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POST BALANCE SHEET EVENT
On 20 January 2015 the Drectors announced a dvdend of
0285per Unlever NV ordnary share The dvdend s payable
from 11 March 2015 toshareholders regstered at close of
busness on 6 February 2015
SPECIAL CONTROLLING RIGHTS UNDER THE
ARTICLES OFASSOCIATION
See note 15 to the consoldated accounts on pages 109 to 113
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
A resoluton wll be proposed at the Annual eneral Meetng
on 29Aprl 2015 for the appontment of KPM Accountants NV
as audtors of Unlever NV The present appontment wll end
at the concluson of the Annual eneral Meetng
THE RULES FOR PROFIT APPROPRIATION IN THE
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION (SUMMARY OF ARTILE 38)
The proft for the year s appled frstly to the reserves requred
by law or by the Equalsaton Agreement, secondly to cover losses
of prevous years, f any, and thrdly to the reserves deemed
necessary by the Board of Drectors Dvdends due to the holders
of the umulatve Preference Shares, ncludng any arrears n
such dvdends, are then pad f the proft s nsuffcent for ths
purpose, the amount avalable s dstrbuted to them n proporton
to the dvdend percentages of ther shares Any proft remanng
thereafter shall be dstrbuted to the holders of ordnary shares
n proporton to the nomnal value of ther respectve holdngs of
ordnary shares The eneral Meetng can only decde to make
dstrbutons from reserves on the bass of a proposal by the
Board and n complance wth the law and the Equalsaton
Agreement
PROPOSED PROFIT APPROPRIATION
€ million
2014
 mllon
2013
Proft for the year (avalable for dstrbuton) 1,859 1,682
Dvdend (1,337) (1,260)
To proft retaned 522 422
CORPORATE CENTRE
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135Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2014 Financial statements
FURTHER STATUTORY AND OTHER INFORMATION
UNILEVER NV