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Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2007 137
Shareholder information
Shareholder information
Analysis of shareholding
Significant shareholders of NV
As far as we are aware the only holders of more than 5% (as referred to in the Act on Financial Supervision in the Netherlands) in
the NV share capital (apart from the Foundation Unilever NV Trust Office, see page 42 and shares held in treasury by NV, see page 41)
are ING Groep N.V. (‘ING’), Fortis Utrecht N.V. (‘Fortis’) and AEGON N.V. (‘AEGON’). We were informed that ING transferred part of its
shareholding in NV to Fortis in July 2007 which is reflected in the information provided below.
The voting rights of such shareholders are the same as for other holders of the class of share indicated. All three shareholders have
each notified the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) of their holdings. As at 2 July 2007 ING and Fortis indirectly
held an interest in the NV issued share capital of 16.94% and 5.10% respectively, and as at 1 November 2006 AEGON indirectly held
an interest of 5.57%. Detailed below are the interests in NV shares provided to the Company by ING, Fortis and AEGON in the second
half of 2007. All interests are mainly held in cumulative preference shares.
ING
• 31 171 093 (1.82%) ordinary shares (€4 987 375)
• 20 665 (71.26%) 7% cumulative preference shares (€8 856 399)
• 74 088 (46.0%) 6% cumulative preference shares (€31 751 894)
• 504 440 (67.26%) 4% cumulative preference shares (€21 620 298)
Fortis
• 4 453 850 (0.26%) ordinary shares (€712 616)
• 46 000 (28.56%) 6% cumulative preference shares (€19 714 220)
AEGON
• 399 689 (0.02%) ordinary shares (€63 950)
• 4 995 (17.22%) 7% cumulative preference shares (€2 140 707)
• 29 540 (18.34%) 6% cumulative preference shares (€12 659 957)
• 157 106 (20.95%) 4% cumulative preference shares (€6 733 563)
Significant shareholders of PLC
The following table gives notified details of shareholders who held more than 3% of, or 3% of voting rights attributable to, PLC’s
shares or deferred stock (excluding treasury shares) on 1 March 2008. The voting rights of such shareholders are the same as for other
holders of the class of share indicated.
Number of Approximate
Title of class Name of holder shares 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 70 566 764 5
Legal & General Group plc 54 184 916 4
Barclays PLC 40 319 254 3
Between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007, Barclays PLC, The Capital Group Companies, inc. and Legal & General Group plc
have held more than 3% of, or 3% of voting rights attributable to, PLC’s ordinary shares. During this period, and as notified, certain of
these holdings reduced to below the reporting 3% threshold. The table above sets out the notifiable interest of shares or voting rights
attributable to PLC as at 1 March 2008.