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ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL
The called up share captal amountng to £41 mllon
(2013 £41 mllon) conssts of 1,310,156,361 (2013 1,310,156,361)
PL ordnary shares and 100,000 (2013 100,000) PL deferred
stock 50% of the deferred stock of Unlever PL are held by NV
Elma – a subsdary of Unlever NV and 50% owned by Unted
Holdngs Lmted – a subsdary of Unlever PL Further detals are
gven n note 15 to the consoldated accounts on pages 109 to 113
OTHER RESERVES
The own ordnary shares held by PL amount to 27,750,464
(201326,696,994) and are ncluded n Other reserves
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
1 January (367) (381)
Movements n shares (27) 14
31 December (394) (367)
PROFIT RETAINED
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
1 January 2,286 2,231
Proft for the year 1,093 1,183
Other movements(f) (721) 17
Dvdends pad(g) (1,163) (1,145)
31 December 1,495 2,286
(f) Further detals are gven n note 24 to the consoldated accounts on page 128
(g) Further detals are gven n note 8 to the consoldated accounts on page 103
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
ontngent labltes are not expected to gve rse to any materal
loss They nclude guarantees gven for group companes and
ont guarantees wth Unlever NV and Unlever Unted States,
relatng to the long-term debt and commercal paper ssued by
Unlever NV and/or Unlever aptal orporaton Inc The far
value of such guarantees was not sgnfcant n ether 2014 or
2013 The guarantees ssued to other companes were mmateral
REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS
The parent company accounts of Unlever PL are requred to
comply wth The ompanes (Dsclosure of Audtor Remuneraton)
Regulatons 2005 Audtors’ remuneraton n respect of Unlever
PLs ncluded wthn the dsclosures n note 25 on page 128
PROFIT APPROPRIATION
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
Proft for the year (avalable for dstrbuton) 1,093 1,183
Dvdends(h) (876) (883)
To proft retaned 217 300
(h) The dvdend to be pad n March 2015 (see post balance sheet event) s not
ncluded n the 2014 dvdend amount
POST BALANCE SHEET EVENT
On 20 January 2015 the Drectors announced a dvdend of
£02177perUnlever PLordnary share The dvdend s payable
from 11 March 2015 to shareholders regstered at close of
busness on 6February 2015
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
1 January 189 166
Addtons –44
Amortsaton (13) (21)
31 December 176 189
INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
Shares n group companes(a) 8,372 8,115
(a) Investments n subsdares nclude equty shares n Hndustan Unlever
Lmted, a subsdary of the roup, wth a cost of £2,197 mllon
(2013 £2,197 mllon) The shares are lsted on the Bombay Stock Exchange
and had a market value of £8,594 mllon (2013 £6,222 mllon) at
31 December 2014 The carryng value of the nvestments s supported by
ther underlyng net assets
DEBTORS
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
Due within one year:
Amounts due from group companes(b) 569 198
Taxaton and socal securty 26 45
Other 35
598 248
(b) Amounts due from group companes nclude balances wth several group
companes whch are nterest bearng at market nterest rates and are
unsecured and repayable on demand
LIABILITIES
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
Due within one year:
Amounts due to group companes(c) 7,245 5,162
Bonds and other loans(d) –907
Accruals and deferred ncome 11 11
Other –1
7,256 6,081
Due after more than one year:
Bonds and other loans(e) 648 398
(c) Amounts due to group companes nclude balances wth several group
companes whch are nterest bearng at market nterest rates and are
unsecured and repayable on demand
(d) Ths ncluded a £350 mllon 4% note ssued n 2009 whch matured n
December 2014 and commercal paper
(e) Ths ncludes a £400 mllon 475% note ssued n 2009 maturng n June
2017 (year-end value amortsed cost £398 mllon) and a £250 mllon 20%
note ssued n 2014 maturng December 2018 (year-end value amortsed
cost £249 mllon)
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES
(EXCLUDING PENSIONS ANDSIMILAR OBLIGATIONS)
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
Deferred taxaton (5) 7
Other provsons –1
(5) 8
Of whch due wthn one year –1
139Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2014 Financial statements
NOTES TO THE OMPANY AOUNTS
UNILEVER PL ONTINUED