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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - EUR (€) € in Millions | Total | Called up share capital [member] | Share Premium Account [member] | Unification Reserves [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, 2017 |  | € 14,198 | € 484 | € 130 |  | € (13,587) | € 26,413 | € 13,440 | € 758
Hyperinflation restatement to 1 January 2018 at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 393 |  |  |  |  | 393 | 393 |
Beginning balance after restatement at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 14,591 | 484 | 130 |  | (13,587) | 26,806 | 13,833 | 758
Profit or loss for the period |  | 9,788 |  |  |  |  | 9,369 | 9,369 | 419
Other comprehensive income net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains/(losses) on equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | 51 |  |  |  | 51 |  | 51 |
Cash flow hedges |  | (55) |  |  |  | (56) |  | (56) | 1
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans |  | (328) |  |  |  |  | (330) | (330) | 2
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) |  | (839) |  |  |  | (814) | (10) | (824) | (15)
Total comprehensive income |  | 8,617 |  |  |  | (819) | 9,029 | 8,210 | 407
Dividends on ordinary capital |  | (4,081) |  |  |  |  | (4,081) | (4,081) |
Repurchase of shares | [1] | (6,020) |  |  |  | (6,020) |  | (6,020) |
Cancellation of treasury shares | [2] |  | (20) |  |  | 5,069 | (5,049) |  |
Movements in treasury shares | [3] | (253) |  |  |  | (8) | (245) | (253) |
Share-based payment credit | [4] | 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 | [5] | (661) |  |  |  | 76 | (634) | (558) | (103)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | 12,117 | 464 | 129 |  | (15,218) | 26,022 | 11,397 | 720
Impact of adopting IFRIC 23 at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | (38) |  |  |  |  | (38) | (38) |
Beginning balance after restatement at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | 12,079 | 464 | 129 |  | (15,218) | 25,984 | 11,359 | 720
Profit or loss for the period |  | 6,026 |  |  |  |  | 5,625 | 5,625 | 401
Other comprehensive income net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains/(losses) on equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | 29 |  |  |  | 25 |  | 25 | 4
Cash flow hedges |  | 176 |  |  |  | 176 |  | 176 |
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans |  | 353 |  |  |  |  | 352 | 352 | 1
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) |  | (15) |  |  |  | (18) | 2 | (16) | 1
Total comprehensive income |  | 6,569 |  |  |  | 183 | 5,979 | 6,162 | 407
Dividends on ordinary capital |  | (4,223) |  |  |  |  | (4,223) | (4,223) |
Cancellation of treasury shares | [2] |  | (44) |  |  | 9,416 | (9,372) |  |
Movements in treasury shares | [3] | (167) |  |  |  | 64 | (231) | (167) |
Share-based payment credit | [4] | 151 |  |  |  |  | 151 | 151 |
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |  | (435) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (435)
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) net of tax |  | 5 |  | 5 |  |  |  | 5 |
Hedging gain/(loss) transferred to non-financial assets |  | 32 |  |  |  | 32 |  | 32 |
Other movements in equity |  | (125) |  |  |  | (51) | (76) | (127) | 2
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2019 |  | 13,886 | 420 | 134 |  | (5,574) | 18,212 | 13,192 | 694
Profit or loss for the period |  | 6,073 |  |  |  |  | 5,581 | 5,581 | 492
Other comprehensive income net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains/(losses) on equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | 78 |  |  |  | 68 |  | 68 | 10
Cash flow hedges |  | 60 |  |  |  | 62 |  | 62 | (2)
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans |  | 215 |  |  |  |  | 217 | 217 | (2)
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) |  | (2,590) |  |  |  | (2,356) | (22) | (2,378) | (212)
Total comprehensive income |  | 3,836 |  |  |  | (2,226) | 5,776 | 3,550 | 286
Dividends on ordinary capital |  | (4,300) |  |  |  |  | (4,300) | (4,300) |
Issue of PLC ordinary shares as part of Unification | [6] |  | 51 |  |  |  | (51) |  |
Cancellation of NV ordinary shares as part of Unification | [6] |  | (233) | (20) |  |  | 253 |  |
Other effects of Unification | [7] |  | (146) | 73,364 | € (73,364) | 132 | 14 |  |
Movements in treasury shares | [3] | 62 |  |  |  | 220 | (158) | 62 |
Share-based payment credit | [4] | 108 |  |  |  |  | 108 | 108 |
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |  | (559) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (559)
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) net of tax |  | (6) |  | (6) |  |  |  | (6) |
Hedging gain/(loss) transferred to non-financial assets |  | 12 |  |  |  | 10 |  | 10 | 2
Net gain arising from Horlicks acquisition | [8] | 4,848 |  |  |  |  | 2,930 | 2,930 | 1,918
Other movements in equity | [5] | (232) |  |  |  | (44) | (236) | (280) | 48
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2020 |  | € 17,655 | € 92 | € 73,472 | € (73,364) | € (7,482) | € 22,548 | € 15,266 | € 2,389
[1] | 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.
[2] | During 2019, 254,012,896 NV ordinary shares and 18,660,634 PLC ordinary shares were cancelled and in 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.
[3] | Includes purchases and sales of treasury shares, and 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.
[4] | The share-based payment credit relates to the non-cash charge recorded against operating profit in respect of the fair value of share options and awards granted to employees.
[5] | 2020 includes €163 million paid for purchase of the non-controlling interest in Unilever Malaysia. 2018 includes a €662 million premium paid for purchase of the non-controlling interest in Unilever South Africa from Remgro.
[6] | As part of Unification (see note 1 for further details), the shareholders of NV were issued new PLC ordinary shares, and all NV shares in issue were cancelled. The net impact is recognised in retained profit.
[7] | Includes the reduction of PLC’s share capital following the cessation of the Equalisation Agreement. Prior to Unification, a conversion rate of £1= €5.143 was used in accordance with the Equalisation Agreement to translate PLC’s share capital. Following Unification, PLC’s share capital has been translated using the exchange rate at the date of Unification. To reflect the legal share capital of the PLC company, an increase to share premium of €73,364 million and a debit unification reserve for the same amount have been recorded as there is no change in the net assets of the group. This debit is not a loss as a matter of law.
[8] | Consideration for the Main Horlicks Acquisition included the issuance of shares in a group subsidiary, Hindustan Unilever Limited, which resulted in a net gain being recognised within equity. See note 21 for further details.

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