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Accounting policies 1, 27-28, 72-76
Acquisitions 24, 73, 113
Advertising and promotion 28
Americas, The 16-18, 77-79
Annual General Meetings 39, 142
Asia Africa 18-19, 77-79
Associates 90, 120
Audit Committee 37, 62
Auditors 62, 67-68, 121, 127, 132
Balance sheet 25, 70
Biographical details 46-47
Biological assets 90
Board committees 37-38
Board remuneration 49-61
Boards 33
Brands 8-9, 21
Capital expenditure 78, 80, 88-89
Cash 74, 93
Cash flow 26, 71, 116
Categories 8-9
Chairman 3, 35
Commitments 112
Company accounts, statutory and other information 127-136
Competition 8
Contingent liabilities 112
Corporate governance 33-47
Corporate responsibility 12
Corporate Responsibility and Reputation Committee 38, 63
Deferred tax 28, 91
Depreciation 78, 90-91
Directors’ responsibilities 66
Discontinued operations 114-115
Disposals 24, 113-114
Distribution 8
Diversity 9-10
Dividends 25, 86, 141, 142
Earnings per share 41, 69, 85
Employees 9
Equalisation Agreement 40-41
Equity 108
Europe 15-16, 77-79
Exchange rates 1, 23, 72, 124
Executive Directors 35-36, 46, 51-58
Exports 8
Finance and liquidity 26
Finance costs and income 82
Financial calendar 142
Financial instruments 28, 73-74, 97-101
Financial liabilities 74, 94-96
Financial record 122-124
Financial Review 23-32
Foods 8, 20-22
Functions 8
Goodwill 27-28, 73, 86-87
Gross profit 81
Group Chief Executive 4-5, 35
Group structure 1
Home and Personal Care 8, 20-22
Home care 8, 79-80
Ice cream and beverages 8, 79-80
Impairment 86-87
Income statement 69
Information technology 10
Innovation 20-22
Intangible assets 27-28, 73, 86-87
Intellectual property 10
Internal and disclosure controls 66
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 1, 72
Inventories 74, 91
Joint ventures 90, 120
Key management 120
Key performance indicators 6-7
Laws and regulation 10
Leases 75, 112
Legal proceedings 10-12
Market capitalisation 25
Net debt 32
Nomination Committee 37, 48
Non-Executive Directors 36, 46, 59-60
Non-GAAP measures 29, 32
Off-balance sheet arrangements 26
Operating costs 81
Operating profit 77-80
Operating Review 15-22
Payables 102
Pensions and similar obligations 27, 28, 74, 103-107
Personal care 8, 79-80
Post balance sheet events 27, 121
Preference shares and dividends 94, 142
Principal group companies 125-126
Property, plant and equipment 10, 73, 88-89
Provisions 28, 75, 102
Receivables 92
Regions 7, 15-19
Related party transactions 8, 120
Remuneration Committee 37, 49-61
Research and development 20-21
Reserves 110
Restructuring 81, 102
Retained profit 111
Return on invested capital (ROIC) 29, 31
Revenue recognition 75
Risk management 13-14, 62, 97
Savoury, dressings and spreads 8, 79-80
Seasonality 8
Segment information 75, 77-80
Share-based payments 75, 117-119
Share capital 41-42, 109
Shareholders 38-40, 137-138
Share prices 140
Share registration 143
Staff costs 82
Statement of recognised income and expense 69
Strategy 6
Taxation 76, 83-84
Total shareholder return (TSR) 29, 32
Treasury 26-27
Turnover 77-80
Unilever Executive (UEx) 47
Unilever Foodsolutions 9
Underlying sales growth (USG) 29, 32
Ungeared free cash flow (UFCF) 29, 30
Ventures 9
Voting 39
Website 143
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