Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC announced today that each filed today,
March 5, 2010, its Annual Report on Form 20-F, for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009, with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission. A copy of this Annual Report on Form 20-F is available to
download on its website at http://www.unilever.com/investorrelations
or www.unilever.com.
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Copies of the Annual Report on Form 20-F are available, free of charge,
upon request to Unilever PLC, Investor Relations Department, Unilever
House, 100 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DY, United Kingdom.
About Unilever North America
Unilever works to create a better future every day. We help people feel
good, look good and get more out of life with brands and services that
are good for them and good for others. Each day, around the world,
consumers make 160 million decisions to purchase Unilever products. In
the United States, Canada and the Greater Caribbean (Trinidad & Tobago,
Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) the portfolio includes brand icons such
as: Axe, Becel, Ben & Jerry’s, Bertolli, Blue Band, Breyers, Caress,
Country Crock, Degree, Dove personal care products, Hellmann’s,
Klondike, Knorr, Lipton, Omo, Popsicle, Promise, Q-Tips, Skippy,
Slim-Fast, Suave, Sunsilk and Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names
are registered trademarks of the Unilever Group of Companies. Dedicated
to serving consumers and the communities where we live, work and play,
Unilever employs more than 13,000 people across North America –
generating nearly $10 billion in sales in 2009. For more information,
visit www.unileverusa.com.
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‘forward-looking statements’ within the meaning of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as
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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, economic slowdown,
industry consolidation, access to credit markets, recruitment levels,
reputational risks, commodity prices, continued availability of raw
materials, prioritization of projects, consumption levels, costs, the
ability to maintain and manage key customer relationships and supply
chain sources, consumer demands, currency values, interest rates, the
ability to integrate acquisitions and complete planned divestitures, the
ability to complete planned restructuring activities, 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 20-F Report and the
Annual Report and Accounts 2009. These forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date of this document. Except as required by any
applicable law or regulation, the Group expressly disclaims any
obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions
to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change
in the Group’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
