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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/ M VARSELLONA
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BY M VARSELLONA
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CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND GROUP SECRETARY
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Date:
31 May, 2022
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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 31 May 2022
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Appointment of
Non-Executive Director
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Exhibit
99
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
London, 31 May 2022. Unilever
PLC today announces the appointment of Nelson Peltz as a
Non-Executive Director of the company and as a member of its
Compensation Committee.
It is expected that the appointments will be effective from 20 July
2022.
Nelson Peltz is Chief Executive Officer and a Founding Partner of
Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian"), an investment management
firm. He has previously served on the Boards of several major
global consumer goods companies, including The Procter & Gamble
Company, H.J. Heinz Company and Mondelēz
International.
Nils Andersen, Chair of Unilever, said: "We are pleased to be welcoming Nelson to the
Unilever Board. We have held extensive and constructive discussions
with him and the Trian team and believe that Nelson's experience in
the global consumer goods industry will be of value to Unilever as
we continue to drive the performance of our business. We look
forward to working closely together to create long term sustainable
value for our shareholders and wider
stakeholders."
Nelson Peltz said: "I am
delighted to be joining the Board of Unilever. We believe it is a
company with significant potential, through leveraging its
portfolio of strong consumer brands and its geographical footprint.
Trian has made a considerable investment in Unilever. We look
forward to working collaboratively with management and the Board to
help drive Unilever's strategy, operations, sustainability, and
shareholder value for the benefit of all
stakeholders."
Trian has confirmed that it manages funds which hold interests in
approximately 37.4 million ordinary shares of Unilever,
constituting approximately 1.5%* of Unilever's share
capital.
*Based on Unilever's shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) on
30 May 2022.
Disclosures for the Purposes of the UK Listing Rules
Nelson Peltz's appointments as a Non-Executive Director and as a
member of its Compensation Committee are expected to be confirmed
on or before 20 July 2022, subject to receipt of any required
regulatory approvals.
From April 1993 through June 2007, Mr Peltz served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Triarc Companies, Inc. which during that
period of time owned Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. and the Snapple
Beverage Group, as well as other consumer and industrial
businesses. Mr Peltz was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a
Director of Triangle Industries, Inc., the largest packaging
company in the world and a Fortune 100 industrial company, from
1983 until December 1988, when that company was acquired by
Pechiney, S.A., a leading international metals and packaging
company. Mr Peltz began his business career in 1963 when he joined
his family food business.
Mr Peltz currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman of The Wendy's
Company and on the Boards of Janus Henderson Group Plc and Madison
Square Garden Sports Corp.
In the early 1990s, Mr Peltz served as a director and executive
chairman of Mountleigh Holdings plc, a UK property trading and
retailing company, which was placed in administrative receivership
in May 1992 after the Gulf War severely impacted the UK real estate
market. In May 1991, Mr Peltz sold one-half of his shares in
Mountleigh to a third party in a private off-market transaction.
Before effecting the sale, Mr Peltz took legal advice from a
leading firm of London solicitors and, having considered that
advice, acted in the belief that the sale would not violate the
London Stock Exchange's rules governing the timing of dealings in
relation to restricted periods. In August 1991,
notwithstanding that his actions were in accordance with the advice
received, the LSE issued a public censure to Mr. Peltz for dealing
in Mountleigh securities during a restricted period while in
possession of unpublished price-sensitive information. Since 1991,
Mr Peltz has served on boards of various public companies,
including: The Procter & Gamble Company, Mondelēz
International, Inc., H.J. Heinz Company, The Wendy's Company,
Ingersoll-Rand plc, Legg Mason, Inc., Invesco Ltd., Sysco
Corporation, Janus Henderson Group Plc and Madison Square Garden
Sports Corp.
There are no other matters that require disclosure under 9.6.13R of
the UK Listing Rules.
ENDS
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Investors:
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About Unilever
Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Beauty &
Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods & Refreshment products,
with sales in over 190 countries and products used by 3.4 billion
people every day. We have 148,000 employees and generated sales of
€52.4 billion in 2021. Over half of our footprint is in
developing and emerging markets. We have around 400 brands found in
homes all over the world - including iconic global brands like
Dove, Lifebuoy, Knorr, Magnum, OMO and Surf; and other brands such
as Love Beauty & Planet, Hourglass, Seventh Generation and The
Vegetarian Butcher.
Our vision is to be the global leader in sustainable business and
to demonstrate how our purpose-led, future-fit business model
drives superior performance. We have a long tradition of being a
progressive, responsible business. It goes back to the days of our
founder William Lever, who launched the world's first purposeful
brand, Sunlight Soap, more than 100 years ago, and it's at the
heart of how we run our company today.
The Unilever Compass, our sustainable business strategy, is set out
to help us deliver superior performance and drive sustainable and
responsible growth, while:
- Improving the health of the planet;
- Improving people's health, confidence and wellbeing;
and
- Contributing to a fairer and more socially inclusive
world.
While there is still more to do, in the past year we're proud to
have achieved sector leadership in S&P's Dow Jones
Sustainability Index, 'Triple A' status in CDP's Climate, Water and
Forest benchmarks and to be named as the top ranked company in the
GlobeScan/SustainAbility Sustainability Leaders survey, for the
eleventh consecutive year.
For more information about Unilever and our brands, please visit
www.unilever.com.
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