Completion of First Tranche of 2024 Share Buyback
Completion of First Tranche of 2024 Share Buyback Programme
London, 30 August 2024. Unilever PLC announces the completion of the first tranche ("First Tranche") of its share buyback programme of up to €1.5 billion initially announced on 8 February 2024 (the "Programme").
Under the First Tranche which was announced on 17 May 2024, a total of 13,437,701 ordinary Unilever PLC shares were purchased with an aggregate market value equivalent of €700,101,906.
Further tranches of the Programme will be announced in due course as appropriate.
Please see the total voting rights announcement dated 1 August 2024 for Unilever PLC's latest total voting rights figure published under the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.
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About Unilever
Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition and Ice Cream products, with sales in over 190 countries and products used by 3.4 billion people every day. We have 128,000 employees and generated sales of €59.6 billion in 2023.
For more information about Unilever and our brands, please visit www.unilever.com.
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