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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - EUR (€) € in Millions | Total | Called up share capital [member] | Share Premium Account [member] | Other reserves [member] | Retained profit [member] | Equity Attributable to Owners of Parent [member] | Non-controlling Interests [member]
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Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015 |  | € 16,082 |  | € 484 | € 152 | € (7,816) | € 22,619 | € 15,439 | € 643
Profit or loss for the period |  | 5,547 |  |  |  |  | 5,184 | 5,184 | 363
Other comprehensive income net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value gains/(losses) on financial instruments | [1] | (15) |  |  |  | (15) |  | (15) |
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans net of tax |  | (980) |  |  |  |  | (980) | (980) |
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) |  | 217 |  |  |  | 189 | 17 | 206 | 11
Total comprehensive income |  | 4,769 |  |  |  | 174 | 4,221 | 4,395 | 374
Dividends on ordinary capital |  | (3,600) |  |  |  |  | (3,600) | (3,600) |
Other movements in treasury shares | [2] | (258) |  |  |  | (45) | (213) | (258) |
Share-based payment credit | [3] | 198 |  |  |  |  | 198 | 198 |
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |  | (364) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (364)
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) net of tax |  | (18) |  |  | (18) |  |  | (18) |
Other movements in equity |  | 171 |  |  |  | 244 | (46) | 198 | (27)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016 |  | 16,980 |  | 484 | 134 | (7,443) | 23,179 | 16,354 | 626
Profit or loss for the period |  | 6,486 |  |  |  |  | 6,053 | 6,053 | 433
Other comprehensive income net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value gains/(losses) on financial instruments | [1] | (75) |  |  |  | (76) |  | (76) | 1
Cash flow hedges |  | (68) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans net of tax |  | 1,282 |  |  |  |  | 1,282 | 1,282 |
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) |  | (983) |  |  |  | (903) | (27) | (930) | (53)
Total comprehensive income |  | 6,710 |  |  |  | (979) | 7,308 | 6,329 | 381
Dividends on ordinary capital |  | (3,916) |  |  |  |  | (3,916) | (3,916) |
Repurchase of shares | [4] | (5,014) |  |  |  | (5,014) |  | (5,014) |
Other movements in treasury shares | [2] | (204) |  |  |  | (30) | (174) | (204) |
Share-based payment credit | [3] | 284 |  |  |  |  | 284 | 284 |
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |  | (345) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (345)
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) net of tax |  | (4) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (4) |
Other movements in equity |  | (104) |  |  |  | (167) | (33) | (200) | 96
Ending balance (After Restatement [member]) at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 14,780 |  | 484 | 130 | (13,633) | 27,041 | 14,022 | 758
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 14,387 |  | 484 | 130 | (13,633) | 26,648 | 13,629 | 758
Other comprehensive income net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hyperinflation restatement at beginning of year |  | 393 |  |  |  |  | 393 | 393 |
Profit or loss for the period |  | 9,808 |  |  |  |  | 9,389 | 9,389 | 419
Equity instruments |  | 51 | [1] |  |  | 51 |  | 51 |
Cash flow hedges |  | (55) |  |  |  | (56) |  | (56) | 1
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans net of tax |  | (328) |  |  |  |  | (330) | (330) | 2
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) |  | (861) |  |  |  | (836) | (10) | (846) | (15)
Total comprehensive income |  | 8,615 |  |  |  | (841) | 9,049 | 8,208 | 407
Dividends on ordinary capital |  | (4,081) |  |  |  |  | (4,081) | (4,081) |
Repurchase of shares | [4] | (6,020) |  |  |  | (6,020) |  | (6,020) |
Cancellation of treasury shares | [5] |  |  | (20) |  | 5,069 | (5,049) |  |
Other movements in treasury shares | [2] | (253) |  |  |  | (8) | (245) | (253) |
Share-based payment credit | [3] | 196 |  |  |  |  | 196 | 196 |
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |  | (342) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (342)
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) net of tax |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |
Hedging gain/(loss) transferred to non-financial assets |  | 71 |  |  |  | 71 |  | 71 |
Other movements in equity | [6] | (673) |  |  |  | 76 | (646) | (570) | (103)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | € 12,292 |  | € 464 | € 129 | € (15,286) | € 26,265 | € 11,572 | € 720
[1] | Classification in 2018 has changed following adoption of IFRS 9. See note 1 for further details.
[2] | Includes purchases and sales of treasury shares other than the share buyback programme, transfer from treasury shares to retained profit of share-settled schemes arising from prior years and differences between exercise and grant price of share options.
[3] | The share-based payment credit relates to the non-cash charge recorded in operating profit in respect of the fair value of share options and awards granted to employees.
[4] | Repurchase of shares reflects the cost of acquiring ordinary shares as part of the share buyback programmes announced on 19 April 2018 and 6 April 2017.
[5] | During 2018 122,965,077 PLC ordinary shares were cancelled. The amount paid to repurchase these shares was initially recognised in other reserves and is transferred to retained profit on cancellation.
[6] | Includes a €662 million premium paid for purchase of the non-controlling interest in Unilever South Africa from Remgro.

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