Share Buyback Programme

Share Buyback Programme - Update December 2022

19/12/2022

London - Unilever PLC confirms the successful completion of the second tranche of €750 million of its programme to buy back shares with an aggregate market value equivalent of up to €3 billion.

On 10 February 2022, Unilever PLC announced its fourth quarter and full year 2021 results and a share buyback programme of up to €3 billion to be conducted over 2022 and 2023. On 6 September 2022, Unilever PLC announced the commencement of the second tranche of the buyback programme for an aggregate market value equivalent to €750,000,000 to be completed by 23 December 2022 (the "Second Tranche").

Unilever PLC confirms the completion of the Second Tranche. Between 6 September 2022 and 19 December 2022, a total of 16,415,133 ordinary Unilever PLC shares were purchased.

Further tranches of the share buyback programme will be announced in due course as appropriate.

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