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142 Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2006
Shareholder information (continued)
Analysis of PLC registered holdings
At 31 December 2006 PLC had 67 462 ordinary shareholdings.
The following table analyses the registered holdings of PLC’s 319pordinary shares at 31 December 2006:
Number Total
Number of shares of holdings % shares held %
1 1 000 43 107 63.90 17 802 194 1.36
1001 – 2 500 14 326 21.24 22 820 193 1.74
2501 – 5 000 5 637 8.36 19 850 051 1.52
5001 – 10 000 2 256 3.34 15 431 690 1.18
10 001 – 25 000 970 1.44 14 471 304 1.10
25 001 – 50 000 307 0.45 10 773 983 0.82
50 001 – 100 000 209 0.31 14 935 085 1.14
100 001 –1 000 000 488 0.72 166 272 636 12.69
Over1 000 000 162 0.24 1 027 799 225 78.45
67 462 100.00 1 310 156 361 100.00
Share purchases during 2006
million
Total number of Maximum value that
shares purchased may yet be purchased
Total number of Average price as part of publicly as part of publicly
shares purchased paid per share announced plans announced plans(a)
January ––––
February 2175 461 19.56 – –
March 933 604 19.31 – –
April 25 941 18.77 – –
May 1236 949 18.38 – –
June 66 932 17.08 – –
July ––––
August 237 632 17.92 – –
September 320 446 19.28 – –
October ––––
November 707 025 20.26 – –
December 317 141 20.49 – –
Total 6021 131 19.30 – –
(a) The above share purchases were made to satisfy commitments to deliver shares under our Share Based Plans which are described in
note 29 on page 117.In 2006, we replaced the originally planned share buy back of €500 million for 2006 by a one-off dividend
of €750 million, paid at the time of and in addition to the normal interim dividend.
Exchange controls affecting security holders
Under the Dutch External Financial Relations Act of 25 March 1994 the Minister of Finance is authorised to issue regulations relating to
financial transactions concerning the movement of capital to or from thirdcountries with respect to direct investments, establishment,
the performing of financial services, the admission of negotiable instruments or goods with respect to which regulations have been
issued under the Import and Export Act in the interest of the international legal system or an arrangement relevant thereto. These
regulations may contain a prohibition to perform any of the actions indicated in those regulations without a licence. To date no
regulations of this type have been issued which are applicable to Unilever N.V.
The Central Bank of the Netherlands is authorised to issue regulations with respect to reporting obligations. Pursuant to this
authorisation it has issued the Reporting Obligations Balance of Payments 2003 (the ‘RR 2003’). Unilever N.V. has been appointed by
the Central Bank as an institution subject to the reporting obligations and Unilever N.V. complies with such obligations.
Thereare currently no exchange controls affecting PLC shareholders.
Shareholder information (continued)