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Unilever plc SEC filings document the disclosure record of a foreign private issuer with ordinary shares and American depositary shares tied to a global consumer goods business. Form 6-K reports include voting-rights and capital updates, share buyback announcements, Annual General Meeting notices, proxy materials and public disclosures of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities.
The filing record also incorporates operating and financial results, material-event reports, registration-statement references, risk disclosures and governance matters. These documents describe Unilever's capital structure, shareholder voting mechanics, board authorities, equity compensation registrations and recurring regulatory communications under U.S. and U.K. disclosure regimes.
McCormick & Company discussed integration planning and financial outlook for its pending acquisition of Unilever Foods, outlining expected synergies, growth targets and milestones toward a mid-2027 close. Management reiterated a target of 3%–5% top-line growth by year three and adjusted operating margins of 23%–25%, and said it expects to realize $600 million of synergies with ~2/3 delivered by year two. The company described an active integration management office, 20 functional teams, and market-level playbooks for the top 10 markets, and said it will provide more detail on the target operating model, synergies, growth plans and TSA scope by the end of Q3.
Unilever PLC uses this Form 6-K to summarise several April–May 2026 capital and governance actions. The company continued its existing share buyback programme, repurchasing ordinary shares on London and other European venues via Morgan Stanley & Co. International, with all repurchased shares held in treasury. After these transactions, issued share capital was 2,185,205,247 ordinary shares, including 18,463,459 held in treasury, and there were 2,166,502,268 shares with voting rights as at 29 May 2026. The filing also details multiple management Bonus Deferral Awards and Performance Share Plan (PSP) grants, including awards to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as well as open‑market share purchases by non‑executive directors. In addition, Unilever announces publication of the audited 2025 financial statements for Unilever Finance Netherlands B.V., available on its website, providing updated information for bond and debt investors.
Unilever PLC has published an Information Memorandum for the U.S.$25,000,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme of Unilever Finance Netherlands B.V., Unilever Capital Corporation and Unilever PLC as issuers, with Unilever PLC and Unilever United States, Inc. acting as guarantors.
The Information Memorandum has been approved by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and is available online and via the National Storage Mechanism. The announcement stresses that the notes are not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, are generally not for U.S. persons, and that there will be no public offering of the notes in the United States.
Unilever PLC reported that shareholders approved all 21 resolutions at the 2026 Annual General Meeting held on 13 May 2026. Resolutions 1 to 17 passed as ordinary resolutions and 18 to 21 as special resolutions, with poll voting showing strong majorities on every item.
Shareholders elected or re-elected 10 directors, including Srinivas Phatak, Fernando Fernandez, Nelson Peltz and others, and approved the Directors’ Remuneration Report and Remuneration Policy. They also reappointed KPMG LLP as auditor, renewed authorities to allot shares, disapply pre-emption rights, purchase the company’s own shares and shorten notice for general meetings.
Total votes cast on most resolutions represented about 73% of Unilever’s share capital. As of close of business on 12 May 2026, Unilever PLC had 2,185,205,247 issued ordinary shares, with 2,179,434,462 ordinary shares carrying exercisable voting rights as of 13 May 2026.
Unilever PLC reported that Non-Executive Director Zoe Yujnovich purchased 345 Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares on the London Stock Exchange.
The shares were bought on 1 May 2026 at a price of £44.18 per share, for a total consideration of £15,242.70, with the transaction conducted in British pounds.
Unilever PLC provides an update on its share capital and voting rights as at 30 April 2026. Issued share capital consisted of 2,185,205,247 ordinary shares of 3 1/2p each. None were held as treasury shares, while 253,651 ordinary shares were held by Unilever group companies without exercisable voting rights.
As a result, there were 2,184,951,596 shares with voting rights. This figure is the denominator shareholders should use when calculating whether they must notify holdings or changes under the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated entered a Term Loan Agreement providing the company the ability to borrow up to $2.0 billion to finance a portion of the cash consideration for its pending combination with the foods business of Unilever PLC. The Term Loan Facility matures three years after the Closing Date and permits borrowings at a floating rate elected between Term SOFR plus an applicable margin of 0.750%–1.500% or Base Rate plus an applicable margin of 0.000%–0.500%. McCormick will pay a 0.10% per annum ticking fee on the undrawn daily commitments from and including July 29, 2026 until the earlier of termination/expiration or the Closing Date. The agreement includes a financial covenant requiring Consolidated EBITDA to Interest Expense of no less than 3.75:1.00 each quarter and customary events of default. McCormick also terminated $2.0 billion of commitments under a previously disclosed $15.7 billion bridge facility in favor of the Term Loan Facility.
Unilever PLC is launching a new share buyback of up to €1.5 billion, aiming to reduce its share capital. The programme, authorised by shareholder resolutions from 2025, limits repurchases to a maximum of 223,263,040 shares.
The buyback starts on 30 April 2026 and will run until on or before 6 July 2026. Unilever has given non-discretionary instructions to Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC, which will execute trades independently. Repurchases will generally be disclosed weekly.
Unilever is a global consumer goods company operating in Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care and Foods. Its products are used by about 3.7 billion people daily, with sales of €50.5 billion in 2025 across roughly 190 countries and a workforce of around 96,000 employees.
Unilever PLC reports that several senior leaders have reinvested cash dividends into ordinary shares of the company. On 15 April 2026, Chief Financial Officer Srinivas Phatak, other Unilever Leadership Executive members, and the Chief Legal Officer acquired additional Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares through dividend reinvestment plans in both GBP and EUR.
These transactions, conducted on the London and Amsterdam stock exchanges during an open period, involve relatively small share amounts for each individual and reflect automatic or agreed reinvestment of dividends on beneficially owned holdings rather than discretionary open-market buying or selling.