FORM
6-K
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule
13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the month
of April, 2009
UNILEVER
PLC
(Translation of
registrant's name into English)
UNILEVER HOUSE,
BLACKFRIARS, LONDON, ENGLAND
(Address of principal
executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____
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Exhibit 99 attached hereto is
incorporated herein by reference.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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UNILEVER PLC |
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Date: 1 May, 2009
EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NUMBER |
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Notice to London Stock Exchange dated 1 May 2009 |
Exhibit 99
This Report on Form 6-K contains the following:
Exhibit 1: Stock Exchange Announcement dated 2 April 2009 entitled ‘Unilever Completes Tigi Acquisitions’
Exhibit 2: Stock Exchange Announcement dated 23 April 2009 entitled ‘Notice of Results’
Exhibit 3: Stock Exchange Announcement dated 29 April 2009 entitled ‘Unilever acquires leading Russian sauces business Baltimor’
Exhibit 1:
UNILEVER COMPLETES TIGI ACQUISITION
Unilever today confirmed that, further to its announcement on 26 January 2009, it has obtained the required regulatory clearances and has completed the acquisition of the TIGI hair care product business and Advanced Education Academies.
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2nd April, 2009
About Unilever
Unilever’s
mission is to add vitality to life. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and
personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of
life.
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods with
strong local roots in more than 100 countries across the globe. Its portfolio includes some
of the world’s best known and most loved brands including thirteen €1 billion
brands and global leadership in many categories in which the company operates. The
portfolio features brand icons such as Knorr, Hellmann’s, Lipton, Flora, Dove, Lux,
Pond's, Sure, Persil and Domestos.
Unilever has around 174,000 employees in approaching 100 countries and generated annual
sales of €40
billion in 2008. For
more information about Unilever and its brands, please visit
www.unilever.com
www.tigihaircare.com
Exhibit 2:
ANNOUNCEMENT OF UNILEVER RESULTS
FIRST QUARTER 2009
An announcement by the Directors
of Unilever of the results for the first quarter of 2009 will be made at 07.00 hours
(08.00 hours CET) on Thursday 7 May 2009.
Exhibit 3:
UNILEVER ACQUIRES LEADING RUSSIAN SAUCES BUSINESS BALTIMOR
April 29, 2009,
Unilever today announced its intention
to acquire Baltimor Holding ZAO’s sauces business, the leading ketchup business in
Russia. The acquisition will further strengthen Unilever’s existing dressings
portfolio and competitive position in Russia, one of its priority countries.
The acquisition, which follows Unilever’s purchase of Russia’s leading ice
cream business, Inmarko in 2008 and its commitment to build a state-of-the-art food
production facility in Tula, further consolidates the position of Unilever’s business
in Russia.
Vindi Banga, Unilever’s President
of Foods and Home & Personal Care, said: “Russia is a key market for Unilever,
and we believe that the acquisition of
Baltimor, which is already a strong
ketchup brand in the region, will strengthen our position further. Our world-class research
and development expertise and knowledge of the foods business coupled with Baltimor’s
local strengths, can significantly enhance our position in the Russian ketchup and
dressings market.”
The acquisition includes ketchup, mayonnaise and tomato paste business under the Baltimor,
Pomo d’ Oro and Vostochniy Gourmand brands – accounting for annual turnover of
around €70 million – and a production facility at Kolpino, near St. Petersburg.
It excludes Baltimor’s branded vegetables, condiment, preserve and juices business
and production facilities at Krasnodar and Khabarovsk.
The acquisition consideration is made on a cash and debt free basis and is not material to
Unilever overall. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
Notes to Editors
Baltimor
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Baltimor Holding was founded in 1995 in St. Petersburg and over the last 13 years it has become the number 1 ketchup manufacturer in Russia. Today, the company has 3 manufacturing and production sites located in Kolpino near St Petersburg, Krasnodar, and Khabarovsk. |
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The company’s brand portfolio includes: Baltimor ketchup, mayonnaise, tomato paste and other vegetable condiments and preserves, 8 Ovoschey vegetable juices and nectars, Makosh ' juices, compotes, frozen fruit and berries, Pomo d'Oro ketchup and Vostochniy Gourmand ketchup . |
The production unit will complement the existing Unilever network of factories in Moscow, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tula, and St Petersburg itself, to supply products primarily for the Russian market.
Unilever
Unilever’s
mission is to add vitality to life. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and
personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of
life.
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods with
strong local roots in more than 100 countries across the globe. Its portfolio includes some
of the world’s best known and most loved brands including thirteen €1 billion
brands and global leadership in many categories in which the company operates. The
portfolio features brand icons such as: Knorr, Hellmann’s, Lipton, Dove, Axe and
Cif.
Unilever has around 174,000 employees in approaching 100 countries and generated annual sales of over €40.5 billion in 2008. For more information about Unilever and its brands, please visit www.unilever.com .
Unilever Russia
Unilever has operated in Russia since
1992 and has 7 manufacturing and production sites:
Moscow
(spreads and crème
bonjour), St.
Petersburg (home care,
personal care and tea),
Tula
(dressings, savory, food ingredients)
and ice cream production plants in
Tula, Novosibirsk
and
Omsk
and more than 160 representative
offices across the country.
The company’s brand portfolio in Russia includes:
Beseda, Becel, Brooke Bond,
Calvé, Hellmann's, Knorr,
and
Lipton
, together with Axe, Cif,
Clear, Domestos, Dove, Rexona, Sunsilk
and
Timotei
. With the acquisition of
Inmarko, the leading Russian ice cream producer, in 2008 company’s portfolio also now
includes the Ekzo, Magnat,
San-Cremo, Torzestvo ice
cream brands, amongst others.
Unilever has invested close to $1 billion in its business in Russia and now employs more than 6,500 people across the country.
Safe Harbour
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', 'believes' or the negative of these terms and other
similar expressions of future performance or results, including financial objectives to
2010, 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, 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 Annual Report & Accounts on Form
20-F. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement.
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.