19th Mar 2007 17:15
Unilever PLC19 March 2007 19 March 2007 Progress on Unilever share buy-back programme - Transactions in Own Shares Further to the share buy-back programme announced on 12 March 2007, Unilever NVannounces that in the week starting 12 March 2007 up to and including 16 March2007, it purchased 1,707,782 Unilever NV ordinary shares (in the form ofdepositary receipts thereof) at prices between euro 19.55 and euro 20.81 pershare. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Unilever NV also announces that in that same period 104,964 Unilever NV ordinaryshares held as treasury shares were released under Employee Share Plans. Following the above purchase and release, Unilever NV together with subsidiarycompanies, holds 55,323,650 Unilever NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has1,659,404,050 Unilever NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Contact: Unilever NV: Tanno Massar, Press Office, Rotterdam (Tel. +31 10 217 4844) Unilever PLC: Tim Johns, Press Office, London (Tel. +44 20 7822 6805) SAFE HARBOUR STATEMENT: This announcement may contain forward-looking statements, including'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the United States PrivateSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as 'expects','anticipates', 'intends' or the negative of these terms and other similarexpressions of future performance or results, including financial objectives to2010, and their negatives are intended to identify such forward-lookingstatements. These forward-looking statements are based upon currentexpectations and assumptions regarding anticipated developments and otherfactors affecting the Group. They are not historical facts, nor are theyguarantees of future performance. Because these forward-looking statementsinvolve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could causeactual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by theseforward-looking statements, including, among others, competitive pricing andactivities, consumption levels, costs, the ability to maintain and manage keycustomer relationships and supply chain sources, currency values, interestrates, the ability to integrate acquisitions and complete planned divestitures,physical risks, environmental risks, the ability to manage regulatory, tax andlegal matters and resolve pending matters within current estimates, legislative,fiscal and regulatory developments, political, economic and social conditions inthe geographic markets where the Group operates and new or changed priorities ofthe Boards. Further details of potential risks and uncertainties affecting theGroup are described in the Group's filings with the London Stock Exchange,Euronext Amsterdam and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including theAnnual Report & Accounts on Form 20-F. These forward-looking statements speakonly as of the date of this announcement. Except as required by any applicablelaw or regulation, the Group expressly disclaims any obligation or undertakingto release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statementscontained herein to reflect any change in the Group's expectations with regardthereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any suchstatement is based. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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