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Patrick Cescau , CEO/Director

www.unilever.com

Industry: Food and Beverage

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The Company is a supplier of fast moving consumer goods across Foods and Home and Personal Care categories.

Portfolio Articles

A New Age for Luxury Travel
Hotels and resorts are increasingly catering to sophisticated guests—who can't yet drive.
Sep 24 2007
P&G Steps Up Share Buyback
Procter & Gamble said fourth-quarter profit rose 19 percent. To buy back up to $30 billion in shares.
Aug 03 2007
Showdown For Swiss Banks
A spate of rivals report earnings this week, as data on employment and inflation helps pull the economic picture into focus.
Apr 30 2007
Brought to You by...Them
It’s time for the May upfronts, the annual shopping spree in which advertisers pick the network shows that will get their money.

Apr 16 2007

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News Feeds

Unilever reports 63 percent jump in 3Q earnings AP
Oct 30 2008
Scientists try to stop hunger with retooled foods AP
Oct 23 2008

Portfolio Blogs

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Jan 09 2008
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Oct 21 2007
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Oct 08 2007

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Sep 28 2007
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Aug 25 2007

Press Releases

Amy Grant Shares Small Changes That Can Make A Big Difference This Holiday Season Nov-18-2008, 10:18AM EST
Unilever U.S. Applauds New Uniform Food Labeling System for American Consumers Oct-24-2008, 05:28PM EDT
Small Town Alaska Helps Heal Nation of Its Dry Skin Oct-22-2008, 10:30AM EDT
Football Champion Michael Strahan and Baseball All-Star Chase Utley Join Forces to Launch Vaseline(R) Men Campaign Oct-07-2008, 03:57PM EDT
TABS Group Signs Agreement With Unilever for TABS Total Store Analytics(TM) Service Sep-17-2008, 03:05PM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

Axe falls on historic Dijon mustard factory (Guardian, UK)

Nov 21 2008
One to watach: Unilever (Scotsman)

Nov 21 2008
Boy dies after using too much deodorant Overcome by solvents (Brisbane Times, Australia)

Nov 21 2008
Boy dies from deodorant spray (New Zealand Herald)

Nov 21 2008
Unilever to shut aging factory (Daily Herald, Chicago)

Nov 21 2008
Sensex, Nifty slip from highs; Suzlon, TCS up (Times of India)

Nov 21 2008
French Onion Soup (Food Network)

Nov 20 2008
Coupons Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (Huffington Post)

Nov 18 2008
Amy Grant Shares Small Changes That Can Make A Big Difference This Holiday Season (StreetInsider)

Nov 18 2008

Blogs

Wachtell Lipton Calls for Return of Uptick Rule (DealBook)

Nov 20 2008
Cramer on BloggingStocks: Lower oil will be a boon -- next year (Blogging Stocks)

Nov 20 2008
Building An Indian Outsourcing Leader: MindTree CEO KK Natarajan (Part 7) (Sramana Mitra on Strategy)

Nov 12 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 174,000

Revenue per Employee: $365,928

Top Executives

Vindi Banga, Divisional President

Michael Polk, President, Geographical

Kees van der Graaf, Geographical President/Director

John Rice, Geographical President

James A. Lawrence, CFO

Harish Manwani, Geographical President

Ralph Kugler, Divisional President/Director

Sandy Ogg, Other Executive Officer

Board of Directors

Kees J. Storm, Director

Michael Treschow, Chairman of the Board/Director

Thembalihle Hixonia Nyasulu, Director

Ralph Kugler, Divisional President/Director

The Rt Hon The Lord Brittan of Spennithorne QC, DL, Director

Charles E. Golden, Director

N. R. Narayana Murthy, Director

The Lord Simon of Highbury CBE, Director/Vice Chairman

Kees van der Graaf, Geographical President/Director

Dr. Byron Grote, Director

Professor Wim Dik, Director

Anthony Burgmans, Chairman of the Board/Director

Jeroen van der Veer, Director

Professor Genevieve Berger, Director

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	10/2008	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007
Sales	13.48 Bil.	12.5 Bil.	NA	12.94 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	2.86 Bil.	2.61 Bil.	14.44 Bil.	1.69 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	2.86 Bil.	2.61 Bil.	14.44 Bil.	1.69 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	2.31 Bil.	3.04 Bil.	14.26 Bil.	2.18 Bil.
Total Net Income	1.43 Bil.	2.11 Bil.	1.15 Bil.	1.44 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	0.5	0.74	0.37	0.5
Diluted EPS, Total	0.49	0.73	0.36	0.49

BALANCE STATEMENT	10/2008	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007
Cash and Equivalents	1.67 Bil.	1.98 Bil.	1.6 Bil.	2.24 Bil.
Total Assets	18.56 Bil.	17.2 Bil.	14.5 Bil.	16.16 Bil.
Total Liabilities	24.65 Bil.	21.77 Bil.	19.8 Bil.	21.22 Bil.
Total Capitalization	26.7 Bil.	27.87 Bil.	26.1 Bil.	25.45 Bil.

Cash Flow	10/2008	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	636 Mil.	170 Mil.	7.58 Bil.	3.7 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	25 Mil.	614 Mil.	-910 Mil.	-404 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-799 Mil.	-690 Mil.	-4.39 Bil.	-2.56 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	-376 Mil.	52 Mil.	356 Mil.	778 Mil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	NA	25.22 Bil.	39.66 Bil.	24.7 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	58.68 Bil.	27.1 Bil.	7.29 Bil.	29.71 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	58.68 Bil.	8.75 Bil.	7.29 Bil.	8.49 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	58.57 Bil.	7.17 Bil.	6.44 Bil.	4.89 Bil.
Total Net Income	6.04 Bil.	6.26 Bil.	4.46 Bil.	2.54 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	1.97	2.18	4.59	0.87
Diluted EPS, Total	1.91	2.11	4.45	0.83

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	1.6 Bil.	1.37 Bil.	1.81 Bil.	2.15 Bil.
Total Assets	14.5 Bil.	12.54 Bil.	12.78 Bil.	16.34 Bil.
Total Liabilities	19.8 Bil.	18.32 Bil.	18.04 Bil.	19.74 Bil.
Total Capitalization	26.1 Bil.	20.42 Bil.	17.54 Bil.	16.83 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	7.58 Bil.	5.95 Bil.	5.15 Bil.	6.4 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-910 Mil.	1.52 Bil.	610 Mil.	-986 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-4.39 Bil.	-8.67 Bil.	-5.71 Bil.	-6.33 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	356 Mil.	-732 Mil.	-167 Mil.	-910 Mil.

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