2006

Unilever Charts
1 Unilever Charts 2006

The following pages give figures for the years 1996-2006, expressed in graphical form.
Figures supporting the charts are given in euros, pounds sterling and US dollars.

Turnover and underlying sales growth 2

Operating profit 3
Operating margins 4
Profit margins 5
Research and development, advertising and promotions, total shareholder return 6
Net funds/(debt) and financing ratios 7
Cash flow, acquisitions and disposals 8
Capital expenditure 9
Personnel numbers and staff costs 10
Distribution of shares and market capitalisation 11

Share information
NV – Euros 12
NV – US dollars 13
PLC – Pounds sterling 14

Notes
Graphs and tables are based on average current rates of exchange applicable in each year. Balance sheet information is translated at closing
rates for the relevant year.

From 1 January 2000, Unilever adopted the euro as its principal reporting currency. The sterling information for 2000 to 2005 and the US
dollar information for all years is given solely for the convenience of readers and does not form part of the full audited accounts of the
Unilever Group. The euro values for years prior to 2000 have been derived by converting values previously reported in guilders using the
official conversion rate of €1.00 = Fl. 2.20371.

Unilever adopted International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) with effect from 1 January 2005, with a transition date of 1 January
2004. These differ in certain respects from those generally accepted in the United States. Where relevant, information is provided for both
2004 figures as published in Unilever’s 2004 Annual Report and Accounts, and 2004 figures when restated onto an IFRS basis.
2 Turnover and underlying sales growth

Turnover by geographical area

million as % of turnover
60 000
95

85

75

50 000 65

55

45

35
40 000
25

15

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by product area
as % of turnover

95
20 000
85
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04 05 06
65
Underlying sales growth
% 55
5 45
4 35
3 25
2 15
1 5

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Turnover (1)
€ million 39 980 43 099 40 639 41 262 48 066 52 206 48 760 42 942 40 366 37 168 38 401 39 642
US $ million 52 344 48 918 45 119 43 954 44 254 46 740 45 839 48 353 49 974 46 013 47 771 49 711
£ million 33 640 29 887 27 229 27 182 29 258 32 472 30 621 29 682 27 373 25 203 26 255 27 028
by geographical area as % of turnover
Europe 49 46 45 44 40 39 40 43 43 41 39 38
The Americas 31 32 33 32 36 39 37 33 33 33 34 35
Asia Africa 20 22 22 24 24 22 23 24 24 26 27 27
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

by product area as % of turnover

Foods 50 50 52 50 51 55 56 56 56 56 55 54
Personal care 21 23 25 26 26 24 25 26 26 26 27 28
Home care (2) 18 21 22 22 21 20 18 17 17 18 18 18
Speciality chemicals 8 4 – – – – – – – – – –
Other operations 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – – –
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Underlying sales growth % 4.0 4.1 5.0 2.1 1.6 4.0 4.2 1.5 0.4 0.7 3.4 3.8
(1)
IFRS figures for 2004 to 2006 are presented on the basis of continuing operations as at 31 December 2006.
(2)
Home care segment includes professional cleaning from 1996 to 2002.
3 Operating profit

Operating profit by geographical area

million as % of operating profit
8 000
95

85

75
7 000
65

55

6 000 45

35

25
5 000 15

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by product area
as % of operating profit

95
3 000
85

75

65
2 000
55

45

1 000 35

25

15
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Operating profit (1)
€ million 3 437 3 455 4 448 4 345 3 238 5 030 5 091 5 529 3 455 3 981 5 074 5 408
US $ million 4 493 3 924 4 938 4 629 2 981 4 503 4 785 6 225 4 277 4 930 6 311 6 783
£ million 2 891 2 398 2 980 2 863 1 970 3 129 3 196 3 822 2 343 2 701 3 469 3 687
by geographical area as % of operating profit
Europe 47 50 51 49 53 48 32 47 53 51 41 35
The Americas 33 27 33 29 13 30 41 26 19 23 34 40
Asia Africa 20 23 16 22 34 22 27 27 28 26 25 25
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

by product area as % of operating profit

Foods 41 37 41 42 55 44 43 49 38 46 52 54
Personal Care 27 33 28 35 26 43 40 34 45 38 35 35
Home Care (2) 16 20 19 19 18 12 16 17 17 16 13 11
Speciality chemicals 13 7 – – – – – – – – – –
Other operations 3 3 12 4 1 1 1 – – – – –
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
(1)
IFRS figures for 2004 to 2006 are presented on the basis of continuing operations as at 31 December 2006.
(2)
Home care segment includes professional cleaning from 1996 to 2002.
4 Operating margins

