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117
COMPANY ACCOUNTS AUDITOR’S REPORT UNILEVER PLC
Independent auditor’s report to the members of Unilever PLC
We have audited the parent company financial statements of
Unilever PLC for the year ended 31 December 2011 which
comprise the balance sheet and the related notes on pages 118 to
120. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in
their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom
Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice).
Respective responsibilities of Directors and auditors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors’
responsibilities set out on page 61, the Directors are responsible
for the preparation of the parent company financial statements
and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. Our
responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the parent
company financial statements in accordance with applicable law
and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those
standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices
Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors.
This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and
only for the parent company’s members as a body in accordance
with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and for no
other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or
assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other
person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may
come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.
Scope of the audit of the financial statements
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give
reasonable assurance that the parent company financial
statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused
by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether the
accounting policies are appropriate to the parent company’s
circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately
disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates
made by the Directors; and the overall presentation of the parent
company financial statements. In addition, we read all the
financial and non-financial information in the Annual Report and
Accounts 2011 to identify material inconsistencies with the audited
financial statements. If we become aware of any apparent
material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the
implications for our report.
Opinion on financial statements
In our opinion the parent company financial statements:
• give a true and fair view of the state of the parent company’s
affairs as at 31 December 2011;
• have been properly prepared in accordance with United
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
• have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of
the Companies Act 2006.
Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion:
• the part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited
has been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies
Act 2006; and
• the information given in the Directors’ Report set out on pages
121 and 122 for the financial year for which the parent company
financial statements are prepared is consistent with the parent
company financial statements.
Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2011
Financial statements
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters
where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in
our opinion:
• adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent
company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been
received from branches not visited by us; or
• the parent company financial statements and the part of the
Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited are not in
agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
• certain disclosures of Directors’ remuneration specified by law
are not made; or
• we have not received all the information and explanations we
require for our audit.
Other matters
We have reported separately on the group financial statements of
Unilever Group for the year ended 31 December 2011.
John Baker
(Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
London, United Kingdom
28 February 2012