Unilever PLC 6-K, filed Apr 29, 2020
Unilever PLC (UL)
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2020-04-29
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Unilever PLC filed this 6-K on April 29, 2020.
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
For the
month of April, 2020
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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by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
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pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
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"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant
in
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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/ R SOTAMAA
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BY R SOTAMAA
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CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND GROUP SECRETARY
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Date:
29 April, 2020
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 29 April 2020
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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
2020 Annual General Meeting. Voting was by poll on each resolution
and the results are set out below.
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
The following directors stood for re-election and were duly
re-elected by the shareholders of Unilever PLC:
Nils Andersen, Laura Cha, Vittorio Colao, Judith
Hartmann, Alan Jope, Andrea Jung, Susan Kilsby, Strive
Masiyiwa, Youngme Moon, Graeme Pitkethly, John Rishton and
Feike Sijbesma.
Marijn Dekkers will retire as a Non-Executive Director at the
close of the Unilever N.V. AGM on 30 April 2020.
POLL RESULTS - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 29 APRIL 2020
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TOTAL VOTES FOR
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%
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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
2019
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882,934,344
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99.75
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2,171,568
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0.25
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885,105,912
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75.75%
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880,468
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2.
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
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833,921,248
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95.51
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39,227,970
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4.49
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873,149,218
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74.72%
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12,833,255
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3.
To re-elect Mr N Andersen as a Director
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859,927,272
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97.89
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18,579,693
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2.11
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878,506,965
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75.18%
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7,476,315
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4.
To re-elect Mrs L Cha as a Director
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883,816,044
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99.82
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1,604,016
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0.18
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885,420,060
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75.77%
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566,664
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5.
To re-elect Mr V Colao as a Director
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869,342,994
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98.19
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16,038,656
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1.81
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885,381,650
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75.77%
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605,074
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6.
To re-elect Dr J Hartmann as a Director
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845,437,246
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96.01
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35,134,063
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3.99
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880,571,309
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75.36%
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5,415,414
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7.
To re-elect Mr A Jope as a Director
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884,343,427
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99.92
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700,141
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0.08
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885,043,568
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75.74%
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932,632
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8.
To re-elect Ms A Jung as a Director
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866,572,845
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97.91
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18,459,496
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2.09
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885,032,341
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75.74%
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954,383
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9.
To re-elect Ms S Kilsby as a Director
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882,196,487
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99.64
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3,217,932
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0.36
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885,414,419
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75.77%
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572,305
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10.
To re-elect Mr S Masiyiwa as a Director
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884,487,385
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99.90
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885,538
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0.10
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885,372,923
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75.77%
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613,801
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11.
To re-elect Professor Y Moon as a Director
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884,364,266
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99.88
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1,024,335
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0.12
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885,388,601
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75.77%
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596,123
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12.
To re-elect Mr G Pitkethly as a Director
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877,437,680
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99.10
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7,931,475
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0.90
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885,369,155
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75.77%
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615,569
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13.
To re-elect Mr J Rishton as a Director
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879,757,072
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99.37
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5,595,463
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0.63
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885,352,535
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75.77%
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632,189
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14.
To re-elect Mr F Sijbesma as a Director
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882,431,804
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99.67
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2,913,908
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0.33
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885,345,712
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75.77%
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633,555
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15.
To reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors of the Company
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880,177,942
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99.93
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643,801
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0.07
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880,821,743
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75.38%
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5,162,981
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16.
To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the
Auditor
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879,446,646
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99.33
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5,924,244
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0.67
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885,370,890
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75.77%
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611,350
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17.
To authorise Political Donations and Expenditure
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859,159,366
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97.06
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26,011,156
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2.94
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885,170,522
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75.75%
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804,577
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18.
To renew the authority to Directors to issue shares
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869,530,499
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98.22
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15,780,479
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1.78
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885,310,978
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75.76%
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673,054
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19.
To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption
rights
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882,317,117
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99.68
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2,852,116
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0.32
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885,169,233
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75.75%
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817,490
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20.
To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption rights
for the purposes of acquisitions or capital
investments
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876,179,553
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98.97
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9,076,664
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1.03
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885,256,217
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75.76%
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730,180
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21.
To renew the authority to the Company to purchase its own
shares
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874,752,481
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98.84
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10,297,470
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1.16
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885,049,951
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75.74%
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936,366
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22.
To shorten the Notice period for General Meetings
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829,246,316
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93.67
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56,059,572
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6.33
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885,305,888
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75.76%
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679,914
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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 to in the table
above.
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The total number of Unilever PLC Ordinary shares with voting rights
in issue at 2.30pm on Wednesday 29 April 2020 was 1,168,530,650.
Unilever PLC does not hold any shares in treasury.
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
29 April 2020
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.
Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, 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 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 our supply chain and distribution; increases or
volatility in the cost of raw materials and commodities; the
production of safe and high quality products; secure and reliable
IT infrastructure; execution of acquisitions, divestitures and
business transformation projects; economic, social and political
risks and natural disasters; financial risks; failure to meet high
and ethical standards; and managing regulatory, tax and legal
matters. A number of these risks have increased as a result of the
current COVID-19 pandemic. These forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date of this document. 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 2019 and the Unilever Annual Report and
Accounts 2019.