Unilever PLC 6-K, filed May 5, 2021
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2021-05-05
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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 May, 2021
UNILEVER
PLC
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
UNILEVER HOUSE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON, ENGLAND
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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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:
05 May, 2021
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 05 May 2021
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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
2021 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, Judith Hartmann, Alan Jope,
Andrea Jung, Susan Kilsby, Strive Masiyiwa, Youngme Moon,
Graeme Pitkethly, John Rishton and Feike
Sijbesma.
POLL RESULTS - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 5 MAY 2021
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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 2020
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1,811,695,338
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99.94%
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1,120,917
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0.06%
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1,812,816,255
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68.98%
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7,621,326
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2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
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1,755,659,010
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96.88%
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56,815,456
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3.12%
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1,812,474,466
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68.96%
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7,962,282
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3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
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1,694,098,948
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93.51%
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118,174,821
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6.49%
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1,812,273,769
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68.96%
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8,161,369
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4. To approve the Climate Transition Action Plan
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1,773,436,202
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99.59%
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7,484,010
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0.41%
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1,780,920,212
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67.76%
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39,514,930
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5. To re-elect Mr N Andersen as a Non-Executive
Director
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1,805,058,501
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99.43%
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10,302,517
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0.57%
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1,815,361,018
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69.07%
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5,066,088
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6. To re-elect Mrs L Cha as a Non-Executive Director
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1,810,137,372
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99.71%
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5,271,647
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0.29%
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1,815,409,019
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69.07%
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5,022,665
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7. To re-elect Dr J Hartmann as a Non-Executive
Director
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1,809,399,932
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99.67%
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5,945,278
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0.33%
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1,815,345,210
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69.07%
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5,088,056
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8. To re-elect Mr A Jope as an Executive Director
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1,814,062,194
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99.93%
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1,346,536
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0.07%
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1,815,408,730
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69.07%
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5,025,387
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9. To re-elect Ms A Jung as a Non-Executive Director
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1,777,346,994
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97.91%
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38,070,030
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2.09%
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1,815,417,024
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69.07%
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5,017,093
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10. To re-elect Ms S Kilsby as a Non-Executive
Director
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1,719,206,287
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94.71%
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96,222,873
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5.29%
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1,815,429,160
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69.08%
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5,004,957
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11. To re-elect Mr S Masiyiwa as a Non-Executive
Director
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1,808,212,174
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99.61%
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7,071,996
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0.39%
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1,815,284,170
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69.07%
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5,127,947
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12. To re-elect Professor Y Moon as a Non-Executive
Director
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1,811,576,958
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99.80%
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3,721,224
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0.20%
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1,815,298,182
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69.07%
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5,113,935
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13. To re-elect Mr G Pitkethly as an Executive
Director
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1,809,561,229
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99.68%
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5,761,348
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0.32%
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1,815,322,577
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69.07%
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5,086,540
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14. To re-elect Mr J Rishton as a Non-Executive
Director
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1,766,204,720
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97.31%
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49,053,804
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2.69%
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1,815,258,524
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69.07%
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5,153,593
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15. To re-elect Mr F Sijbesma as a Non-Executive
Director
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1,811,233,481
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99.78%
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4,031,509
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0.22%
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1,815,264,990
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69.07%
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5,145,777
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16. To reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors of the Company
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1,783,483,941
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98.35%
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30,110,559
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1.65%
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1,813,594,500
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69.01%
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6,820,881
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17. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the
Auditor
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1,792,572,201
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98.85%
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20,809,093
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1.15%
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1,813,381,294
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69.00%
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7,034,087
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18. To authorise Political Donations and expenditure
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1,761,159,425
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97.40%
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47,290,002
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2.60%
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1,808,449,427
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68.81%
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11,959,136
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19. To approve the SHARES Plan
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1,795,664,810
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98.96%
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18,833,861
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1.04%
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1,814,498,671
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69.04%
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5,916,084
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20. To renew the authority to Directors to issue
shares
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1,765,160,312
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97.02%
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54,202,524
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2.98%
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1,819,362,836
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69.22%
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1,052,075
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21. To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption
rights
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1,776,228,031
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98.00%
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36,356,700
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2.00%
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1,812,584,731
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68.97%
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7,825,663
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22. To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption
rights for the purposes of acquisitions or capital
investments
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1,777,536,610
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98.01%
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36,229,467
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1.99%
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1,813,766,077
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69.01%
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6,647,698
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23. To renew the authority to the Company to purchase its own
shares
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1,796,210,602
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99.00%
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18,057,480
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1.00%
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1,814,268,082
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69.03%
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6,107,167
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24. To shorten the notice period for General Meetings
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1,694,149,982
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93.38%
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120,534,917
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6.62%
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1,814,684,899
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69.05%
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5,688,798
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25. To adopt new Articles of Association
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1,812,304,342
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99.91%
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1,712,379
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0.09%
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1,814,016,721
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69.02%
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6,353,696
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26. To reduce the share premium account
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1,812,249,179
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99.91%
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1,665,624
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0.09%
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1,813,914,803
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69.02%
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6,452,723
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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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As at 2.30pm on 5 May 2021 the total number of issued ordinary
shares of Unilever PLC was 2,629,243,772 and Unilever PLC did not
hold any ordinary shares in treasury. 1,053,291 shares (including
ordinary shares represented by Unilever PLC ADSs) were held by or
on behalf of companies in the Unilever Group. The voting rights
attaching to those ordinary shares are not exercisable. Therefore,
as at 2.30pm on 5 May 2021 and excluding those ordinary shares
(including ordinary shares represented by Unilever PLC ADSs) held
by or on behalf of companies in the Unilever Group, the total
number of Unilever PLC ordinary shares with exercisable voting
rights was 2,628,190,481.
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
5 May 2021
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 references; 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
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
2020 and the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2020.