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23rd December, 2005
Unilever signs 7 year contract with IBM for financial transactional services outsourcing
23/12/2005 : Unilever today announced it has signed a contract to outsource significant parts of its financial transactional services to IBM. This agreement covers more than 20 European countries and is part of the One Unilever programme, which aims to streamline the organisation in order to increase competitiveness in the marketplace and step up growth.
IBM will provide financial services including Purchase to Pay, General Accounting and Bill to Cash and will be delivered from IBM centres in Portugal, Poland and India ...
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20th December, 2005
Unilever & Ad van Geloven expect to reach agreement on sale of Mora
20/12/2005 : Unilever today announced that it intends to sell Mora to snack producer Ad van Geloven for an undisclosed sum.
Talks between the two parties have reached an advanced stage and consultation with the works council and trade unions about the transfer will start soon ...
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19th December, 2005
New Unilever pension asset pooling vehicle - univest launched
19/12/2005 : Unilever has announced the establishment of Univest, a new pension asset pooling vehicle which gives the opportunity to leverage the strengths of Unilever and its national-based pension funds ...
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19th December, 2005
Unilever retains and strengthens its dual structure
19/12/2005 : The Board of Unilever today announces the outcome of the final stage of its review of corporate governance and structure. Two previous stages concentrated on its board and leadership structure.
Following a review of its current corporate structure, the Unilever Board concluded that:• The current structure, with some important changes, meets the needs of the business for the foreseeable future ...
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15th December, 2005
Unilever financial calendar 2006
15/12/2005 : The payment timetable for Unilever 2005 final dividends and the 2006 interim dividends on ordinary shares will be as follows:
Final for 2005Unilever NVNV New York sharesProposal announced9 February 20069 February 2006Declaration (at AGM*)8 May 20068 May 2006Ex-dividend date10 May 200610 May 2006Record date9 May 200612 May 2006Payment date12 June 200612 June 2006 Final for 2005Unilever PLCPLC ADRSProposal announced9 February 20069 February 2006Declaration (at AGM*)9 May 20069 May 2006Ex-dividend date17 May 200617 May 2006Record date19 May 200619 May 2006Payment date12 June 200612 June 2006 Interim for 2006Unilever NVNV New York sharesAnnounced2 November 20062 November 2006Ex-dividend date3 November 20063 November 2006Record date2 November 20067 November 2006Payment date4 December 20064 December 2006 Interim for 2006Unilever PLCPLC ADRSAnnounced2 November 20062 November 2006Ex-dividend date8 November 20068 November 2006Record date10 November 200610 November 2006Payment date4 December 20064 December 2006 Unilever NV cumulative preference sharesAnnouncedEx-dividend dateRecord datePayment date4%8 December 200611 December 20068 December 20062 January 20076% and 7%8 September 200611 September 20068 September 20062 October 2006Other key financial dates for 2006Financial results will be published at 08:00hrs CET/07:00hrs UK time on the following dates:Q4 Thursday, 9 February 2006
Q1 Thursday, 4 May 2006
Q2 Thursday, 3 August 2006
Q3 Thursday, 2 November 2006
Q4 Thursday, 8 February 2007*The Annual General Meetings of Unilever NV and Unilever PLC will be held on Monday, 8 May 2006, and Tuesday 9 May 2006 in Rotterdam and London respectively.December 15 2005 SAFE HARBOUR STATEMENT: This announcement may contain forward-looking statements, including ‘forward-looking statements’ within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as ‘expects’, ‘anticipates’, ‘intends’ or the negative of these terms 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 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, including, among others, competitive pricing and activities, consumption levels, costs, the ability to maintain and manage key customer relationships and supply chain sources, currency values, interest rates, the ability to integrate acquisitions and complete planned divestitures, physical risks, environmental risks, the ability to manage regulatory, tax and legal matters and resolve pending matters within current estimates, legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments, political, economic and social conditions in the geographic markets where the Group operates and new or changed priorities of the Boards. Further details of potential risks and uncertainties affecting the Group are described in the Group’s filings with the London Stock Exchange, Euronext Amsterdam and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report and Accounts on Form 20-F ...
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18th November, 2005
Dutch supreme court dismisses appeal by Unilever against decision by enterprise chamber to order an inquiry
18/11/2005 : Rotterdam, 18 November.- The Dutch Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal by Unilever N.V. against the decision taken by the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal to start an inquiry with regard to the NLG 0.10 preference shares Unilever N.V.
Unilever will continue to fully co-operate with the pending inquiry. The NLG 0.10 preference shares were issued by Unilever N.V ...
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3rd November, 2005
Q3 2005 results
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3rd October, 2005
Share buy-back statement
03/10/2005 : Unilever PLC and Unilever NV announce the commencement of the share buy-back programme of up to €500 million aggregate market value in shares in the capital of Unilever NV and/or Unilever PLC announced in February 2005.
The purpose of the programme is to enhance earnings per share. This is in addition to the replenishment by Unilever NV of treasury shares used for the conversion of its €0.05 preference shares, also announced in February 2005, under which 14.2M shares have been bought back as of 30 September.The buy-back may be of either Unilever NV shares, Unilever PLC shares or both. The buy-back will take place within the limitations of the authority granted to the Boards by the respective general meetings of shareholders ...
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16th September, 2005
Unilever to conduct study into strategic options for its European frozen foods business
16/09/2005 : Unilever has decided to undertake a study into strategic options for the future of its frozen foods business in Western Europe.
The study will encompass its main brands - Iglo, Findus and BirdsEye - and will cover the 11 Western European countries where Unilever is active in this category ...
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4th August, 2005
Q2 2005 results
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