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Please find page 102 of the 2014 Unilever annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL
The called up share captal amountng to £41 mllon
(2013 £41 mllon) conssts of 1,310,156,361 (2013 1,310,156,361)
PL ordnary shares and 100,000 (2013 100,000) PL deferred
stock 50% of the deferred stock of Unlever PL are held by NV
Elma – a subsdary of Unlever NV and 50% owned by Unted
Holdngs Lmted – a subsdary of Unlever PL Further detals are
gven n note 15 to the consoldated accounts on pages 109 to 113
OTHER RESERVES
The own ordnary shares held by PL amount to 27,750,464
(201326,696,994) and are ncluded n Other reserves
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
1 January (367) (381)
Movements n shares (27) 14
31 December (394) (367)
PROFIT RETAINED
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
1 January 2,286 2,231
Proft for the year 1,093 1,183
Other movements(f) (721) 17
Dvdends pad(g) (1,163) (1,145)
31 December 1,495 2,286
(f) Further detals are gven n note 24 to the consoldated accounts on page 128
(g) Further detals are gven n note 8 to the consoldated accounts on page 103
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
ontngent labltes are not expected to gve rse to any materal
loss They nclude guarantees gven for group companes and
ont guarantees wth Unlever NV and Unlever Unted States,
relatng to the long-term debt and commercal paper ssued by
Unlever NV and/or Unlever aptal orporaton Inc The far
value of such guarantees was not sgnfcant n ether 2014 or
2013 The guarantees ssued to other companes were mmateral
REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS
The parent company accounts of Unlever PL are requred to
comply wth The ompanes (Dsclosure of Audtor Remuneraton)
Regulatons 2005 Audtors’ remuneraton n respect of Unlever
PLs ncluded wthn the dsclosures n note 25 on page 128
PROFIT APPROPRIATION
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
Proft for the year (avalable for dstrbuton) 1,093 1,183
Dvdends(h) (876) (883)
To proft retaned 217 300
(h) The dvdend to be pad n March 2015 (see post balance sheet event) s not
ncluded n the 2014 dvdend amount
POST BALANCE SHEET EVENT
On 20 January 2015 the Drectors announced a dvdend of
£02177perUnlever PLordnary share The dvdend s payable
from 11 March 2015 to shareholders regstered at close of
busness on 6February 2015
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
1 January 189 166
Addtons –44
Amortsaton (13) (21)
31 December 176 189
INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
Shares n group companes(a) 8,372 8,115
(a) Investments n subsdares nclude equty shares n Hndustan Unlever
Lmted, a subsdary of the roup, wth a cost of £2,197 mllon
(2013 £2,197 mllon) The shares are lsted on the Bombay Stock Exchange
and had a market value of £8,594 mllon (2013 £6,222 mllon) at
31 December 2014 The carryng value of the nvestments s supported by
ther underlyng net assets
DEBTORS
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
Due within one year:
Amounts due from group companes(b) 569 198
Taxaton and socal securty 26 45
Other 35
598 248
(b) Amounts due from group companes nclude balances wth several group
companes whch are nterest bearng at market nterest rates and are
unsecured and repayable on demand
LIABILITIES
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
Due within one year:
Amounts due to group companes(c) 7,245 5,162
Bonds and other loans(d) –907
Accruals and deferred ncome 11 11
Other –1
7,256 6,081
Due after more than one year:
Bonds and other loans(e) 648 398
(c) Amounts due to group companes nclude balances wth several group
companes whch are nterest bearng at market nterest rates and are
unsecured and repayable on demand
(d) Ths ncluded a £350 mllon 4% note ssued n 2009 whch matured n
December 2014 and commercal paper
(e) Ths ncludes a £400 mllon 475% note ssued n 2009 maturng n June
2017 (year-end value amortsed cost £398 mllon) and a £250 mllon 20%
note ssued n 2014 maturng December 2018 (year-end value amortsed
cost £249 mllon)
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES
(EXCLUDING PENSIONS ANDSIMILAR OBLIGATIONS)
£ million
2014
£ mllon
2013
Deferred taxaton (5) 7
Other provsons –1
(5) 8
Of whch due wthn one year –1
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NOTES TO THE OMPANY AOUNTS
UNILEVER PL ONTINUED