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Unilever PLC announced on 18 October 2023 the completion of its share buyback programme of up to €3 billion, initially announced on 10 February 2022. Under the fourth tranche, which began on 8 September 2023, 16,181,572 ordinary shares were purchased and placed in treasury. Unilever PLC now holds 16,181,572 ordinary shares in treasury and has 2,500,415,766 ordinary shares in issue, following the purchase and cancellation of 49,770,289 shares from the first three tranches on 2 August 2023.
| Date | 18 Oct 2023 |
| Time | 14:00:01 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 5634Q |
Unilever Completes Share Buyback Programme
London - Unilever PLC announces the successful completion of the fourth and final tranche of its share buyback programme of up to €3 billion initially announced on 10 February 2022 (the 'Programme').
Under the fourth tranche of the Programme, which began on 8 September 2023, a total of 16,181,572 ordinary Unilever PLC shares were purchased and placed in treasury. As a result, Unilever PLC holds a total of 16,181,572 ordinary shares in treasury and has a total of 2,500,415,766 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Under the first three tranches of the Programme, a total of 49,770,289 ordinary Unilever PLC shares were purchased, and subsequently cancelled on 2 August 2023.
Please see the total voting rights announcement dated 2 October 2023 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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