by geographical area by product area

% %

Europe 20 Foods
16

12 16

8 12

4
8
0
4
The Americas
16
0
12
20 Personal care
8
16
4

0 12

Asia Africa
16 8

12 4

8
0
4 20 Home care
0
16
Total
16
12
12
8
8

4 4

0
0
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by geographical area % (1)
Europe 8.3 8.8 12.4 11.8 9.0 12.0 8.2 14.1 10.6 13.4 13.8 12.7
The Americas 9.1 6.7 10.8 9.4 2.4 7.3 11.5 10.2 4.9 7.3 13.0 15.8
Asia Africa 8.4 8.2 8.1 9.6 9.6 9.6 12.6 14.4 9.9 10.8 12.6 12.2
Total 8.6 8.0 10.9 10.5 6.7 9.6 10.4 12.9 8.6 10.7 13.2 13.6

by product area % (1)

Foods 7.1 5.9 8.7 8.9 7.4 7.7 7.9 11.1 5.8 9.0 12.6 13.6
Personal Care 11.1 11.7 12.6 14.4 6.6 17.4 16.8 16.7 14.6 15.4 17.1 17.2
Home Care (2) 7.3 7.9 9.5 9.0 5.6 6.0 9.7 12.6 8.8 9.1 9.2 8.4
Total 8.6 8.0 10.9 10.5 6.7 9.6 10.4 12.9 8.6 10.7 13.2 13.6
(1)
IFRS figures for 2004 to 2006 are presented on the basis of continuing operations as at 31 October 2006.
(2)
Home care segment includes professional cleaning from 1996 to 2002.
5 Profit margins

Profit margins Net profit

% million
18 7 000

16
6 000

14

5 000

12

4 000
10

8
3 000

2 000

1 000
2

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Profit margins %
Operating margin 8.6 8.0 10.9 10.5 6.7 9.6 10.4 12.9 8.6 10.7 13.2 13.6
Profit before tax margin 7.9 16.2 11.3 10.5 5.4 6.6 8.3 10.6 7.0 9.3 11.8 12.2
Net profit margin 4.8 11.5 7.2 6.7 2.3 3.2 4.4 6.4 4.6 7.4 9.8 12.0

€ million
Operating profit 3 437 3 455 4 448 4 345 3 238 5 030 5 091 5 529 3 455 3 981 5 074 5 408
Profit before tax 3 154 6 995 4 603 4 341 2 602 3 438 4 053 4 538 2 839 3 453 4 516 4 831
Net profit 1 908 4 957 2 944 2 771 1 105 1 680 2 136 2 762 1 876 2 941 3 975 5 015

US $ million
Operating profit 4 493 3 924 4 938 4 629 2 981 4 503 4 785 6 225 4 277 4 930 6 311 6 783
Profit before tax 4 129 7 860 5 110 4 624 2 396 3 078 3 809 5 110 3 515 4 275 5 618 6 059
Net profit 2 498 5 561 3 268 2 952 1 017 1 504 2 009 3 109 2 323 3 641 4 945 6 289

£ million
Operating profit 2 891 2 398 2 980 2 863 1 970 3 129 3 196 3 822 2 343 2 701 3 469 3 687
Profit before tax 2 654 4 719 3 085 2 860 1 584 2 138 2 544 3 137 1 925 2 341 3 088 3 294
Net profit 1 605 3 331 1 973 1 825 673 1 045 1 341 1 909 1 272 1 994 2 718 3 419
6 Research and development, advertising and promotions, total shareholder return

Research and development Total shareholder return

as % of turnover
3.0 0

6th 6th
2.5 7th
7

2.0 12th 12th

13th 13th 13th 13th
14th
14 15th

1.5

1.0 21

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Total Shareholder Return (TSR) is a concept used to compare the performance of
different companies’ stocks and shares over time. It combines share price appreciation
Advertising and promotions and dividends paid to show the total return to the shareholder. The absolute size of the
as % of turnover TSR will vary with stock markets, but the relative position is a reflection of the market
perception of overall performance.
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The chart above shows Unilever’s position relative to a reference group of 21 companies,
including Unilever, over a three-year rolling period. In 2006 the following companies
formed the peer group of comparative companies:
14
Avon Kraft
Beiersdorf Lion
13 Cadbury Schweppes L’Oreal
Clorox Nestlé
Coca Cola Orkla
12 Colgate Pepsico
Danone Procter & Gamble
Heinz Reckitt Benckiser
11 Kao Sara Lee
Kimberley-Clark Shiseido

