Unilever prices $1.0bn bond on the U.S. market.
Unilever has today priced a dual-tranche $1.0 billion bond on the U.S. market. $500 million 2.1 per cent fixed rate notes are due 30 July 2020, with a further $500 million 3.1 per cent fixed rate notes due 30 July 2025. The bond offering is scheduled to close on 31 July 2015.
This offering is being made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 1-800-831-9146, Goldman, Sachs & Co. at 1-866-471-2526, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at 1-212-834-4533 or UBS Securities LLC at 1-888-827-7275.
An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement, together with the prospectus, is also available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
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About Unilever:
Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers on any given day. It has 174,000 employees and generated annual sales of €48.4 billion in 2014. Over half of the company's footprint is in the faster growing developing and emerging markets (57% in 2014). The portfolio includes Persil, Dove, Knorr, Domestos, Hellmann's, Lipton, Wall's ice cream, Marmite, Magnum and Lynx.
Unilever's Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) aims to double the size of the business whilst reducing environmental footprint and increasing positive social impact. It says the USLP is Unilever's strategic response to the challenges businesses face operating in an uncertain and volatile world. Its three goals are:
· Helping more than a billion people take action to improve their health and well-being
· Decoupling growth from environmental impact
· And enhancing the livelihoods of millions of people by 2020
Supporting these goals, the company has defined nine commitments, underpinned by targets encompassing social, environmental and economic areas.
