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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 October 2018
UNILEVER
PLC
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of registrant's name into English)
UNILEVER HOUSE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON, ENGLAND
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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
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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 October, 2018
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EXHIBIT
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EXHIBIT
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99
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Notice
to London Stock Exchange dated 05
October 2018 Statement from the Board of
Unilever
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Exhibit
99
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A
VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION
Statement from the Board of Unilever
London/Rotterdam, 5 October 2018. The Unilever Board has today decided to withdraw
its proposal to simplify Unilever's dual-headed legal
structure.
In developing the proposal, the Board was guided by the opportunity
to unlock value for our shareholders by creating a stronger,
simpler and more competitive Unilever that is better positioned for
long-term success.
We have had an extensive period of engagement with shareholders and
have received widespread support for the principle behind
simplification. However, we recognise that the proposal has not
received support from a significant group of shareholders and
therefore consider it appropriate to withdraw.
Marijn Dekkers, Chairman, said: "Unilever has built a long track
record of consistent and competitive performance. The Board
continues to believe that simplifying our dual-headed structure
would, over time, provide opportunities to further accelerate value
creation and serve the best long-term interests of
Unilever.
"The Board will now consider its next steps and will continue to
engage with our shareholders. We will proceed with the plan to
cancel the NV preference shares, further strengthening our
corporate governance."
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Enquiries
Unilever PLC
Unilever House
100 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0DY
United Kingdom
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Unilever N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam
The Netherlands
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Media
Relations:
Investor Relations:
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investor.relations@unilever.com
+44 78 2527 3767
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jsibun@tulchangroup.com
+44 77
7999 9683
Fleur-van.bruggen@unilever.com (NL)
+31
615008293
Unilever PLC
Unilever PLC refers to the Notice of PLC Court Meeting and Notice
of PLC Extraordinary General Meeting each dated 11 September 2018
in connection with simplification. Following the Board's decision
to withdraw the simplification proposal, the Board will adjourn
these shareholder meetings indefinitely.
Accordingly, the PLC Court Meeting and the PLC Extraordinary
General Meeting convened for 11.00 a.m. and 11.10 a.m. (BST)
respectively on 26 October 2018 will be held solely for the purpose
of adjournment, and shareholdersare therefore
advised not to attend as no other business will be conducted at
these meetings.
Unilever N.V.
Unilever N.V. refers to the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
for Unilever N.V. dated 11 September 2018 in connection with
simplification and the shareholder meeting to be held at 11.30 a.m.
(CET) on 25 October 2018. Following the Board's decision to
withdraw the simplification proposal, it has decided that it will
cancel this shareholder meeting and therefore shareholders should not
attend.
Shareholders should take no further action in relation to voting or
forms of proxy in relation to any of these meetings.
Bondholders
No changes will be made to the existing structure of our debt
securities and more specifically, the contingent proposals to hive
up our European Debt Issuance Programme, passed by our bondholders
in June, will not be implemented.
Safe Harbour
Where relevant, these actions are subject to the appropriate
consultations and approvals.
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', 'aims', 'expects', anticipates', 'intends', 'seeks',
'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" or
"Unilever"). 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
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speak only as of the date of this announcement. Except as required
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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, the Dutch Authority for the
Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten)
and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the
Annual Report on Form 20-F 2017 and the Unilever Annual Report and
Accounts 2017.
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Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended. This announcement is not an
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