10

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€ million
Research and development 714 787 830 935 1 187 1 178 1 166 1 065 1 040 972 932 906
Advertising and promotions 4 499 5 239 5 188 5 345 6 545 6 648 6 839 6 069 5 704 4 365 4 918 5 203

US $ million
Research and development 934 894 921 996 1 093 1 055 1 096 1 200 1 288 1 203 1 160 1 136
Advertising and promotions 5 891 5 939 5 760 5 693 6 027 5 952 6 429 6 833 7 062 5 404 6 118 6 525

£ million
Research and development 600 546 556 616 723 733 732 736 705 659 638 618
Advertising and promotions 3 786 3 628 3 476 3 521 3 984 4 135 4 295 4 195 3 868 2 960 3 363 3 547
7 Net funds/(debt) and financing ratios

Closing net funds/(debt) Property, plant and equipment and working capital ratios
million as % of turnover
10 000 30

25

5 000
20

15
0
10

5
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Return on invested capital
%
30

-15 000
25

20
-20 000

15

10
-25 000

-30 000 0

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Closing net funds/(debt) (1)
€ million (2 275) 4 821 5 778 684 (26 468) (23 199) (16 966) (12 555) (9 663) (11 185) (10 502) (7 523)
US $ million (2 877) 5 236 6 788 687 (24 623) (20 540) (17 797) (15 832) (13 200) (15 279) (12 434) (9 908)
£ million (1 693) 3 183 4 079 425 (16 507) (14 173) (11 036) (8 885) (6 831) (7 907) (7 209) (5 049)

Property, plant and equipment

as % turnover 23.7 21.1 20.1 21.4 19.1 18.4 17.1 16.5 16.3 16.6 16.3 15.4
Working capital as % turnover 10.3 8.8 8.2 7.6 7.3 5.9 4.9 3.7 3.6 3.0 2.9 2.8
Return on invested capital % (2) 9.7 8.3 14.7 16.5 6.2 8.7 9.8 12.5 10.8 10.7 12.5 14.6

Closing net funds/(debt) is borrowings plus finance lease creditors less cash, cash equivalents and financial assets at 31 December in each year (at closing rates of exchange). The significant
(1) 

movements in this measure reflect the sale of the speciality chemicals business in 1997 and the acquisition of Bestfoods in 2000.
Return on invested capital is profit after tax but excluding net interest on net debt and impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets both net of tax, divided by average invested
(2) 

capital for the year. Invested capital is the sum of property, plant and equipment and other non-current investments, software and finite-lived intangible assets, working capital, goodwill and
indefinite-lived intangible assets at gross book value and cumulative goodwill written off directly to reserves under an earlier accounting policy.
8 Cash flow, acquisitions and disposals

Cash flow from group operating activities Acquisition of group companies

million million
10 000 30 000
25 000

8 000 20 000
15 000

6 000

4 000 2 000
1 500
2 000 1 000
500
0 0
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Ungeared free cash flow Disposal of group companies

million million
7 000 10 000

6 000
8 000
5 000

6 000
4 000

3 000
4 000

2 000
2 000
1 000

0 0

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Cash flow from group operating
activities
€ million 4 530 5 558 4 514 5 654 6 738 7 497 7 883 6 780 6 853 6 925 5 924 5 574
US $ million 5 932 6 309 5 012 6 023 6 203 6 713 7 411 7 637 8 484 8 573 7 370 6 990
£ million 3 812 3 854 3 026 3 724 4 100 4 662 4 951 4 689 4 646 4 696 4 051 3 801
Ungeared free cash flow (1)
€ million 1 998 2 366 1 652 2 779 4 180 4 075 4 210 3 939 4 856 5 346 4 011 4 222
US $ million 2 616 2 685 1 834 2 961 3 736 3 648 3 958 4 438 6 012 6 618 4 990 5 294
£ million 1 681 1 640 1 107 1 831 2 468 2 535 2 644 2 725 3 293 3 625 2 742 2 879
Acquisition of group companies
€ million 1 445 1 305 323 488 28 010 134 57 252 198 198 20 96
US $ million 1 892 1 472 361 522 24 728 120 53 284 245 245 25 120
£ million 1 216 898 218 323 16 867 83 36 174 134 134 14 65
Disposal of group companies
€ million 413 7 544 661 126 637 3 611 1 812 874 514 514 804 1 873
US $ million 541 8 419 736 134 586 3 233 1 702 984 635 635 1 000 2 348
£ million 348 4 993 444 83 388 2 245 1 138 603 348 348 550 1 276

