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Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2004 165
Principal group companies and fixed investments
Unilever Group as at 31 December 2004
The companies listed below and on pages 166 to 168 are those which,
in the opinion of the Directors, principally affect the amount of profit
and assets shown in the Unilever Group accounts. The Directors
consider that those companies not listed are not significant in relation
to Unilever as a whole.
Full information as required by Articles 379 and 414 of Book 2 of the
Civil Code in the Netherlands has been filed by Unilever N.V. with the
Commercial Registry in Rotterdam.
Particulars of PLC group companies and other significant holdings
as required by the United Kingdom Companies Act 1985 will be
annexed to the next Annual Return of Unilever PLC.
The main activities of the companies listed below are indicated
according to the following key:
Holding companies H
Foods F
Home and Personal Care P
Other Operations O
Unless otherwise indicated, the companies are incorporated and
principally operate in the countries under which they are shown.
The aggregate percentage of equity capital directly or indirectly held by
NV or PLC is shown in the margin, except where it is 100%. All these
percentages are rounded down to the nearest whole number.
The percentage of Unilever’s shareholdings held either directly or
indirectly by NV and PLC are identified in the tables according to the
following code:
NV 100% a
PLC 100% b
NV 73%; PLC 27% c
NV 89%; PLC 11% d
NV 21%; PLC 79% e
NV 57%; PLC 43% f
NV 93%; PLC 7% g
Principal group companies
% Europe Ownership Activity
Austria
Unilever Austria GmbH. d FP
Belgium
Unilever Belgium BVBA/SPRL (Unibel) d FP
Bulgaria
Unilever Bulgaria E.O.O.D. a FP
Croatia
Unilever Croatia d.o.o. a FP
Czech Republic
Unilever C
vR, spol. s r.o. a FP
Denmark
Unilever Bestfoods A/S a F
Unilever Danmark A/S a FP
Estonia
Unilever Eesti OU a FP
Finland
Suomen Unilever Oy a FP
% Europe continued Ownership Activity
France
Amora Maille Société Industrielle d F
99 Bestfoods France Société Industrielle S.A. d F
Cogesal-Miko d F
Fralib Sourcing Unit d F
99 Lever Fabergé France d P
Unilever Bestfoods France d F
Unilever France d H
Germany
Langnese-Iglo GmbH d F
Lever Fabergé Deutschland GmbH d P
Maizena Grundstücksverwaltungs
GmbH & Co. OHG(1) dF
Monda Beteiligungs GmbH d F
Monda IPR GmbH & Co. OHG(1) dF
Monda Vermögensverwaltungs
GmbH & Co. OHG(1) dF
Pfanni GmbH & Co. OHG Stavenhagen(1) dF
Pfanni Werke Grundstücksverwaltungs
GmbH & Co. OHG(1) dF
PW Vermietungs GmbH & Co. KG(1) dF
UBG Vermietungs GmbH & Co. OHG(1) dH
Unilever Bestfoods Deutschland GmbH d F
Unilever Beteiligungs GmbH d H
Unilever Deutschland GmbH d H
Unilever Deutschland Holding GmbH d H
Greece
67 ‘Elais’ Oleaginous Products A.E. a F
Unilever Hellas A.E.B.E. a FP
Hungary
Unilever Magyarország Kft a FP
Ireland
Lever Fabergé Ireland Ltd. b P
Unilever Foods (Ireland) Limited b F
Italy
Lever Fabergé Italia Srl g P
Sagit Srl g F
Unilever Bestfoods Italia Srl g F
Unilever Italia SpA g H
Latvia
Unilever Baltic LLC a FP
Lithuania
Unilever Lietuva UAB a FP
The Netherlands
Iglo Mora Groep B.V. a F
Lever Fabergé Nederland B.V. a P
Mixhold B.V. d H
Unilever Bestfoods Nederland B.V. d F
Unilever N.V.(2) H
Unilever Nederland B.V. a H
Norway
Unilever Norge AS a F
Poland
99 Unilever Polska S.A. d FP
(1) Due to the inclusion of the partnerships in the consolidated
group accounts of Unilever, para 264(b) of the German trade
law grants an exemption from the duty to prepare individual
statutory financial statements and management reports in
accordance with the requirements for limited liability companies
and to have these audited.
(2) See ‘Basis of consolidation’ on page 96.