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Unilever PLC
06 December 2011
UNILEVER COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF 82% OF CONCERN KALINA
London / Rotterdam, December 6th, 2011- Unilever announced today
that, further to the announcement made on October 14th, it has
obtained the necessary regulatory clearances in Russia and Ukraine,
and completed the acquisition of 82% ((1) ) of the outstanding
shares of Concern Kalina, Russia's leading Beauty Company.
The transaction will transform Unilever's personal care business
in Russia, giving it leading positions in skin care and hair care,
as well as establishing a presence in oral care. It will also
strengthen and re-balance Unilever's portfolio and competitiveness
in Russia, an emerging market with considerable potential and one
of Unilever's priority countries.
Important Additional Information - Next Steps
-- The amount paid to acquire the 82% stake is approximately RUB
17.4 billion. This is about RUB 0.7 billion higher than the amount
previously announced, reflecting a number of adjustments in respect
of cash equivalent items. The enterprise value for 100% of Concern
Kalina is unaffected and remains approximately RUB 25.9
billion.
-- Unilever plans to cause Concern Kalina to delist the shares
from the Russian Trading System (RTS) and MICEX stock exchanges in
December 2011.
-- On or about January 10th, 2012 Unilever will offer to acquire
all of the remaining Concern Kalina shares in Russia.
o The price per share is expected to be RUB 4,267.92, as the
highest price Unilever paid to the selling shareholders - but will
be determined by Russian law.
-- Concurrently, Unilever will offer to all holders of Concern
Kalina's American Depositary Shares (ADSs) and Global Depositary
Shares (GDSs) a price per ADS/GDS equal to RUB 4,267.92, without
interest and less any fees, currency conversion expenses,
applicable taxes and government charges. This amount will be
converted to U.S. dollars on or about the date that Unilever pays
for the Concern Kalina shares tendered in the Russian offer.
-- On or about January 25th, 2012, information concerning the
offer for ADSs/GDSs will be sent to ADSs/GDSs holders.
-- Concurrently, the Russian offer materials will be sent to the remaining Concern Kalina shareholders.
-- Unilever expects that the offers will remain open for
approximately 80 calendar days, although the offer for ADSs/GDSs is
expected to expire several business days before the expiration of
the Russian offer.
-- In addition, if after consummation of the offer, Unilever and
its affiliates own shares representing more than 95% of the
outstanding shares of Concern Kalina, Unilever intends to purchase
any Concern Kalina shares (including those represented by
ADSs/GDSs) not owned by Unilever and its affiliates at a price
determined by Russian law
((1) )82% of outstanding shares of Concern Kalina acquired by
Unilever includes shares being held by the subsidiary of Concern
Kalina
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NOTES
The offer to holders of ADSs and GDSs (the "Offer") will be made
for the securities of Concern Kalina, a company incorporated under
the laws of Russia and will be made in the United States in
compliance with Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Regulation 14E thereunder. The Offer
will be made in the United States by Unilever and no one else. The
Offer will be subject to disclosure and procedure requirements of
Russia which are different from those of the United States.
Unilever, certain affiliated companies and the nominees or
brokers (acting as agents) may make certain purchases of, or
arrangements to purchase, shares in Concern Kalina outside the
Offer during the period in which the Offer remains open for
acceptance. If such purchases or arrangements to purchase are made
they will be made outside the United States and will comply with
applicable law, including the Exchange Act.
The final terms of the Offer will be contained in the offer
document delivered to Concern Kalina. Investors and shareholders of
Concern Kalina are strongly advised to read the offer document and
related materials as soon as they have been published, as these
will contain important information.
About Unilever
Unilever works to create a better future every day. We help
people feel good, look good and get more out of life with brands
and services that are good for them and good for others.
Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of fast moving
consumer goods with strong operations in more than 100 countries
and sales in 180. Consumers buy 170bn Unilever packs around the
world every year, and our products are used over two billion times
a day.
Our portfolio includes some of the world's best known and most
loved brands including twelve EUR1 billion brands, and global
leadership in many categories in which we operate. The portfolio
features iconic brands such as: Knorr, Hellmann's, Lipton, Dove,
Vaseline, Persil, Cif, Marmite and Pot Noodle. We have around
167,000 employees in over 100 countries, and generated annual sales
of EUR44.3 billion in 2010. For more information about Unilever and
its brands, please visit www.unilever.com
Unilever is Food Industry Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability
World Indexes for the 13th year running. We are included in the
FTSE4Good Index Series and attained a top environmental score of 5,
leading to inclusion in the FTSE4Good Environmental Leaders Europe
40 Index. We are also ranked 7th in the Global 100 Most Sustainable
Corporations in the World, a list compiled by Corporate Knights
Magazine. We achieved Platinum Plus standard in the UK's Business
in the Community Corporate Responsibility Index 2009, and were
named Company of the Year in 2010.
About Concern Kalina
Today, Concern Kalina is one of the leading Russian personal
care manufacturers offering a wide spread of products to its
consumers in Russia and the CIS.
Concern Kalina works to build the leading brands in Beauty
sectors of the market. Key pillars to success of the corporate
strategy have been consumer-centric marketing; focus on
fastest-growing products and growth across key categories and
geographies.
Concern Kalina develops strong brands in the key segments of
Russian personal care market. The leading brands of the company are
Black Pearl, Clean Line, 100 Recipes of Beauty and Silky Hands in
skin care, and 32 and Forest Balsam in oral care.
Concern Kalina is a public company and follows advanced
international standards of corporate governance. The Company's
shares are listed on the RTS and MICEX stock exchanges, as well as
on the foreign over-the-counter market in the form of ADR/GDR.
Forward-looking Statements
Statements in this release that are "forward-looking statements"
are based on currently available information, operating plans and
projections about future events and trends. They inherently involve
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those predicted in such forward-looking statements.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
Unilever's ability to consummate the purchase of additional Concern
Kalina shares, to achieve the synergies and value creation
contemplated by the transaction and to promptly and effectively
integrate the businesses of Concern Kalina and Unilever.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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