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Treasury Risk Management (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Summary of Maturity Analysis for Non-derivative and Derivative Financial Liabilities | The following table shows Unilever’s contractually agreed undiscounted cash flows, including expected interest payments, which are payable under financial liabilities at the balance sheet date:
|  |  |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
Undiscounted cash flows |  | Note |  |  | Due within 1 year |  |  | Due between 1 and 2 years |  |  | Due between 2 and 3 years |  |  | Due between 3 and 4 years |  |  | Due between 4 and 5 years |  |  | Due after 5 years |  |  | Total |  |  | Net carrying amount as shown in balance sheet |
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-derivative financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans and overdrafts |  |  |  |  |  |  | (529 | ) |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (278 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (820 | ) |  |  | (814 | )
Bonds and other loans |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,888 | ) |  |  | (2,748 | ) |  |  | (2,572 | ) |  |  | (2,646 | ) |  |  | (2,387 | ) |  |  | (14,090 | ) |  |  | (27,331 | ) |  |  | (23,391 | )
Finance lease creditors |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | (20 | ) |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (96 | ) |  |  | (187 | ) |  |  | (128 | )
Other financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | (149 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (150 | ) |  |  | (150 | )
Trade payables, accruals and other liabilities |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | (13,945 | ) |  |  | (140 | ) |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | (14,118 | ) |  |  | (14,118 | )
Deferred consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | (79 | ) |  |  | (70 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (45 | ) |  |  | (214 | ) |  |  | (187 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,545 | ) |  |  | (2,999 | ) |  |  | (2,671 | ) |  |  | (2,952 | ) |  |  | (2,408 | ) |  |  | (14,245 | ) |  |  | (42,820 | ) |  |  | (38,788 | )
Derivative financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – receipts |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | 760 |  |  |  | 163 |  |  |  | 788 |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 1,406 |  |  |  | 3,221 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | (756 | ) |  |  | (138 | ) |  |  | (797 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (1,423 | ) |  |  | (3,154 | ) |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – receipts |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,108 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17,108 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,317 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (17,317 | ) |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – receipts |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | (74 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (74 | ) |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | (239 | ) |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (216 | ) |  |  | (542 | )
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,784 | ) |  |  | (2,995 | ) |  |  | (2,646 | ) |  |  | (2,961 | ) |  |  | (2,388 | ) |  |  | (14,262 | ) |  |  | (43,036 | ) |  |  | (39,330 | )
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-derivative financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preference shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Bank loans and overdrafts |  |  |  |  |  |  | (522 | ) |  |  | (221 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (260 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,005 | ) |  |  | (992 | )
Bonds and other loans |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,558 | ) |  |  | (1,577 | ) |  |  | (2,546 | ) |  |  | (2,026 | ) |  |  | (2,058 | ) |  |  | (9,953 | ) |  |  | (25,718 | ) |  |  | (22,709 | )
Finance lease creditors |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | (20 | ) |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (118 | ) |  |  | (206 | ) |  |  | (131 | )
Other financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | (177 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (177 | ) |  |  | (177 | )
Trade payables, accruals and other liabilities |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | (12,861 | ) |  |  | (215 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (13,076 | ) |  |  | (13,076 | )
Deferred consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  | (26 | ) |  |  | (36 | ) |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | (515 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | (616 | ) |  |  | (511 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  | (21,164 | ) |  |  | (2,067 | ) |  |  | (2,591 | ) |  |  | (2,558 | ) |  |  | (2,338 | ) |  |  | (10,080 | ) |  |  | (40,798 | ) |  |  | (37,596 | )
Derivative financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – receipts |  |  |  |  |  |  | 349 |  |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 727 |  |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 754 |  |  |  | 1,380 |  |  |  | 3,325 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | (319 | ) |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (753 | ) |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (797 | ) |  |  | (1,440 | ) |  |  | (3,347 | ) |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – receipts |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,935 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,935 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25,258 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (25,258 | ) |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – receipts |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts – payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | (312 | ) |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | (26 | ) |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | (43 | ) |  |  | (60 | ) |  |  | (364 | ) |  |  | (534 | )
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | (21,476 | ) |  |  | (2,022 | ) |  |  | (2,617 | ) |  |  | (2,526 | ) |  |  | (2,381 | ) |  |  | (10,140 | ) |  |  | (41,162 | ) |  |  | (38,130 | )
Summary of Derivative Cash Flow Hedges | The following table shows cash flows for which cash flow hedge accounting is applied. The derivatives in the cash flow hedge relationships are expected to have an impact on profit and loss in the same periods as the cash flows occur.
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  | Due within 1 year |  |  | Due between 1 and 2 years |  |  | Due between 2 and 3 years |  |  | Due between 3 and 4 years |  |  | Due between 4 and 5 years |  |  | Due after 5 years |  |  | Total |  |  | Net carrying amount of related derivatives(a) |
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange cash inflows |  |  | 3,426 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,426 |  |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange cash outflows |  |  | (3,435 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,435 | ) |  |  | 14 |
Interest rate swaps cash inflows |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | 795 |  |  |  | 433 |  |  |  | 1,158 |  |  |  | 525 |  |  |  | 1,406 |  |  |  | 4,420 |  |  |  | — |
Interest rate swaps cash outflows |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | (756 | ) |  |  | (347 | ) |  |  | (1,147 | ) |  |  | (464 | ) |  |  | (1,423 | ) |  |  | (4,160 | ) |  |  | (199 | )
Commodity contracts cash flows |  |  | (74 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (74 | ) |  |  | (74 | )
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange cash inflows |  |  | 3,510 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,510 |  |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange cash outflows |  |  | (3,536 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,536 | ) |  |  | (8 | )
Interest rate swaps cash inflows |  |  | 349 |  |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 727 |  |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | 753 |  |  |  | 1,380 |  |  |  | 3.323 |  |  |  | — |
Interest rate swaps cash outflows |  |  | (319 | ) |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (753 | ) |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (797 | ) |  |  | (1,440 | ) |  |  | (3,347 | ) |  |  | (351 | )
Commodity contracts cash flows |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (7 | )
(a) | See note 16C.
