Unilever NV dividend reinvestment plan
Unilever NV offers shareholders the opportunity to reinvest their net dividends to receive shares rather than their cash entitlement.
Main features
A convenient means to increase your holding in Unilever NV at competitive rates. Your whole cash dividend exclusive of the 15% Withholding Tax withheld is used to buy shares. Your shares will be bought before and delivered on or directly after the dividend payment date. In principle, a DRIP will be offered with respect to each cash dividend payment on Unilever NV's ordinary shares, including interim cash dividends.
Shareholders who are holding their (depositary receipts of) ordinary shares Unilever NV in Euroclear Nederland, through an admitted institution of Euronext Amsterdam can participate in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the 'DRIP') arranged and administered by ABN AMRO BANK NV.
In order to be eligible for such reinvestment, shareholders must instruct their bank or broker to deliver their dividend rights for reinvestment to ABN AMRO. Please note that banks or brokers may or may not operate a default mechanism that automatically elects to reinvest the cash dividend in shares, unless such holder chooses differently. Shareholders are therefore advised to contact their bank or broker to assess if such a default mechanism is in place and to discuss what action they should take.
Tax consequences of participation in the DRIP may vary dependent upon the tax residence of the holder. When in doubt as to tax consequences of participation in the plan, you should consult a tax advisor. Your bank or broker is responsible for providing you an evidence of the amount of Withholding Tax paid for your account.
A selection of frequently asked questions and answers on the DRIP can be found by clicking on the 'FAQs' link below. If you have any further questions on the DRIP you are requested to contact your bank or broker or, alternatively, you may contact ABN AMRO Bank NV, Equity Capital Markets / Corporate Actions, tel. +31 (0) 20 383 6707.
The next DRIP round will be at the occasion of the interim dividend for 2007 which was announced on 1 November 2007. The DRIP advertisement of ABN AMRO can be found below under "related links".
Shareholders who are participating in the Unilever NV dividend reinvestment plan but who would prefer to receive dividend as cash need to withdraw from such reinvestment plan. Please contact your bank or broker for further information on your participation in the Unilever NV dividend reinvestment plan.
