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Guarantor Statements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
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Guarantor Statements

GUARANTOR STATEMENTS (AUDITED)

On 27 July 2017, Unilever N.V. and Unilever Capital Corporation (UCC) filed a US Shelf registration, which is unconditionally and fully guaranteed, jointly and severally, by Unilever N.V., Unilever PLC and Unilever United States, Inc. (UNUS) and that superseded the NV and UCC US Shelf registration filed on 30 September 2014, which was unconditionally and fully guaranteed, jointly and severally, by NV, PLC and UNUS. UCC and UNUS are each indirectly 100% owned by the Unilever parent entities (as defined below). Of the US Shelf registration, $12.5 billion of Notes were outstanding at 31 December 2018 (2017: $8.9 billion; 2016: $6.3 billion) with coupons ranging from 1.375% to 5.9%. These Notes are repayable between 15 February 2019 and 15 November 2032.

Provided below are the income statements, cash flow statements and balance sheets of each of the companies discussed above, together with the income statement, cash flow statement and balance sheet of non-guarantor subsidiaries. These have been prepared under the historical cost convention and, aside from the basis of accounting for investments at net asset value (equity accounting), comply in all material respects with International Financial Reporting Standards. The financial information in respect of NV, PLC and UNUS has been prepared with all subsidiaries accounted for on an equity basis. Information on NV and PLC is shown collectively as Unilever parent entities. The financial information in respect of the non-guarantor subsidiaries has been prepared on a consolidated basis.

 

     € million      € million     € million     € million     € million      € million  

Income statement

for the year ended 31 December 2018

   Unilever
Capital
Corporation
subsidiary
issuer
     Unilever(a)
parent
entities
    Unilever
United
States Inc.
subsidiary
guarantor
    Non-
guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations      Unilever
Group
 

Turnover

     —          —         —         50,982       —          50,982  

Operating profit

     —          1,985       (4     10,554       —          12,535  

Net finance income/(costs)

     —          (104     (426     74       —          (456

Pensions and similar obligations

     —          (2     (19     (4     —          (25

Other income/(losses)

     —          —         —         207       —          207  

Premium paid on buyback of preference shares

     —          (382     —         382       —          —    

Net monetary gain arising from hyperinflationary economies

     —          —         —         122       —          122  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Profit before taxation

     —          1,497       (449     11,335       —          12,383  

Taxation

     —          (199     —         (2,376     —          (2,575
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net profit before subsidiaries

     —          1,298       (449     8,959          9,808  

Equity earnings of subsidiaries

     —          8,091       1,787       (20,326     10,448        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net profit

     —          9,389       1,338       (11,367     10,448        9,808  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Attributable to:

              

Non-controlling interests

     —          —         —         419       —          419  

Shareholders’ equity

     —          9,389       1,338       (11,786     10,448        9,389  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     —          (24     25       (1,194     —          (1,193
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

     —          9,365       1,363       (12,561     10,448        8,615  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

The term ‘Unilever parent entities’ includes Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC. Though Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC are separate legal entities, with different shareholder constituencies and separate stock exchange listings, they operate as nearly as practicable as a single economic entity. Debt securities issued by entities in the Unilever Group are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by both Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC.

 

     € million      € million     € million     € million     € million     € million  

Income statement

for the year ended 31 December 2017

   Unilever
Capital
Corporation
subsidiary
issuer
     Unilever(a)
parent
entities
    Unilever
United
States Inc.
subsidiary
guarantor
    Non-
guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Unilever
Group
 

Turnover

     —          —         —         53,715       —         53,715  

Operating profit

     —          997       (4     7,864       —         8,857  

Net finance income/(costs)

     1        (109     (379     88       —         (399

Pensions and similar obligations

     —          (2     (24     (70     —         (96

Other income/(losses)

     —          —         —         173       —         173  

Premium paid on buyback of preference shares

     —          —         —         (382     —         (382
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit before taxation

     1        886       (407     7,673       —         8,153  

Taxation

     —          (165     —         (1,502     —         (1,667
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net profit before subsidiaries

     1        721       (407     6,171       —         6,486  

Equity earnings of subsidiaries

     —          5,332       1,721       (10,298     3,245       —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net profit

     1        6,053       1,314       (4,127     3,245       6,486  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Attributable to:

             

Non-controlling interests

     —          —         —         433       —         433  

Shareholders’ equity

     1        6,053       1,314       (4,560     3,245       6,053  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     —          (75     (156     455       —         224  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

     1        5,978       1,158       (3,672     3,245       6,710  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     € million      € million     € million     € million     € million     € million  

Income statement

for the year ended 31 December 2016

   Unilever
Capital
Corporation
subsidiary
issuer
     Unilever(a)
parent
entities
    Unilever
United
States Inc.
subsidiary
guarantor
    Non-
guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Unilever
Group
 