Impact of Interest Rate Swaps and Cross-Currency Swaps | The following table shows the split in fixed and floating-rate interest exposures, taking into account the impact of interest rate swaps and cross-currency swaps:
|  | € million 2018 |  |  | € million 2017 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 3,230 |  |  |  | 3,317 |
Current other financial assets |  |  | 874 |  |  |  | 770 |
Current financial liabilities |  |  | (3,235 | ) |  |  | (7,968 | )
Non-current financial liabilities |  |  | (21,650 | ) |  |  | (16,462 | )
Net debt |  |  | (20,781 | ) |  |  | (20,343 | )
Of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate (weighted average amount of fixing for the following year) |  |  | (21,586 | ) |  |  | (16,216 | )
Summary of Derivatives Used to Hedge | The uses of derivatives and the related values of derivatives are summarised in the following table. Derivatives used to hedge:
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  | Trade and other receivables |  |  | Financial assets |  |  | Trade payables and other liabilities |  |  | Current financial liabilities |  |  | Non- current financial liabilities |  |  | Total |
31 December 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Cash flow hedges |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14 |
Hedges of net investments in foreign operations |  |  | — |  |  |  | 58 | (a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (21 | )(a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37 |
Hedge accounting not applied |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 67 | (a) |  |  | (41 | ) |  |  | (105 | )(a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (37 | )
Cross-currency Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Cash flow hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (268 | ) |  |  | (199 | )
Hedge accounting not applied |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (8 | )
Commodity contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (74 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (74 | )
Hedge accounting not applied |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
|  |  | 82 |  |  |  | 194 |  |  |  | (140 | ) |  |  | (126 | ) |  |  | (276 | ) |  |  | (266 | )
|  |  | Total assets |  |  |  | 276 |  |  |  | Total liabilities |  |  |  | (542 | ) |  |  | (266 | )
31 December 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Cash flow hedges |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (40 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8 | )
Hedges of net investments in foreign operations |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9 | (a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (103 | )(a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (94 | )
Hedge accounting not applied |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 73 | (a) |  |  | (54 | ) |  |  | 35 | (a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 67 |
Cross-currency Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |
Cash flow hedges |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (335 | ) |  |  | (351 | )
Hedge accounting not applied |  |  | — |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 30 |
Commodity contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (7 | )
Hedge accounting not applied |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 57 |  |  |  | 116 |  |  |  | (113 | ) |  |  | (86 | ) |  |  | (335 | ) |  |  | (361 | )
|  |  | Total assets |  |  |  | 173 |  |  |  | Total liabilities |  |  |  | (534 | ) |  |  | (361 | )
(a) | Swaps that hedge the currency risk on intra-group loans and offset ‘Hedges of net investments in foreign operations’ are included within ‘Hedge accounting not applied’. See below for further details.
Summary of Financial Assets are Subject to Offsetting, Enforceable Master Netting Arrangements and Similar Agreements | The following financial assets are subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements and similar agreements.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Related amounts not set |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | off in the balance sheet |  |  |  |
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | amounts of |  |  | Net amounts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | recognised |  |  | of financial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Gross |  |  | financial |  |  | assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | amounts of |  |  | assets set |  |  | presented |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | recognised |  |  | off in the |  |  | in the |  |  |  |  |  | Cash |  |  |  |
|  | financial |  |  | balance |  |  | balance |  |  | Financial |  |  | collateral |  |  |  |
As at 31 December 2018 |  | assets |  |  | sheet |  |  | sheet |  |  | instruments |  |  | received |  |  | Net amount |
Derivative financial assets |  |  | 339 |  |  |  | (63 | ) |  |  | 276 |  |  |  | (164 | ) |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | 102 |
As at 31 December 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative financial assets |  |  | 276 |  |  |  | (103 | ) |  |  | 173 |  |  |  | (108 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | 59 |
Summary of Financial Liabilities are Subject to Offsetting, Enforceable Master Netting Arrangements and Similar Agreements | The following financial liabilities are subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements and similar agreements.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Related amounts not set |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | off in the balance sheet |  |  |  |
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | amounts of |  |  | Net amounts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | recognised |  |  | of financial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Gross |  |  | financial |  |  | liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | amounts of |  |  | liabilities set |  |  | presented |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | recognised |  |  | off in the |  |  | in the |  |  |  |  |  | Cash |  |  |  |
|  | financial |  |  | balance |  |  | balance |  |  | Financial |  |  | collateral |  |  |  |
As at 31 December 2018 |  | liabilities |  |  | sheet |  |  | sheet |  |  | instruments |  |  | pledged |  |  | Net amount |
Derivative financial liabilities |  |  | (605 | ) |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | (542 | ) |  |  | 164 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (378 | )
As at 31 December 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative financial liabilities |  |  | (637 | ) |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | (534 | ) |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (426 | )

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