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132 Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2012Financial statements
OMPANY AOUNTS AUDITOR’S REPORT  UNILEVER NV
Independent audtor’s report
Independent audtor’s report
To the eneral Meetng of Shareholders of
Unlever NV
Report on the company accounts
We have audited the accompanying company accounts 2012 as
set out on pages 133 to 136 of the Annual Report and Accounts
2012 of Unilever N.V., Rotterdam, which comprise the balance
sheet as at 31 December 2012, the profit and loss account
for the year then ended and the notes, comprising a summary
of accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Drectors’ responsblty
The Directors are responsible for the preparation and fair
presentation of these company accounts in accordance with
United Kingdom accounting standards and with Part 9 of Book 2
of the Dutch Civil Code and for the preparation of the Report of the
Directors in accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil
Code. Furthermore, the Directors are responsible for such
internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the
preparation of the company accounts that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Audtor’s responsblty
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these company
accounts based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with Dutch law, including the Dutch Standards on Auditing. This
requires that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the company accounts are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence
about the amounts and disclosures in the company accounts. The
procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including
the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the
company accounts, whether due to fraud or error. In making those
risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant
to the company’s preparation and fair presentation of the company
accounts in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in
the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used
and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the
Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
company accounts.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opnon wth respect to the company accounts
In our opinion, the company accounts give a true and fair view of
the financial position of Unilever N.V. as at 31 December 2012, and
of its result for the year then ended in accordance with United
Kingdom accounting standards and with Part 9 of Book 2 of the
Dutch Civil Code.
Separate report on consoldated fnancal statements
We have reported separately on the consolidated financial
statements of Unilever Group for the year ended
31 December 2012.
Report on other legal and regulatory requrements
Pursuant to the legal requirement under Section 2: 393 sub 5
at e and f of the Dutch Civil Code, we have no deficiencies to
report as a result of our examination whether the Report of the
Directors, to the extent we can assess, has been prepared in
accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of this Code, and whether the
information as required under Section 2: 392 sub 1 at b-h has been
annexed. Further we report that the Report of the Directors, to
the extent we can assess, is consistent with the company accounts
as required by Section 2: 391 sub 4 of the Dutch Civil Code.
Amsterdam, 5 March 2013
PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V.
R A J Swaak RA