Magnum Ice Cream Company (MICC) reports executive share grants after demerger
The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. reports new share awards granted to senior managers following its demerger from Unilever. The awards include replacement grants for previously unvested Unilever awards and new one-off Celebration Awards for eligible employees.
Replacement awards are issued under The Magnum Ice Cream Company Long Term Incentive Plan 2025 on substantially equivalent terms and value to the former Unilever Share Plan 2017 awards, with vesting tied to original vesting dates, continued service and satisfactory performance. Awards are subject to malus and clawback provisions.
Named executives such as Chief Executive Officer Peter ter Kulve and other PDMRs received grants of ordinary shares of €3.50 each, with grant values calculated using average closing prices of €13.41, £11.69 and $15.60 over 8–18 December 2025. The company notes it generated €7.9 billion in revenue in 2024 and sells ice cream products in 80 countries.
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FAQ
What did The Magnum Ice Cream Company (MICC) disclose in this 6-K?
The company disclosed share awards granted to persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs), including replacement awards for lapsed Unilever share plan awards and new employee Celebration Awards, all over ordinary shares of €3.50 each.
How are the replacement share awards at MICC structured for former Unilever plan participants?
Replacement awards are granted under The Magnum Ice Cream Company Long Term Incentive Plan 2025 on substantially equivalent terms and value to the Unilever awards that lapsed, and will vest on their original vesting dates, subject to continued employment or service and satisfactory personal performance.
What is the Celebration Award mentioned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company (MICC)?
The Celebration Award, operated under The Magnum Ice Cream Company Celebration Award Plan, is a one-off share award over the same number of MICC shares to each employee who was part of the group at completion of the demerger. Directors are not eligible for this award.
Which key executives at MICC received share awards and what type of transaction was reported?
Executives including Chief Executive Officer Peter ter Kulve, Chief Creative Officer Julien Barraux, and other regional presidents and officers received grants of share awards over ordinary shares. The notifications list these as Grant of Share Awards transactions outside a trading venue on 19 December 2025.
How were MICC share grant values determined for these PDMR awards?
The number of shares granted was determined using the average closing share prices on Euronext Amsterdam, London Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange for 8 to 18 December 2025, being €13.41, £11.69 and $15.60 respectively.
What is the scale of The Magnum Ice Cream Company’s business as described in this filing?
The company describes itself as the world’s largest ice cream company, with brands including Magnum, Ben & Jerry’s, Wall’s and Cornetto, a global fleet of nearly 3 million freezers, availability in 80 countries, and €7.9 billion in revenue in 2024.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Dated December 22, 2025
Commission File Number: 001-42939
The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
Reguliersdwarsstraat 63
1017 BK Amsterdam
The Netherlands
(Address of principal
executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
[ X ] Form 40-F [ ]
This report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated December 22, 2025 entitled ‘Director/PDMR Shareholding’.
The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.
(TMICC or the Company)
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (PDMRS)
The Company notifies the following change in interests in the ordinary shares of EUR3.50 each (Shares) of PDMRs, arising pursuant to the grant of the following share awards:
| (i) | 2023 Replacement Performance Share Plan (PSP) Awards and Replacement Targeted Share Awards (TSA): |
The replacement awards are share awards for employees (including Directors) who, at the time of the Demerger, held unvested awards under the Unilever Share Plan 2017. These replacement awards are granted under The Magnum Ice Cream Company Long Term Incentive Plan 2025 over TMICC Shares on substantially equivalent terms and with a value equivalent to the Unilever shares subject to the relevant Unilever award that lapsed due to the application of time pro-rating.
| (ii) | Rollover awards |
Unilever Restricted Stock Unit awards held as at the time of the Demerger are exchanged for substantially equivalent awards over TMICC Shares, which will vest on their original vesting date(s), subject to continued employment/service with the TMICC Group and maintaining satisfactory levels of personal performance. Awards will continue to be governed by the Unilever Share Plan 2017, which was adopted by TMICC for this purpose.
| (iii) | Celebration Award |
The Celebration Award (operated under The Magnum Ice Cream Company Celebration Award Plan) is a one-off share award over the same number of TMICC Shares to each employee who was part of the TMICC Group at the completion of the Demerger. Directors are not eligible to receive this award.
