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Shareholder information
Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2008 153
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 54, and shares held in treasury by NV, see page 53)
are ING Groep N.V. (‘ING’), Fortis Verzekeringen Nederland N.V. (‘Fortis’) and AEGON N.V. (‘AEGON’).
The voting rights of such shareholders are the same as for other holders of the class of share indicated. The three shareholders have
each notified the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) of their holdings. Detailed below are the interests in NV shares
provided to the Company by ING, Fortis and AEGON in the second half of 2008. All interests are mainly held in cumulative preference
shares.
ING
• 21 495 091 (1.25%) ordinary shares (€3 439 215)
• 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
• 2 763 379 (0.16%) ordinary shares (€442 141)
• 46 000 (28.56%) 6% cumulative preference shares (€19 714 220)
AEGON
• 1 940 019 (0.11%) ordinary shares (€310 403)
• 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)
Between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2008, ING and AEGON have held more than 5% in the share capital of NV. As from July
2007 Fortis Utrecht N.V. and subsequently Fortis have held more than 5% in the share capital of NV.
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 27 February 2009. 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 2006 and 31 December 2008, 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 27 February 2009.
Controlling security holders
To our knowledge, we are not owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by another corporation, any foreign government or by any
other legal or natural person. We are not aware of any arrangements the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a
change of control of us.