4th Sep 2006 09:15
Unilever PLC04 September 2006 04 September 2006 UNILEVER MAKES PUBLIC OFFER FOR ATHENS-LISTED SHARES ELAIS-UNILEVER Unilever announced today a voluntary public offer for the outstanding shares ofElais-Unilever that are listed and traded on the Athens stock exchange (ATHEX).The public offer is being made through the Greek subsidiary Unilever Hellas at aprice of €24.50 per share. Unilever already owns 67% of the 13,526,100 shares ofElais-Unilever. The intended acquisition of the outstanding shares of Elais-Unilever and theplanned subsequent delisting from the Athens stock exchange is in line with the"One Unilever" strategy. SAFE HARBOUR STATEMENT: This announcement may contain forward-lookingstatements, including 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of theUnited States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as 'expects', 'anticipates', 'intends' or the negative of these terms and othersimilar expressions of future performance or results and their negatives areintended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-lookingstatements are based upon current expectations and assumptions regardinganticipated developments and other factors affecting the Group. They are nothistorical facts, nor are they guarantees of future performance. Because theseforward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are importantfactors that could cause actual results to differ materially from thoseexpressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including, amongothers, competitive pricing and activities, consumption levels, costs, theability to maintain and manage key customer relationships and supply chainsources, currency values, interest rates, the ability to integrate acquisitionsand complete planned divestitures, physical risks, environmental risks, theability to manage regulatory, tax and legal matters and resolve pending matterswithin current estimates, legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments,political, economic and social conditions in the geographic markets where theGroup operates and new or changed priorities of the Boards. Further details ofpotential risks and uncertainties affecting the Group are described in theGroup's filings with the London Stock Exchange, Euronext Amsterdam and the USSecurities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report & Accounts onForm 20-F. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of thisannouncement/document (adjust as applicable). Except as required by anyapplicable law or regulation, the Group expressly disclaims any obligation orundertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-lookingstatements contained herein to reflect any change in the Group's expectationswith regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances onwhich any such statement is based. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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