Malus and clawback provisions apply to all awards
The number of Shares granted was determined by taking the average closing share prices (on Euronext Amsterdam, London Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange) for the period 8 to 18 December 2025 inclusive, (being EUR13.41, GBP11.69 and USD15.60 respectively).
| Director | 2023
Replacement PSP/TSA Award |
Rollover
Award |
Celebration
Award |
Total
Share Awards |
| Peter ter Kulve | 4,853 | 41,134 | n/a | 45,987 |
| Other PDMRs | ||||
| Julien Barraux | 816 | 11,120 | 23 | 11,959 |
| Sandeep Desai | 508 | 10,042 | 23 | 10,573 |
| Tim Gunning | 55 | 3,466 | 23 | 3,544 |
| Wai-Fung Loh | 1,134 | 14,218 | 23 | 15,375 |
| Mark O’Brien | n/a | 9,330 | 23 | 9,353 |
| Gerardo Ronzanski | 1,784 | 20,346 | 23 | 22,153 |
| Ronald Schellekens | 7,168 | n/a | 23 | 7,191 |
| Mustafa Seckin | 1,060 | 13,284 | 23 | 14,367 |
| Toloy Tahir Tanridagli | 962 | 8,958 | 23 | 9,943 |
| Vanessa Vilar | 327 | 3,924 | 23 | 4,274 |
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU and UK version of the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
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Name of natural person | Peter ter Kulve | ||||
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Chief Executive Officer | ||||
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Initial notification | ||||
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The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. | ||||
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25490052LLF3XH6G9847 | ||||
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| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | ||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | GBP | ||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | ||
| Grant of Share Awards | 11.69 | 3,126 | 36,542.94 | |||
| Aggregated | 11.69 | 3,126 | 36,542.94 | |||
| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | ||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | EUR | ||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | ||
| Grant of Share Awards | 13.41 | 42,861 | 574,766.01 | |||
| Aggregated | 13.41 | 42,861 | 574,766.01 | |||
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Name of natural person | Julien Barraux | ||||
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Chief Creative Officer | ||||
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Initial notification/Amendment
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Initial notification | ||||
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The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. | ||||
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25490052LLF3XH6G9847 | ||||
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| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | ||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | EUR | ||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | ||
| Grant of Share Awards | 13.41 | 11,959 | 160,370.19 | |||
| Aggregated | 13.41 | 11,959 | 160,370.19 | |||
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Name of natural person | Sandeep Desai | ||||
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Chief Supply Chain Officer | ||||
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Initial notification | ||||
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| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | ||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | GBP | ||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | ||
| Grant of Share Awards | 11.69 | 10,573 | 123,598.37 | |||
| Aggregated | 11.69 | 10,573 | 123,598.37 | |||
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Name of natural person | Tim Gunning | |||||
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Chief of Staff & Head of Strategy | |||||
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Initial notification | |||||
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| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | |||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | EUR | |||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | |||
| Grant of Share Awards | 13.41 | 3,544 | 47,525.04 | ||||
| Aggregated | 13.41 | 3,544 | 47,525.04 | ||||
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Name of natural person | Wai-Fung Loh | ||||
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President Asia | ||||
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| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | ||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | EUR | ||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | ||
| Grant of Share Awards | 13.41 | 23 | 308.43 | |||
| Aggregated | 13.41 | 23 | 308.43 | |||
| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | ||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | GBP | ||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | ||
| Grant of Share Awards | 11.69 | 15,352 | 179,464.88 | |||
| Aggregated | 11.69 | 15,352 | 179,464.88 | |||
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Name of natural person | Mark O’Brien | |||||
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Position/status
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Chief Technology and Information Officer | |||||
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Initial notification | |||||
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The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. | |||||
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25490052LLF3XH6G9847 | |||||
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| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | |||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | GBP | |||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | |||
