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02/03/2023 09:30

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RNS Number : 6700R  Unilever PLC  02 March 2023

 

Annual General Meeting Director elections and re-elections

 

 

2 March 2023

 

Unilever today announced that the following Directors will offer themselves
for re-election to the Unilever PLC Board (the "Board") at the Annual General
Meeting of Unilever PLC on 3 May 2023 (the "2023 AGM"): Nils Andersen, Judith
Hartmann, Andrea Jung, Susan Kilsby, Strive Masiyiwa, Youngme Moon, Graeme
Pitkethly, Ruby Lu and Adrian Hennah.

 

Feike Sijbesma was first appointed to the Board on 1 November 2014 and will
offer himself for re-election at the 2023 AGM but will retire as a Director on
31 October 2023, at the end of nine years as a non-executive Director.

 

Alan Jope will also offer himself for re-election at the 2023 AGM but will
retire as a Director on 1 July 2023 in line with previous announcements.

 

Following the appointment of Nelson Peltz and Hein Schumacher as Directors on
1

July 2022 and 1 October 2022 respectively, both will be recommended for
election to

the Board at the 2023 AGM. Hein Schumacher will become Chief Executive Officer
on 1 July 2023 following a one-month handover period.

 

 

 

 

 

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factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are: Unilever's
global brands not meeting consumer preferences; Unilever's ability to innovate
and remain competitive; Unilever's investment choices in its portfolio
management; the effect of climate change on Unilever's business; Unilever's
ability to find sustainable solutions to its plastic packaging; significant
changes or deterioration in customer relationships; the recruitment and
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commodities; the production of safe and high quality products; secure and
reliable IT infrastructure; execution of acquisitions, divestitures and
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Amsterdam and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the
Annual Report on Form 20-F 2021 and the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts
2021 available on our corporate website.

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