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Share purchase programme for management share scheme
29th April
2019
London/Rotterdam - The Unilever Group today announces a programme
to purchase shares up to an aggregate market value equivalent of
€165 million. The purpose of the programme is to enable the
Group to meet share award obligations under its Management
Co-Investment Plan. The programme, to be conducted by Unilever
N.V., will commence on 29thApril
2019 and will end no later than close of business on
17th May
2019.
Under the terms of the programme, a maximum of 995,000 Unilever PLC
ordinary shares and 1,787,000 Unilever N.V. ordinary shares (or
depositary receipts in respect of such ordinary shares) will be
purchased.
The share purchase programme will be conducted within the
parameters prescribed by the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 and
the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052.
The Group has entered into non-discretionary instructions with UBS
AG London Branch to conduct the share purchase programme on its
behalf and to make trading decisions under the programme
independently of the Group.
In addition, up to 81,000 American Depositary Shares of Unilever
PLC and up to 891,000 New York Registry Shares of Unilever N.V.
will be repurchased for the same purpose on the New York Stock
Exchange based on non-discretionary instructions with UBS
Securities LLC.
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This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or
any solicitation of an offer for securities in any
jurisdiction.
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'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such
as 'will' or the negative of this term 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. 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.