Turnover

     —          —         —         52,713       —         52,713  

Operating profit

     —          269       (5     7,537       —         7,801  

Net finance income/(costs)

     1        (110     (331     (29     —         (469

Pensions and similar obligations

     —          (3     (27     (64     —         (94

Other income/(losses)

     —          —         —         231       —         231  

Premium paid on buyback of preference shares

     —          —         —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit before taxation

     1        156       (363     7,675       —         7,469  

Taxation

     —          (114     —         (1,808     —         (1,922
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net profit before subsidiaries

     1        42       (363     5,867       —         5,547  

Equity earnings of subsidiaries

     —          5,142       804       (4,559     (1,387     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net profit

     1        5,184       441       1,308       (1,387     5,547  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Attributable to:

             

Non-controlling interests

     —          —         —         363       —         363  

Shareholders’ equity

     1        5,184       441       945       (1,387     5,184  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     —          (14     27       (791     —         (778
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

     1        5,170       468       517       (1,387     4,769  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The term ‘Unilever parent entities’ includes Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC. Though Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC are separate legal entities, with different shareholder constituencies and separate stock exchange listings, they operate as nearly as practicable as a single economic entity. Debt securities issued by entities in the Unilever Group are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by both Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC.

 

     € million      € million      € million      € million      € million     € million  

Balance sheet

at 31 December 2018

   Unilever
Capital
Corporation
subsidiary
issuer
     Unilever(a)
parent
entities
     Unilever
United
States Inc.
subsidiary
guarantor
     Non-
guarantor
subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Unilever
Group
 

Assets

                

Non-current assets

                

Goodwill and intangible assets

     —          3,058        —          26,435        —         29,493  

Deferred tax assets

     —          —          4        1,113        —         1,117  

Other non-current assets

     —          20        2        13,343        —         13,365  

Amounts due from group companies

     17,211        10,379        —          —          (27,590     —    

Net assets of subsidiaries (equity accounted)

     —          22,299        22,463        —          (44,762     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     17,211        35,756        22,469        40,891        (72,352     43,975  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current assets

                

Amounts due from group companies

     —          11,883        5,413        33,032        (50,328     —    

Trade and other current receivables

     —          155        4        6,326        —         6,485  

Current tax assets

     —          15        —          457        —         472  

Other current assets

     6        7        —          8,511        —         8,524  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     6        12,060        5,417        48,326        (50,328     15,481  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     17,217        47,816        27,886        89,217        (122,680     59,456  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

                

Current liabilities

                

Financial liabilities

     2,381        30        2        822        —         3,235  

Amounts due to group companies

     4,895        25,010        3,127        17,296        (50,328     —    

Trade payables and other current liabilities

     96        327        15        14,019        —         14,457  

Current tax liabilities

     —          —          72        1,373        —         1,445  

Other current liabilities

     —          2        —          633        —         635  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     7,372        25,369        3,216        34,143        (50,328     19,772  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

                

Financial liabilities

     9,525        10,767        —          1,358        —         21,650  

Amounts due to group companies

     —          —          13,290        14,300        (27,590     —    

Pensions and post-retirement healthcare liabilities:

                

Funded schemes in deficit

     —          7        136        1,066        —         1,209  

Unfunded schemes

     —          87        388        918        —         1,393  

Other non-current liabilities

     —          141        1        2,998        —         3,140  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     9,525        11,002        13,815        20,640        (27,590     27,392  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     16,897        36,371        17,031        54,783        (77,918     47,164  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     320        11,445        10,855        33,714        (44,762     11,572  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-controlling interests

     —          —          —          720        —         720  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     320        11,445        10,855        34,434        (44,762     12,292  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

     17,217        47,816        27,886        89,217        (122,680     59,456  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The term ‘Unilever parent entities’ includes Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC. Though Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC are separate legal entities, with different shareholder constituencies and separate stock exchange listings, they operate as nearly as practicable as a single economic entity. Debt securities issued by entities in the Unilever Group are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by both Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC.

