EX-99.22 23 a9922-sharebuybackprogra.htm EX-99.22
RNS Transaction in Own Shares SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAMME UNILEVER PLC Released 17:45:22 19 December 2022 RNS Number : 2314K Unilever PLC 19 December 2022 Share Buyback Programme - Update December 2022 19/12/2022 London - Unilever PLC confirms the successful completion of the second tranche of €750 million of its programme to buy back shares with an aggregate market value equivalent of up to €3 billion. On 10 February 2022, Unilever PLC announced its fourth quarter and full year 2021 results and a share buyback programme of up to €3 billion to be conducted over 2022 and 2023. On 6 September 2022, Unilever PLC announced the commencement of the second tranche of the buyback programme for an aggregate market value equivalent to €750,000,000 to be completed by 23 December 2022 (the "Second Tranche"). Unilever PLC confirms the completion of the Second Tranche. Between 6 September 2022 and 19 December 2022, a total of 16,415,133 ordinary Unilever PLC shares were purchased. Further tranches of the share buyback programme will be announced in due course as appropriate. Unilever PLC Unilever House 100 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DY United Kingdom Press-Office.London@Unilever.com This announcement may contain forward-looking statements, including 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as 'will', 'aim', 'expects', 'anticipates', 'intends', 'looks', 'believes', 'vision', or the negative of these terms and other similar expressions of future performance or results, and their negatives, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

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