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Share Buyback Programme - Update June 2023
London - Unilever PLC confirms the successful completion of the third tranche of €750 million of its programme to buy back shares with an aggregate market value equivalent of up to €3 billion.
On 10 February 2022, Unilever PLC announced its fourth quarter and full year 2021 results and a share buyback programme of up to €3 billion to be conducted over 2022 and 2023. On 17 March 2023, Unilever PLC announced the commencement of the third tranche of the buyback programme for an aggregate market value equivalent to €750 million to be completed by 24 July 2023 (the "Third Tranche").
Unilever PLC confirms the Third Tranche was completed on 2 June 2023. Between 17 March 2023 and 2 June 2023, a total of 15,552,684 ordinary Unilever PLC shares were purchased.
Further tranches of the share buyback programme will be announced in due course as appropriate.
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