Unilever 2015 Annual Report Download - page 48

AUTIONARY STATEMENT
Ths document may contan forward-lookng statements, ncludng ‘forward-lookng statements’ wthn the meanng of the Unted States Prvate Securtes
Ltgaton Reform Act of 1995 Words such as ‘wll’, ‘am’, ‘expects’, ‘antcpates’, ‘ntends’, ‘looks’, ‘beleves’, ‘vson’, or the negatve of these terms and other
smlar expressons of future performance or results, and ther negatves, are ntended to dentfy such forward-lookng statements These forward-lookng
statements are based upon current expectatons and assumptons regardng antcpated developments and other factors affectng the Unlever roup (the
“roup”) They are not hstorcal facts, nor are they guarantees of future performance
Because these forward-lookng statements nvolve rsks and uncertantes, there are mportant factors that could cause actual results to dffer materally
from those expressed or mpled by these forward-lookng statements Among other rsks and uncertantes, the materal or prncpal factors whch could
cause actual results to dffer materally are Unlever’s global brands not meetng consumer preferences Unlever’s ablty to nnovate and reman compettve
Unlever’s nvestment choces n ts portfolo management nablty to fnd sustanable solutons to support long-term growth customer relatonshps the
recrutment and retenton of talented employees dsruptons n our supply chan the cost of raw materals and commodtes the producton of safe and hgh
qualty products secure and relable IT nfrastructure successful executon of acqustons, dvesttures and busness transformaton proects economc
and poltcal rsks and natural dsasters fnancal rsks falure to meet hgh and ethcal standards and managng regulatory, tax and legal matters
These forward-lookng statements speak only as of the date of ths document Except as requred by any applcable law or regulaton, the roup expressly
dsclams any oblgaton or undertakng to release publcly any updates or revsons to any forward-lookng statements contaned heren to reflect any change
n the roup’s expectatons wth regard thereto or any change n events, condtons or crcumstances on whch any such statement s based
Further detals of potental rsks and uncertantes affectng the roup are descrbed n the roup’s flngs wth the London Stock Exchange, Euronext
Amsterdam and the US Securtes and Exchange ommsson, ncludng n the roup’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2015
and the Annual Report and Accounts 2015
Ths document s not prepared n accordance wth US AAP and should not therefore be reled upon by readers as such The roup’s Annual Report on
Form 20-F for 2015 s separately fled wth the US Securtes and Exchange ommsson and s avalable on our corporate webste wwwunlevercom
In addton, a prnted copy of the Annual Report on Form 20-F s avalable, free of charge, upon request to Unlever, Investor Relatons Department,
100 Vctora Embankment, London E4Y 0DY, Unted Kngdom
Ths report comprses regulated nformaton wthn the meanng of Sectons 11 and 525c of the Act on Fnancal Supervson (“Wet op het fnanceel toezcht
(Wft)”) n the Netherlands
The brand names shown n ths report are trademarks owned by or lcensed to companes wthn the roup
References n ths document to nformaton on webstes (and/or socal meda stes) are ncluded as an ad to ther locaton and such nformaton s not
ncorporated n, and does not form part of, the Annual Report and Accounts 2015 or Annual Report on Form 20-F wth the excepton of the explanatons and
dsclamers whch can be accessed va KPM’s webste wwwkpmgcom/uk/audtscopeukco2014b, whch s ncorporated nto the Audtors’ Reports n the
Annual Report and Accounts 2015 as f set out n full
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