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Publication of Shareholder Documentation
Publication of Shareholder Documentation.
About this update from Unilever Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 5713V\n Unilever PLC\n 10 August 2020\n \n \n \n \n Unification of Unilever's Corporate Structure - Publication of Shareholder Documentation and Change of Dividend Date\n \n \n \n \n \n London/Rotterdam, 10 August 2020\n \n \n On 11 June 2020, Unilever announced plans to unify its Group legal structure under a single parent company, Unilever PLC (\"Unification\"). Unilever has today published a circular to shareholders of Unilever NV and Unilever PLC (the \"Circular\") and expects to publish a prospectus for Unilever PLC (the \"Prospectus\") during the course of today.\n \n The Circular contains further information on Unification, the common draft terms of merger and, among other things, the notices of meeting for an extraordinary general meeting of Unilever NV and shareholder meetings of Unilever PLC.\n \n The Prospectus will be published upon receipt of approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (\"FCA\") and will relate to the proposed listing of new Unilever PLC Shares on the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and the admission of the Unilever PLC shares to listing and trading on Euronext in Amsterdam.\n \n Shareholders of Unilever NV and Unilever PLC are encouraged to read the Circular and Prospectus in full.\n \n Proposed timetable\n \n The Unilever NV extraordinary general meeting will take place in Rotterdam on 21 September 2020. The Unilever PLC shareholder meetings will take place in London on 12 October 2020. Further information on these meetings is set out in the Circular.\n \n Unification is expected to complete over the weekend of 21 and 22 November 2020, meaning that the expected last day of trading in Unilever NV shares (including Unilever NV shares in New York registry form) would be 20 November 2020.\n \n In a change to the previously-published dates for the announcement and payment of dividends in 2020, Unilever PLC and Unilever NV now plan to announce the dividend on ordinary shares for Unilever N.V., Unilever PLC, NV New York Registry Shares and PLC ADRs in respect of Q3 2020 on 22 October 2020 and pay this dividend on 20 November 2020. The record date will be brought forward from 6 November 2020 to 30 October 2020, and hence the ex-dividend date wil...