Number of acquisition/disposals 50 42 44 50 47 34 38 61 47 47 25 26
(1)
 ngeared free cash flow is defined as cash flow from group operating activities, less capital expenditure, less charges to operating profit for share-based compensation and pensions, and less tax
U
(adjusted to reflect an ungeared position and, in 2006, for the impact on profit of sales of frozen foods businesses), but before the financing of pensions.
9 Capital expenditure

Gross capital expenditure Gross capital expenditure by geographical area

million as % of total
3 000
95

2 500 85

75
2 000
65

55
1 500
45
1 000 35

25
500
15
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Net capital expenditure Gross capital expenditure by product area
as % of turnover as % of total
3.5
95
3.0 85

2.5 75

65
2.0
55
1.5 45

1.0 35

25
0.5
15
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Gross capital expenditure
€ million 1 389 1 390 1 329 1 304 1 356 1 513 1 298 1 038 1 005 1 099 1 050 1 201
US $ million 1 819 1 579 1 475 1 390 1 249 1 354 1 220 1 169 1 245 1 361 1 306 1 506
£ million 1 169 965 890 859 826 941 815 718 682 745 718 819

by geographical area as % of total

Europe 46 46 52 50 45 42 43 46 46 45 43 43
The Americas 29 27 27 29 34 36 36 30 26 27 29 33
Asia Africa 25 27 21 21 21 22 21 24 28 28 28 24
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

by product area as % of total

Foods 53 53 58 53 52 53 62 58 53 54 58 59
Home & Personal Care 30 36 39 44 46 45 36 40 46 46 42 41
Speciality chemicals 14 9 – – – – – – – – – –
Other operations 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 – – –
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Net capital expenditure(1)

€ million 1 230 1 238 1 253 1 248 890 957 1 062 870 827 869 813 934
US $ million 1 560 1 402 1 404 1 330 819 857 998 980 1 024 1 076 1 011 1 171
£ million 1 035 859 840 822 542 595 667 601 561 589 556 637
as % of turnover 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.4
(1)
Net capital expenditure is cash flows from purchases and disposals of property, plant and equipment and, under IFRS, from purchases and disposals of intangible assets, principally software.
 10 Personnel numbers and staff costs

Average number of employees Staff costs

thousand million
350 10 000

8 000

300
6 000

4 000

250
2 000

0
200
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Turnover per employee
thousand
150 300

250

200
100

150

100
50

50

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Average number of employees (000’s)
Europe 100 89 81 77 74 75 65 57 53 53 51 47
The Americas 59 57 53 52 60 71 57 51 48 48 46 46
Asia Africa 147 141 133 126 127 133 136 132 126 126 115 96
Total 306 287 267 255 261 279 258 240 227 227 212 189
of which in plantations 70 63 59 55 59 62 62 58 57 57 46 44

Staff costs
€ million 6 181 6 394 6 067 5 828 6 905 7 359 7 042 6 225 5 975 5 708 5 745 5 355
US $ million 8 091 7 255 6 736 6 208 6 367 6 589 6 620 7 009 7 397 7 067 7 147 6 715
£ million 5 200 4 436 4 065 3 839 4 203 4 577 4 422 4 303 4 052 3 870 3 928 3 651
Turnover per employee
€ thousand 131 150 152 162 184 187 189 179 178 164 181 210
US $ thousand 171 170 169 172 170 168 178 201 220 203 225 263
£ thousand 110 104 102 107 112 116 119 124 121 111 124 143
 11 Distribution of shares and market capitalisation

Combined distribution of shares (estimated) Combined market capitalisation

% million
100 000

95

90 000

85

80 000

75

70 000

65

60 000

55

50 000

45
40 000

35
30 000

25
20 000

15
10 000

5
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Combined distribution of shares %
(estimated)
United Kingdom 43 41 41 40 33 32 31 30 30 27 31
Netherlands 22 18 19 26 21 18 27 25 20 17 15
United States 20 22 19 17 32 26 20 20 24 27 25
Switzerland 8 9 9 4 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
Other 7 10 12 13 13 21 19 22 24 27 27
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Combined market capitalisation (1)

€ million 37 702 62 025 77 739 52 679 65 267 64 519 59 917 51 060 49 263 57 519 63 369
US $ million 48 032 67 423 91 125 52 920 60 718 57 127 62 853 64 387 67 293 68 102 83 457
£ million 28 068 40 978 54 909 32 747 40 715 39 413 38 976 36 135 34 824 39 481 42 533
12 Share information NV – Euros

