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116
Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2000 Shareholder Information
Analysis of shareholding
Information about exchange controls affecting
security holders
Significant shareholders of NV
As far as w e are aware the only holders of more than 5% of any class of NV shares (apart from Nedamtrust, see page 114) are
Nationale Nederlanden N.V. and Aegon Levensverzekering N.V. The voting rights of such shareholders are the same as for other
holders of the class of share indicated. Details of such holdings on 28 February 2001 are as follows:
Nationale Nederlanden N.V.
• 12 310 077 (2.15% ) ordinary shares (Fl. 13 787 286)
• 20 670 (71.26% ) 7% Cumulative Preference Shares (Fl. 20 665 500)
• 120 092 (74.56% ) 6% Cumulative Preference Shares (Fl. 120 088 400)
• 504 440 (67.26% ) 4% Cumulative Preference Shares (Fl. 50 444 000)
• 21 013 355 (9.94% ) 10 cents Cumulative Preference Shares (Fl. 2 101 336)
Aegon Levensverzekering N.V.
• 96 735 (0.02% ) ordinary shares (Fl. 108 343)
• 4 998 (17.23% ) 7% Cumulative Preference Shares (Fl. 4 995 300)
• 29 540 (18.34% ) 6% Cumulative Preference Shares (Fl. 29 540 000)
• 157 106 (20.95% ) 4% Cumulative Preference Shares (Fl. 15 710 600)
Some of the above holdings are in the form of depositary receipts against NV shares issued by Nedamtrust (see page 115).
There have been no material changes to the holdings of significant shareholders of NV during the three years up to and
including 2000.
Significant shareholders of PLC
The follow ing table gives details of shareholders who held more than 3% of PLC’s shares or deferred stock on 28 February 2001. The voting
rights of such shareholders are the same as for other holders of the class of share indicated. We take this information from the register w e
hold under section 211 of the UK Companies Act 1985.
Number of shares Approximate
Title of Class Name of Holder held % held
Deferred Stock Naamlooze Vennootschap Elma £50 000 50
United Holdings Limited £50 000 50
Ordinary shares Trustees of the Leverhulme Trust and the
Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust 156 815 034 5
Brandes Investment Partners L.P. 205 858 891 7
The Capital Group Companies, Inc 87 756 439 3
The holding by Brandes Investments Partners L.P. is on behalf of unaffiliated custodian banks and that of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
is on behalf of affiliated investment management companies. These holdings were notified to PLC in November and December 2000. In M ay
2000 the Prudential Corporation plc, which had held 158 172 361 ordinary shares (5% ) in 1998 and 91 776 330 (3% ) in both 1999 and
2000, ceased to be a significant shareholder in PLC. Otherw ise, there have been no changes to the holdings of significant shareholders in
PLC during the three years up to and including 2000.
Unilever NV
Under the Dutch External Financial Relations Act of 28 M ay 1980 the Government, the Minister of Finance and the Central
Bank of Netherlands are all authorised to issue regulations relating to financial transactions involving Dutch residents, if a non-
Dutch resident is also involved, or if the transactions are conducted in a foreign currency. If regulations are issued in the future,
we could be in need of a licence for this type of transaction. To date no regulations of this type have been issued.
Unilever PLC
None.