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138 Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2012Financial statements
OMPANY AOUNTS AUDITOR’S REPORT  UNILEVER PL
Independent audtor’s report to the members
of Unlever PL
We have audited the parent company financial statements
of Unilever PLC for the year ended 31 December 2012 which
comprise the balance sheet and the related notes on pages 139
to 141. 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).
Respectve responsbltes of Drectors and audtors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors’
responsibilities set out on page 83, 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 UK 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 audt of the fnancal 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 2012 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.
Opnon on fnancal 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 2012;
• have been properly prepared in accordance with United
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
• have been prepared in accordance with the requirements
of the UK Companies Act 2006.
Opnon on other matters prescrbed by the UK ompanes
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
142 and 143 for the financial year for which the parent company
financial statements are prepared is consistent with the parent
company financial statements.
Matters on whch we are requred to report by excepton
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters
where the UK 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 the Unilever Group for the year ended 31 December 2012.
John Baker
(Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
London, United Kingdom
5 March 2013