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Further statutory and other information Unilever PLC
152 Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2008
Financial statements
Under the Companies Act 2006, a safe harbour limits the liability
of Directors in respect of statements in and omissions from the
Directors’ Report. Under English Law the Directors would be liable
to Unilever (but not to any third party) if the Directors’ Report
contains errors as a result of recklessness or knowing
misstatement or dishonest concealment of a material fact, but
would not otherwise be liable.
Business review
The UK Companies Act 2006 requires Unilever PLC to set out in
this report a fair review of the business of the Group during the
financial year ended 31 December 2008 including a description of
the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group and an
analysis of the position of the Group’s business at the end of the
financial year, known as a ‘Business review’.
The information that fulfils the current Business review
requirements can be found on the following pages of this Annual
Report which are incorporated into this report by reference:
• a description of the principal risks and uncertainties facing the
Group see pages 25 to 27;
• the development and performance of the Group’s business
during the year see pages 29 to 43;
• the position of the Group’s business at the end of the year see
pages 36 and 82;
• key performance indicators see page 20;
• other key indicators see pages 20 and 21;
• main trends and factors likely to affect the future development,
performance and position of the Group see page 25;
• environmental matters and policy, including the impact of the
Group’s business on the environment see pages 14 to 17;
• employee matters and policy see pages 13, 23 and 151; and
• a statement that the Directors do not believe that there are any
contracts or other arrangements which are essential to the
business of the Group is given on page 54.
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SHMADumoulin
Secretary of Unilever PLC
3 March 2009