. To re-elect Ms S Kilsby as a Non-Executive Director
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1,774,007,079
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99.16%
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15,061,832
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0.84%
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1,789,068,911
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70.00%
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2,237,098
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8. To re-elect Mr S Masiyiwa as a Non-Executive
Director
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1,769,253,409
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98.90%
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19,723,543
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1.10%
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1,788,976,952
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70.00%
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2,329,056
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9. To re-elect Professor Y Moon as a Non-Executive
Director
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1,770,316,797
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98.96%
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18,660,776
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1.04%
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1,788,977,573
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70.00%
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2,328,435
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10. To re-elect Mr G Pitkethly as an Executive
Director
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1,723,474,854
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96.34%
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65,559,756
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3.66%
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1,789,034,610
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70.00%
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2,252,435
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11. To re-elect Mr F Sijbesma as a Non-Executive
Director
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1,769,656,458
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98.92%
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19,339,706
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1.08%
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1,788,996,164
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70.00%
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2,309,845
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12. To elect Mr A Hennah as a Non-Executive Director
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1,767,022,039
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98.77%
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21,955,381
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1.23%
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1,788,977,420
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70.00%
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2,328,588
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13. To elect Mrs R Lu as a Non-Executive Director
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1,777,112,750
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99.34%
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11,895,279
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0.66%
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1,789,008,029
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70.00%
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2,297,929
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14. To reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors of the Company
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1,771,210,928
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99.05%
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16,997,442
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0.95%
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1,788,208,370
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69.97%
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3,093,363
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15. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the
Auditor
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1,778,622,006
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99.42%
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10,297,215
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0.58%
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1,788,919,221
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70.00%
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2,384,951
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16. To authorise Political Donations and expenditure
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1,742,197,236
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97.98%
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35,890,771
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2.02%
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1,778,088,007
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69.57%
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13,188,421
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17. To renew the authority to Directors to issue
shares
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1,689,544,033
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94.43%
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99,633,679
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5.57%
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1,789,177,712
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70.01%
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2,130,961
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18. To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption
rights
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1,756,444,950
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98.28%
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30,741,777
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1.72%
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1,787,186,727
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69.93%
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4,114,524
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19. To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption
rights for the purposes of acquisitions or capital
investments
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1,734,740,008
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97.05%
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52,806,643
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2.95%
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1,787,546,651
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69.94%
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3,762,073
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20. To renew the authority to the Company to purchase its own
shares
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1,768,051,750
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98.90%
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19,745,781
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1.10%
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1,787,797,531
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69.95%
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3,507,271
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21. To shorten the notice period for General Meetings
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1,617,343,217
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91.97%
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141,172,318
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8.03%
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1,758,515,535
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68.81%
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31,733,892
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NOTES:
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The 'For' vote includes votes given at the Chairman's discretion
and details of proxy votes cast are included in the table
above.
- As at 2.30pm on 2 May 2022 the total number of
issued ordinary shares of Unilever PLC was 2,629,243,772. Of those
ordinary shares, 70,256,699 were held as treasury shares and
3,305,603 ordinary shares (including ordinary shares represented by
Unilever PLC ADSs) were held by or on behalf of companies in the
Unilever Group (the "Unilever Group
Shares"). The voting rights
attaching to the Unilever Group Shares are not exercisable.
Therefore, as at 2.30pm on 2 May 2022, the total number of Unilever
PLC ordinary shares with exercisable voting rights was
2,555,681,470.
A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and will not be counted in
the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against'
a resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions
passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to and
available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism and will
shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
A copy of the resolutions can also be found in the Chairman's
Letter and Notice of Meeting which is available on our
website: www.unilever.com/AGM
4 May 2022
Safe Harbour:
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements, including
'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such
as 'will', 'aim', 'expects', 'anticipates', 'intends', 'looks',
'believes', 'vision', or the negative of these terms and other
similar expressions of future performance or results, and their
negatives, are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements.
These forward-looking statements are based upon current
expectations and assumptions regarding anticipated developments and
other factors affecting the Unilever Group (the 'Group'). They are
not historical facts, nor are they guarantees of future performance
or outcomes. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These
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 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.
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 2021 and
the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2021 available on our
corporate website www.unilever.com.