Result of AGM
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13 May 2026
UNILEVER PLC
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Unilever PLC shareholders today approved each of the resolutions put to the 2026 Annual General Meeting. Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to 21 were passed as special resolutions. Voting was by poll on each resolution and the results are set out below.
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
The following directors stood for election or re-election and were duly elected or re-elected by the shareholders of Unilever PLC:
Srinivas Phatak, Fernando Fernandez, Adrian Hennah, Susan Kilsby, Ruby Lu, Judith McKenna, Ian Meakins, Benoît Potier, Nelson Peltz and Zoe Yujnovich.
POLL RESULTS - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 13 May 2026
|
|
TOTAL VOTES FOR |
% |
TOTAL VOTES AGAINST |
% |
TOTAL VOTES CAST |
% OF SHARE CAPITAL VALIDLY CAST VOTED FOR AND AGAINST |
VOTES WITHHELD |
|
1. To receive the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 together with the Directors' Reports and the Auditor's Report |
1,580,991,350 |
99.30% |
11,157,844 |
0.70% |
1,592,149,194 |
73.05% |
2,854,936 |
|
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
1,555,794,771 |
97.63% |
37,810,344 |
2.37% |
1,593,605,115 |
73.12% |
1,398,986 |
|
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy |
1,472,503,925 |
95.69% |
66,280,179 |
4.31% |
1,538,784,104 |
70.60% |
56,219,995 |
|
4. To elect Srinivas Phatak as a Director |
1,580,475,082 |
99.17% |
13,178,650 |
0.83% |
1,593,653,732 |
73.12% |
1,340,374 |
|
5. To re-elect Fernando Fernandez as a Director |
1,583,231,485 |
99.34% |
10,529,184 |
0.66% |
1,593,760,669 |
73.13% |
1,233,437 |
|
6. To re-elect Adrian Hennah as a Director |
1,557,298,733 |
97.72% |
36,270,781 |
2.28% |
1,593,569,514 |
73.12% |
1,424,359 |
|
7. To re-elect Susan Kilsby as a Director |
1,484,064,632 |
93.13% |
109,506,168 |
6.87% |
1,593,570,800 |
73.12% |
1,423,276 |
|
8. To re-elect Ruby Lu as a Director |
1,570,537,480 |
98.56% |
23,005,452 |
1.44% |
1,593,542,932 |
73.12% |
1,451,054 |
|
9. To re-elect Judith McKenna as a Director |
1,575,620,267 |
98.95% |
16,659,699 |
1.05% |
1,592,279,966 |
73.06% |
2,714,110 |
|
10. To re-elect Ian Meakins as a Director |
1,553,382,104 |
97.47% |
40,302,794 |
2.53% |
1,593,684,898 |
73.12% |
1,309,179 |
|
11. To re-elect Benoît Potier as a Director |
1,586,832,733 |
99.58% |
6,672,801 |
0.42% |
1,593,505,534 |
73.12% |
1,488,541 |
|
12. To re-elect Nelson Peltz as a Director |
1,567,360,466 |
98.35% |
26,323,593 |
1.65% |
1,593,684,059 |
73.12% |
1,309,852 |
|
13. To re-elect Zoe Yujnovich as a Director |
1,585,635,702 |
99.51% |
7,870,175 |
0.49% |
1,593,505,877 |
73.12% |
1,488,109 |
|
14. To reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditor of the Company |
1,498,485,183 |
94.03% |
95,188,929 |
5.97% |
1,593,674,112 |
73.12% |
1,319,965 |
|
15. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditor |
1,549,929,336 |
97.26% |
43,705,464 |
2.74% |
1,593,634,800 |
73.12% |
1,357,540 |
|
16. To authorise political donations and expenditure |
1,565,545,743 |
98.69% |
20,765,439 |
1.31% |
1,586,311,182 |
72.79% |
8,681,990 |
|
17. To renew the authority to Directors to allot shares |
1,514,649,146 |
95.04% |
79,041,118 |
4.96% |
1,593,690,264 |
73.12% |
1,303,190 |
|
18. To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption rights |
1,567,547,387 |
98.41% |
25,396,198 |
1.59% |
1,592,943,585 |
73.09% |
2,049,235 |
|
19. To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with acquisitions or capital investments |
1,567,877,041 |
98.42% |
25,244,781 |
1.58% |
1,593,121,822 |
73.10% |
1,870,685 |
|
20. To renew the authority to the Company to purchase its own shares |
1,589,650,031 |
99.79% |
3,337,255 |
0.21% |
1,592,987,286 |
73.09% |
2,006,204 |
|
21. To shorten the notice period for General Meetings (other than Annual General Meetings) to 14 clear days' notice |
1,491,770,465 |
93.59% |
102,144,736 |
6.41% |
1,593,915,201 |
73.13% |
1,078,905 |
NOTES:
- The 'For' vote includes votes given at the Chair's discretion and details of proxy votes cast are included in the table above.
- As at close of business on 12 May 2026, the total number of issued ordinary shares of Unilever PLC was 2,185,205,247. Of those ordinary shares, 5,531,265 were held as treasury shares and 239,520 ordinary shares (including ordinary shares represented by Unilever PLC ADSs) were held by or on behalf of companies in the Unilever Group (the "Unilever Group Shares"). The voting rights attaching to the Unilever Group Shares are not exercisable. Therefore, as at 11.30am on 13 May 2026, the total number of Unilever PLC ordinary shares with exercisable voting rights was 2,179,434,462.
A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to and available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. A copy of the resolutions can also be found in the Chair's Letter and Notice of Meeting which is available on our website: www.unilever.com/AGM.
Prakash Kakkad
Chief Legal Officer and Group Company Secretary
13 May 2026
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