| Grant of Share Awards | 11.69 | 9,353 | 109,336.57 | ||||
| Aggregated | 11.69 | 9,353 | 109,336.57 | ||||
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Name of natural person | Gerardo Ronzanski | ||||
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President Americas | ||||
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Initial notification/Amendment
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Initial notification | ||||
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25490052LLF3XH6G9847 | ||||
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| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | ||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | USD | ||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | ||
| Grant of Share Awards | 15.60 | 23 | 358.80 | |||
| Aggregated | 15.60 | 23 | 358.80 | |||
| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | ||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | GBP | ||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | ||
| Grant of Share Awards | 11.69 | 22,130 | 258,699.70 | |||
| Aggregated | 11.69 | 22,130 | 258,699.70 | |||
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Name of natural person | Ronald Schellekens | |||||
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Position/status
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Chief Human Resources Officer | |||||
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Initial notification | |||||
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25490052LLF3XH6G9847 | |||||
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| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | |||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | GBP | |||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | |||
| Grant of Share Awards | 11.69 | 7,191 | 84,062.79 | ||||
| Aggregated | 11.69 | 7,191 | 84,062.79 | ||||
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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Name of natural person | Mustafa Seckin | |||||
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President of Europe, Australia & New Zealand | |||||
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Initial notification | |||||
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| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | |||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | EUR | |||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | |||
| Grant of Share Awards | 13.41 | 13,307 | 178,446.87 | ||||
| Aggregated | 13.41 | 13,307 | 178,446.87 | ||||
| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | |||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | GBP | |||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | |||
| Grant of Share Awards | 11.69 | 1,060 | 12,391.40 | ||||
| Aggregated | 11.69 | 1,060 | 12,391.40 | ||||
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Name of natural person | Toloy Tahir Tanridagli | |||||
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President of Middle East, Turkey, South Asia and Africa | |||||
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Initial notification/Amendment
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Initial notification | |||||
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25490052LLF3XH6G9847 | |||||
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| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | |||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | EUR | |||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | |||
| Grant of Share Awards | 13.41 | 23 | 308.43 | ||||
| Aggregated | 13.41 | 23 | 308.43 | ||||
| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | |||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | GBP | |||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | |||
| Grant of Share Awards | 11.69 | 9,920 | 115,964.80 | ||||
| Aggregated | 11.69 | 9,920 | 115,964.80 | ||||
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Name of natural person | Vanessa Vilar | ||||
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Chief Legal Officer | ||||
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Initial notification/Amendment
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Initial notification | ||||
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The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. | ||||
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| Date of Transaction | Description of Instrument | Identification Code | Place of Transaction | Currency | ||
| 19-DEC-2025 | Ordinary shares of €3.50 each | ISIN: NL0015002MS2 | Outside a trading venue | EUR | ||
| Nature of Transaction |
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Price | Volume | Total | ||
| Grant of Share Awards | 13.41 | 4,274 | 57,314.34 | |||
| Aggregated | 13.41 | 4,274 | 57,314.34 | |||
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About The Magnum Ice Cream Company
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is the world’s largest ice cream company. With an unrivalled portfolio of brands including global power brands Magnum, Ben & Jerry’s, Wall’s and Cornetto, and with a global fleet of nearly 3 million freezers, our products are available in 80 countries. The company generated €7.9 billion in revenue in 2024. TMICC’s legal entity identifier is 25490052LLF3XH6G9847. For more information, visit The Magnum Ice Cream Company website.
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.
| The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: December 22, 2025 | /s/ Vanessa Vilar | |
| Vanessa Vilar | ||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||