Unilever NV annual general meeting approves all resolutions

15/05/2007 : Rotterdam, 15 May - Unilever N.V. shareholders today approved all resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting in Rotterdam. Details of the voting by the shareholders are set out below. The resolutions include the following:

Board appointments

All continuing Directors stood for election and were duly re-elected. These were Patrick Cescau, Kees van der Graaf en Ralph Kugler as Executive Directors, and Charles Golden, Byron Grote, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Kees Storm, Leon Brittan, Wim Dik, David Simon and Jeroen van der Veer as Non-Executive Directors.

Genevieve Berger, Narayana Murthy, Hixonia Nyasulu and Michael Treschow were proposed for appointment as Non-Executive Directors for the first time and were also duly appointed. The Board of Directors will appoint Mr Treschow as Chairman. He will become Unilever’s first independent Non-Executive Chairman.

Lynda Chalker and Antony Burgmans retired as Non-Executive Directors at the meeting.

Rudy Markham retired as Executive Director from the Board of Directors.

The resolutions will become effective once the Unilever PLC shareholders adopt the corresponding resolutions tomorrow. A separate press release of Unilever N.V. on the outcome of that meeting will be issued after Unilever PLC’s meeting.

Resolutions taken

Summary of the resolutions taken at the May 15, 2007 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Unilever NV:

1. Adoption Annual Accounts 2006

Overview votes

 

For

2 055 119 546

99.9%

Against

459 538

0.0%

Abstain

644 616

0.0%

Total

2 056 223 700

100.0%

2. Discharge Executive Directors

Overview votes

 

For

2 052 512 440

99.8%

Against

2 198 759

0.1%

Abstain

1 493 502

0.1%

Total

2 056 204 701

100.0%

3. Discharge Non-Executive Directors

Overview votes

 

For

2 052 460 262

99.8%

Against

2 202 198

0.1%

Abstain

1 548 900

0.1%

Total

2 056 211 360

100.0%

4A. Appointment Patrick Cescau

Overview votes

 

For

2 055 207 088

100.0%

Against

323 859

0.0%

Abstain

700 431

0.0%

Total

2 056 231 378

100.0%

4B. Appointment Kees van der Graaf

Overview votes

 

For

2 055 131 875

99.9%

Against

280 924

0.0%

Abstain

809 351

0.0%

Total

2 056 222 150

100.0%

4C. Appointment Ralph Kugler

Overview votes

 

For

2 055 132 560

99.9%

Against

312 797

0.0%

Abstain

775 714

0.0%

Total

2 056 221 071

100.0%

5A. Appointment Leon Brittan

Overview votes

 

For

2 055 148 240

99.9%

Against

219 612

0.0%

Abstain

846 512

0.0%

Total

2 056 214 364

100.0%

5B. Appointment Wim Dik

Overview votes

 

For

2 054 285 073

99.9%

Against

793 386

0.0%

Abstain

1 146 040

0.1%

Total

2 056 224 499

100.0%

5C. Appointment Charles Golden

Overview votes

 

For

2 055 167 279

100.0%

Against

154 655

0.0%

Abstain

825 123

0.0%

Total

2 056 147 057

100.0%

5D. Appointment Byron Grote

Overview votes

 

For

2 055 185 853

100.0%

Against

139 901

0.0%

Abstain

861 654

0.0%

Total

2 056 187 408

100.0%

5E. Appointment David Simon

Overview votes

 

For

2 053 913 362

99.9%

Against

488 514

0.0%

Abstain

1 803 409

0.1%

Total

2 056 205 285

100.0%

5F. Appointment Jean-Cyril Spinetta

Overview votes

 

For

2 052 894 397

99.9%

Against

472 199

0.0%

Abstain

1 715 100

0.1%

Total

2 055 081 696

100.0%

5G. Appointment Kees Storm

Overview votes

 

For

2 053 666 589

99.9%

Against

607 644

0.0%

Abstain

810 443

0.0%

Total

2 055 084 676

100.0%

5H. Appointment Jeroen van der Veer

Overview votes

 

For

2 029 168 129

98.7%

Against

22 596 750

1.1%

Abstain

4 445 704

0.2%

Total

2 056 210 583

100.0%

5I. Appointment Geneviève Berger

Overview votes

 

For

1 990 882 100

96.8%

Against

166 822

0.0%

Abstain

65 162 566

3.2%

Total

2 056 211 488

100.0%

5J. Appointment Narayana Murthy

Overview votes

 

For

1 990 784 757

96.8%

Against

185 507

0.0%

Abstain

65 239 598

3.2%

Total

2 056 209 862

100.0%

5K. Appointment Hixonia Nyasulu

Overview votes

 

For

1 990 722 342

96.8%

Against

196 682

0.0%

Abstain

65 285 438

3.2%

Total

2 056 204 462

100.0%

5L. Appointment Michael Treschow

Overview votes

 

For

1 990 849 921

96.8%

Against

174 240

0.0%

Abstain

65 184 803

3.2%

Total

2 056 208 964

100.0%

6. Remuneration Executive Directors

Overview votes

 

For

1.026.949.602

49.9%

Against

6.758.684

0.3%

Abstain

1.022.386.659

49.7%

Total

2.056.094.945

100.0%

7. Remuneration Non-Executive Directors

Overview votes

 

For

2 048 294 362

99.6%

Against

4 702 872

0.2%

Abstain

3 051 045

0.1%

Total

2 056 048 279

100.0%

8. Alterations to the Articles of Association

Overview votes

 

For

2 054 317 472

99.9%

Against

639 889

0.0%

Abstain

1 057 433

0.1%

Total

2 056 014 794

100.0%

9. Appointment of auditors

Overview votes

 

For

2 054 484 234

99.9%

Against

405 665

0.0%

Abstain

1 093 161

0.1%

Total

2 055 983 060

100.0%

10. Authorisation of the Board of Directors to issue shares

Overview votes

 

For

1 947 279 072

94.7%

Against

107 099 466

5.2%

Abstain

1 625 879

0.1%

Total

2 056 004 417

100.0%

11. Authorisation of the Board of Directors to purchase shares

Overview votes

 

For

2 053 407 047

99.9%

Against

1 059 790

0.1%

Abstain

1 530 494

0.1%

Total

2 055 997 331

100.0%


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