FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March, 2009
UNILEVER N.V.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
WEENA 455, 3013 AL, P.O. BOX 760, 3000 DK, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper
as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____
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as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_____
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ..... No ..X..
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in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
Exhibit 99 attached hereto is incorporated herein by reference.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
UNILEVER N.V.
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/S/ S H M A DUMOULIN
By S H M A DUMOULIN
SECRETARY
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Date: 31 March, 2009
EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99
Notice to Euronext, Amsterdam dated 31 March, 2009
Exhibit 99
This Report on Form 6-K
contains the following:
Stock Exchange Announcement
dated 5 March 2009 entitled 'Unilever Board Changes'
Stock Exchange Announcement
dated
Stock
Exchange Announcement dated
March 2009 entitled
'Publication of Prospectus'
Stock
Exchange Announcement dated
March 2009 entitled
'Fixed Rate Note Issue'
Stock exchange announcement
dated
Annual Information
Update
Unilever today announced that
its Vice-Chairman and Senior Independent Director, the
Lord Simon of Highbury CBE, will be retiring from the
Board at the Annual General Meetings in May this year having
served three terms of three years. It is Unilever's intention
that David Simon will be succeeded in these positions
by Jeroen van der Veer. Mr Van der Veer will also
replace David Simon as chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committees.
Unilever is also proposing
that Louise Fresco, Professor of International Development and
Sustainability at the
, Ann Fudge,
former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Young & Rubicam Brands and Paul
Walsh, Chief Executive Officer of Diageo join the
Board as new Non-Executive Directors. They will be proposed for
election to the Board at the Annual General Meetings
in
Michael Treschow, Chairman of
Unilever, said: "David Simon has made a tremendous contribution to
Unilever and his wisdom and wit will be greatly
missed. At the same time I am extremely pleased that Jeroen
van der Veer has agreed to become vice-chairman and senior
independent director.
"I am also very pleased that
Louise Fresco, Ann Fudge and Paul Walsh have agreed to be proposed
to join the Board. All are distinguished in their respective
fields and will further strengthen the expertise and independence
of the Board, as well as broadening its diversity. I am
sure they will add considerably to the
business."
Unilever requires all
Directors to offer themselves for re-election at the Annual General
Meetings each year. The following Directors will therefore be
offering themselves for re-election: Leon Brittan, Wim Dik, Charles
Golden, Byron Grote, Jim Lawrence, Narayana Murthy, Hixonia
Nyasulu, Paul Polman, Kees Storm, Michael Treschow and Jeroen
van der Veer.
As announced on 5 February
2009, Unilever will also be putting resolutions
to its AGMs in May in order to move to quarterly
dividends. The subsequent changes will result in a simpler
and more transparent dividend practice for the Unilever
group and its shareholders.
Nationality: Dutch. Age:
57.
Professor Louise Fresco is
Professor of International Development and Sustainability at
the
and a visiting
Professor at
. She is, amongst other
things, a supervisory director of Rabobank, a Crown appointed
member of the Social and Economic Council of
the
. From 1997 to 2006, she held
various positions at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of
the United Nations, including that of assistant director-general,
Agriculture Department.
Nationality: American. Age:
57.
Ann Fudge is a non-executive
director at Novartis AG and at General Electric Co. Ms. Fudge
served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Young &
Rubicam Brands from 2003 to 2006. Prior to joining Young &
Rubicam, Ms. Fudge worked at General Mills and at Kraft Foods,
where she served in a number of senior management positions
including president of Beverages, Desserts and Post Cereal
Division. Ms. Fudge is an honorary director of Catalyst and a
director of The Rockefeller Foundation and is on the board of
overseers of
Nationality: British. Age:
53.
Paul Walsh is chief executive
officer of Diageo plc, a non-executive director of FedEx
Corporation, and also a non-executive director of Centrica plc. He
is a member of the Business Council for
and chairman of the
Scotch Whisky Association. Paul Walsh served in a number of
management roles within GrandMet, which he joined in 1982,
including chief executive officer of the Pillsbury Company. He
was appointed to the GrandMet board in 1995, which in 1997
merged with Guinness UDV to become Diageo. He became chief
executive officer of Diageo in September 2000 following a short
period as chief operating officer.
2008 Annual Financial
Report Announcement
Unilever N.V. announces that
as from today the following documents are available on its
website
www.unilever.com/investorrelations
Unilever Annual Report and
Accounts 2008
Unilever Annual Review
2008
Unilever Summary Financial
Statement 2008
Unilever Annual Report on
Form 20-F 2008
: Els de Bruin spokesperson,
tel. + 31 (0)10 217 4844 (after 17.30 hrs + 31 (0)10 217
4000)
Publication of
Supplementary Prospectus
The following supplementary
prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is
available for viewing:
Supplementary Prospectus
dated 9 March 2009 relating to the Information Memorandum dated
13
May 2008 for the
U.S.$15,000,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme with Unilever N.V.,
Unilever PLC and Unilever (Holdings) Japan K.K. as
issuers.
To view the full document,
please paste the following URL into the address bar of your
browser.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5503O_-2009-3-9.pdf
For further information,
please contact:
DISCLAIMER - INTENDED
ADDRESSEES
Please note that the
information contained in the Supplementary Prospectus may
be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of
particular countries (specified in the Information Memorandum) only
and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any
person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained
in the Information Memorandum and the Supplementary
Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the
information contained in the Information Memorandum and
Supplementary Prospectus you must ascertain from
the Information Memorandum whether or not you are part of
the intended addressees of the information contained
therein.
Your right to access this
service is conditional upon complying with the above requirement.
UNILEVER - FIXED RATE
NOTE ISSUE
Unilever has announced the £350,000,000 4.00 per cent Fixed
Rate Notes due 19 December 2014 issued by Unilever PLC and
guaranteed by Unilever N.V. and Unilever United States, Inc. and
launched on 13 March 2009 under Unilever's debt
issuance programme, closed on 19 March 2009. The Notes are not
intended to be offered in the
Annual Information
Update
, 31 March 2009.- Unilever
N.V. announces that as from today the Annual Information Update is
available on its website:
http://www.unilever.com/investorrelations/corp_governance/AIU
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 'expects',
'anticipates', 'intends', 'believes' or the negative of these terms
and other similar expressions of future performance or results,
including financial objectives to 2010, and their negatives are
intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and
assumptions regarding anticipated developments and other factors
affecting the Group. They are not historical facts, nor are they
guarantees of future performance. Because these forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements,
including, among others, competitive pricing and activities,
consumption levels, costs, the ability to maintain and manage key
customer relationships and supply chain sources, currency values,
interest rates, the ability to integrate acquisitions and complete
planned divestitures, the ability to complete planned restructuring
activities, physical risks, environmental risks, the ability to
manage regulatory, tax and legal matters and resolve pending
matters within current estimates, legislative, fiscal and
regulatory developments, political, economic and social conditions
in the geographic markets where the Group operates and new or
changed priorities of the Boards. Further details of potential
risks and uncertainties affecting the Group are described in the
Group's filings with the London Stock Exchange, Euronext Amsterdam
and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual
Report & Accounts on Form 20-F. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date of this announcement. Except
as required by any applicable law or regulation, the Group
expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release
publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements
contained herein to reflect any change in the Group's expectations
with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any such statement is based.