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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]
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.