Earnings and dividend per share NV share price in Amsterdam

€ € at 31 December
2 40

30
1.75

20
1.5

10

1.25

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300

0.75
250

200
0.5
150

100
0.25

50

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Earnings per share (1) 0.57 1.48 0.88 0.88 0.36 0.55 0.71 0.94 0.64 0.94 1.29 1.65
Dividend per share (2) 0.26 0.34 0.38 0.42 0.48 0.52 0.57 0.58 0.63 0.63 0.66 0.70
NV share price in Amsterdam
(at 31 December) 11.56 18.91 24.28 18.27 22.47 21.95 19.52 17.28 16.44 16.44 19.28 20.70
High 11.58 18.94 25.59 24.71 23.63 23.73 24.01 19.98 19.92 19.92 20.27 20.84
Low 8.27 11.27 16.21 16.36 13.66 18.48 16.55 15.27 14.80 14.80 16.13 16.53
Dividend yield (%) 2.3 1.8 1.6 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.3

Share price versus market index

(31 December 1995 = 100)
Share price 100 164 210 158 194 190 169 150 142 142 167 179
Market index (AEX) 100 141 183 228 217 172 110 115 118 118 148 168
(1)
Earnings per share: combined earnings per share, non-diluted.
(2) 
The 2006 NV final dividend is subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting of Unilever N.V. on 15 May 2007. Dividend figures do not include the special dividend paid in 1999 or the one-off
dividend paid in 2006.
13 Share information NV – US Dollars

Earnings and dividend per share NV share price in New York

US $ US $ at 31 December
2.5 40

30

2
20

10

1.5
0

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300
1

250

200

150
0.5

100

50

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Earnings per share (1) 0.74 1.66 0.97 0.93 0.33 0.49 0.67 1.06 0.79 1.17 1.61 2.06
Dividend per share (2) 0.31 0.38 0.42 0.40 0.42 0.47 0.62 0.68 0.81 0.81 0.82 0.90
NV share price in New York
(at 31 December) 14.60 20.81 27.65 18.15 20.98 19.20 20.57 21.63 22.24 22.24 22.88 27.25
High 14.60 20.90 28.63 29.42 21.40 21.52 22.30 21.63 24.80 24.80 24.02 27.32
Low 10.88 13.71 18.73 16.50 13.29 16.75 16.70 17.65 18.94 18.94 20.89 20.72
Dividend yield (%) 2.1 1.8 1.5 2.2 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.3

Share price versus market index

(31 December 1995 = 100)
Share price 100 143 189 124 144 132 141 148 152 152 157 187
Market index (S&P 500) 100 131 166 198 178 155 119 150 164 164 169 191
(1)
Earnings per share: combined earnings per share, non-diluted.
(2) 
The 2006 NV final dividend is subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting of Unilever N.V. on 15 May 2007. In addition, the dividend in US dollars for 2006 is an estimate and will be
dependent on the euro/dollar exchange rate on the day of the Annual General Meeting. Dividend figures do not include the special dividend paid in 1999 or the one-off dividend paid in 2006.
14 Share information PLC – Pounds sterling

Earnings and dividend per share PLC share price in London

pounds pounds at 31 December
1.5 25

20

1.25 15

10

1 5

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250
0.5

200

150

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100

50

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Earnings per share (1) 0.48 0.99 0.59 0.58 0.22 0.34 0.45 0.65 0.43 0.64 0.88 1.12
Dividend per share (2) 0.18 0.19 0.24 0.28 0.29 0.32 0.36 0.40 0.43 0.43 0.45 0.48
PLC share price in London
(at 31 December) 7.87 11.58 14.98 10.13 12.73 12.53 13.13 11.58 11.38 11.38 12.81 14.28
High 7.92 11.62 15.71 15.44 12.98 13.56 14.64 13.96 12.80 12.80 13.39 14.28
Low 6.52 7.51 10.22 8.91 7.44 10.62 10.50 10.56 9.85 9.85 10.83 11.25
Dividend yield (%) 2.3 1.6 1.6 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.7 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.4

Share price versus market index

(31 December 1995 = 100)
Share price 100 147 190 129 162 159 167 147 145 145 163 181
Market index (FTSE 100) 100 125 143 168 151 127 96 109 117 117 136 151
(1)
Earnings per share: combined earnings per share, non-diluted.
The 2006 PLC final dividend is subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting of Unilever PLC on 16 May 2007. Dividend figures do not include the special dividend paid in 1999 or the one-off
(2)

dividend paid in 2006.

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