 

     € million      € million      € million      € million      € million     € million  

Balance sheet

at 31 December 2017

   Unilever
Capital
Corporation
subsidiary
issuer
     Unilever(a)
parent
entities
     Unilever
United
States Inc.
subsidiary
guarantor
     Non-
guarantor
subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Unilever
Group
 

Assets

                

Non-current assets

                

Goodwill and intangible assets

     —          2,143        —          26,258        —         28,401  

Deferred tax assets

     —          90        48        947        —         1,085  

Other non-current assets

     —          6        2        13,808        —         13,816  

Amounts due from group companies

     17,132        7,099        —          —          (24,231     —    

Net assets of subsidiaries (equity accounted)

     —          35,933        21,568        —          (57,501     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     17,132        45,271        21,618        41,013        (81,732     43,302  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current assets

                

Amounts due from group companies

     —          6,119        5,318        32,445        (43,882     —    

Trade and other current receivables

     —          51        3        5,168        —         5,222  

Current tax assets

     —          57        9        422        —         488  

Other current assets

     —          39        —          11,234        —         11,273  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —          6,266        5,330        49,269        (43,882     16,983  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     17,132        51,537        26,948        90,282        (125,614     60,285  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

                

Current liabilities

                

Financial liabilities

     2,420        4,685        1        862        —         7,968  

Amounts due to group companies

     6,964        25,457        24        11,437        (43,882     —    

Trade payables and other current liabilities

     65        215        11        13,135        —         13,426  

Current tax liabilities

     —          —          —          1,088        —         1,088  

Other current liabilities

     —          5        —          690        —         695  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     9,449        30,362        36        27,212        (43,882     23,177  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

                

Financial liabilities

     7,377        7,571        —          1,514        —         16,462  

Amounts due to group companies

     —          —          14,517        9,714        (24,231     —    

Pensions and post-retirement healthcare liabilities:

                

Funded schemes in deficit

     —          8        103        1,114        —         1,225  

Unfunded schemes

     —          93        439        977        —         1,509  

Other non-current liabilities

     —          5        1        3,519        —         3,525  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     7,377        7,677        15,060        16,838        (24,231     22,721  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     16,826        38,039        15,096        44,050        (68,113     45,898  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     306        13,498        11,852        45,474        (57,501     13,629  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-controlling interests

     —          —          —          758        —         758  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     306        13,498        11,852        46,232        (57,501     14,387  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

     17,132        51,537        26,948        90,282        (125,614     60,285  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The term ‘Unilever parent entities’ includes Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC. Though Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC are separate legal entities, with different shareholder constituencies and separate stock exchange listings, they operate as nearly as practicable as a single economic entity. Debt securities issued by entities in the Unilever Group are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by both Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC.

 

     € million     € million     € million     € million     € million     € million  

Cash flow statement

for the year ended 31 December 2018

   Unilever
Capital
Corporation
subsidiary
issuer
    Unilever(a)
parent
entities
    Unilever
United
States Inc.
subsidiary
guarantor
    Non-
guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Unilever
Group
 

Net cash flow from/(used in) operating activities

     —         945       (6     5,814       —         6,753  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flow from/(used in) investing activities

     1,088       1,196       (63     4,619       (2,196     4,644  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flow from/(used in) financing activities

     (1,097     (2,183     69       (10,533     2,196       (11,548
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (9     (42     —         (100     —         (151

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     —         23       (1     3,147       —         3,169  

Effect of foreign exchange rates

     15       26       —         31       —         72  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

     6       7       (1     3,078       —         3,090  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     € million     € million     € million     € million     € million     € million  

Cash flow statement

for the year ended 31 December 2017

   Unilever
Capital
Corporation
subsidiary
issuer
    Unilever(a)
parent
entities
    Unilever
United
States Inc.
subsidiary
guarantor
    Non-
guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Unilever
Group
 

Net cash flow from/(used in) operating activities

     —         941       (40     6,391       —         7,292  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flow from/(used in) investing activities

     (3,884     (7,123     (1,062     5,136       1,054       (5,879
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flow from/(used in) financing activities

     3,873       6,261       1,103       (11,616     (1,054     (1,433
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (11     79       1       (89     —         (20

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     —         5       (2     3,195       —         3,198  

Effect of foreign exchange rates

     11       (61     —         41       —         (9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

     —         23       (1     3,147       —         3,169  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     € million     € million     € million     € million     € million     € million  

Cash flow statement

for the year ended 31 December 2016

   Unilever
Capital
Corporation
subsidiary
issuer
    Unilever(a)
parent
entities
    Unilever
United
States Inc.
subsidiary
guarantor
    Non-
guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Unilever
Group
 

Net cash flow from/(used in) operating activities

     —         45       (177     7,179       —         7,047  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flow from/(used in) investing activities

     (1,053     (679     (783     (1,712     1,039       (3,188
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flow from/(used in) financing activities

     1,048       621       959       (4,662     (1,039     (3,073
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (5     (13     (1     805       —         786  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     —         3       (1     2,126       —         2,128  

Effect of foreign exchange rates

     5       15       —         264       —         284  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

     —         5       (2     3,195       —         3,198  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The term ‘Unilever parent entities’ includes Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC. Though Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC are separate legal entities, with different shareholder constituencies and separate stock exchange listings, they operate as nearly as practicable as a single economic entity. Debt securities issued by entities in the Unilever Group are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by both Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC.