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Unification - Results of Shareholder Meetings
Unification - Results of Shareholder Meetings.
About this update from Unilever Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 8344B\n Unilever PLC\n 12 October 2020\n \n \n \n \n Unification of Unilever's Corporate Structure - Results of the Shareholder Meetings of Unilever PLC\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n London/Rotterdam, 12 October 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\"). On 10 August 2020, Unilever published a circular to shareholders of Unilever NV and Unilever PLC (the \"Circular\") and a prospectus for Unilever PLC (the \"Prospectus\") in connection with Unification.\n \n Unilever is pleased to announce that at the court meeting (the \"Court Meeting\") and general meeting (the \"General Meeting\") of Unilever PLC shareholders held by electronic means earlier today in connection with Unification, all of the resolutions proposed were duly passed by Unilever PLC shareholders. This follows the passing of the resolutions at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Unilever NV held virtually on 21 September 2020.\n \n At the Court Meeting, a majority in number of Unilever PLC shareholders, who voted (either in person or by proxy) and who together represented over 75% by value of the votes cast, voted in favour of the resolution to approve the cross-border merger (the \"Cross-Border Merger\"). The resolution was duly passed as a result. At the General Meeting, the special resolution to approve the Cross-Border Merger and provide for its implementation was also passed by the requisite majority.\n \n \n Court Meeting\n \n The voting at the Court Meeting on the resolution to approve the Cross-Border Merger was taken on a poll and the results were as follows:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Number of Unilever PLC shareholders voting\n \n \n \n \n % of Unilever PLC shareholders voting\n \n \n \n \n Number of votes\n \n \n \n \n % of votes\n \n \n \n \n % of eligible voting rights in Unilever PLC that were exercised(1)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR\n \n \n \n \n 3,618\n \n \n \n \n 95.99\n \n \n \n \n 886,681,185\n \n \n \n \n 99.50\n \n \n \n \n 76.26\n \n \n \n \n \n \n AGAINST\n \n \n \n \n 151\n \n \n \n \n 4.01\n \n \n \n \n 4,496,530\n \n \n \n \n 0.50\n \n \n \n \n 0.39\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Notes:\n \n \n \n (1) At 8.00 p.m...