Unilever PLC Form 6-K Summary
Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K, filed on December 11, 2025, reports a corporate action by Unilever PLC regarding the cancellation of treasury shares. The reporting period covers the cancellation event executed on December 10, 2025, in accordance with Section 729 of the Companies Act 2006.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing does not provide financial performance data such as revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. The document focuses exclusively on capital structure changes related to share counts.
Material Changes
- Treasury Share Cancellation: Unilever cancelled 51,625,153 ordinary shares held in treasury.
- Post-Cancellation Treasury Balance: The total number of shares held in treasury is now 0.
- Shares in Issue: The total number of ordinary shares in issue following the cancellation is 2,181,005,247.
- Voting Rights: Of the shares in issue, 314,912 are held by or on behalf of companies in the Unilever Group (Unilever Group Shares) and carry no exercisable voting rights. Consequently, the number of shares with voting rights is 2,180,690,335.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing contains no management commentary, financial guidance, outlook, or discussion of risks and contingencies. The primary disclosure is the update to the share count denominator for shareholder notification thresholds under the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Verify the updated total share count of 2,181,005,247 for dilution and ownership percentage calculations.
- Confirm the voting share count of 2,180,690,335 for determining disclosure obligations under UK rules.
- Note that the company currently holds zero treasury shares following this transaction.