Unilever (NYSE: UL) ends €1.5bn buyback and updates voting rights
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6-K
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Unilever PLC has completed its 2026 share buyback programme of up to €1.5 billion. Under this programme, the company repurchased a total of 30,703,780 ordinary shares for an aggregate market value equivalent of €1,499,999,891, with purchases between 26 May and 5 June 2026 executed via Morgan Stanley on multiple trading venues and held in treasury.
Following these transactions, Unilever held 30,703,780 ordinary shares in treasury. As at 30 June 2026, issued share capital comprised 2,185,205,247 ordinary shares, of which 2,154,262,326 shares carried voting rights after excluding treasury and other Unilever group-held shares. The filing also notes a director PDMR purchase: Non-Executive Director Ruby Lu bought 8,915 Unilever PLC ADRs on 8 June 2026 at $56.055 each, for a total of $499,730.33.
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Key Figures
Buyback size: €1.5 billion
Shares repurchased: 30,703,780 shares
Aggregate buyback value: €1,499,999,891
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Buyback size
€1.5 billion
Maximum size of 2026 share buyback programme
Shares repurchased
30,703,780 shares
Total ordinary shares bought under 2026 buyback
Aggregate buyback value
€1,499,999,891
Aggregate market value equivalent of shares repurchased
Treasury shares
30,703,780 shares
Ordinary shares held in treasury after June 2026 purchases
Shares with voting rights
2,154,262,326 shares
Voting rights denominator as at 30 June 2026
Issued share capital
2,185,205,247 shares
Ordinary shares of 3½p each as at 30 June 2026
Director ADR purchase volume
8,915 ADRs
Ruby Lu purchase on 8 June 2026
Director ADR purchase price
$56.055 per ADR
Price paid by Ruby Lu, total $499,730.33
Key Terms
treasury shares, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Market Abuse Regulation, Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6.1, +1 more
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American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) financial
"American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing 1 Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence share"
American depositary receipts (ADRs) are certificates issued by a U.S. bank that represent ownership of shares in a foreign company, letting those shares trade on U.S. exchanges in U.S. dollars. Think of an ADR as a U.S. receipt for a foreign stock: it makes buying and selling simpler and subjects the investment to familiar U.S. trading rules, which matters to investors because it improves access and liquidity while still carrying risks like currency moves and different dividend handling.
Market Abuse Regulation regulatory
"outside the timeframe prescribed by Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation"
Market abuse regulation consists of laws and rules designed to prevent dishonest or manipulative practices in financial markets. It aims to ensure fair and transparent trading, so investors can trust that markets operate honestly, much like rules that keep a game fair. By reducing unfair advantages, it helps protect investor confidence and promotes healthy, efficient markets.
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6.1 regulatory
"in accordance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6.1."
Total Voting Rights financial
"Unilever PLC Voting Rights and Capital Update"
The total voting rights number is the count of shares that carry the right to vote at a company’s shareholder meetings, reflecting how much voting power exists in the market. Investors use it to understand control and influence—like knowing how many votes are in play when measuring ownership stakes, calculating a shareholder’s voting percentage, or assessing how easy it would be for a holder to sway decisions.
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
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
July 2026
Commission File Number 001-04546
UNILEVER PLC
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
UNILEVER HOUSE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON, ENGLAND
(Address of principal executive offices)
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 | ☐ Form 40-F | ||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| No. | Exhibit | |||||||
| 99.1 | Transaction in Own Shares - 03 June 2026 | |||||||
| 99.2 | Completion of 2026 Share Buyback - 05 June 2026 | |||||||
| 99.3 | Transaction in Own Shares - 10 June 2026 | |||||||
| 99.4 | Director PDMR Shareholding notification - 19 June 2026 | |||||||
| 99.5 | Total Voting Rights - 01 July 2026 | |||||||
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 PLC | |||||||||||
Date: 1 July 2026 | By: | /s/ P. Kakkad | |||||||||
Name: | P. Kakkad | ||||||||||
Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Group Company Secretary | ||||||||||
RNS Transaction in Own Shares TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES UNILEVER PLC Released 07:00:02 03 June 2026 RNS Number : 7259G Unilever PLC 03 June 2026 TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES 3 June 2026 Unilever PLC (the "Company") announces that, during the period between 26 May 2026 and 29 May 2026, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange and other exchanges from Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC ("the Broker"). The repurchased shares will be held in treasury. Date of purchase Trading Venue Number of ordinary shares purchased Lowest price paid per share Highest price paid per share Volume weighted average price paid per share 26/05/2026 XLON 153,114 4,235.50 4,296.00 4,250.07 26/05/2026 BATE 10,872 4,235.00 4,288.50 4,249.85 26/05/2026 CHIX 52,049 4,234.00 4,296.00 4,248.87 26/05/2026 TRQX 12,362 4,235.50 4,291.00 4,251.95 26/05/2026 AQXE 14,819 4,235.00 4,284.00 4,247.23 27/05/2026 XLON 161,025 4,235.50 4,300.00 4,271.42 27/05/2026 BATE 12,367 4,237.50 4,299.00 4,270.99 27/05/2026 CHIX 47,247 4,235.50 4,300.00 4,272.49 27/05/2026 TRQX 16,831 4,237.50 4,299.00 4,269.59 27/05/2026 AQXE 12,148 4,237.50 4,299.00 4,270.45 28/05/2026 XLON 687,922 4,258.50 4,293.00 4,275.24 28/05/2026 BATE 39,760 4,260.00 4,290.00 4,272.46 28/05/2026 CHIX 146,661 4,258.50 4,290.00 4,274.94 28/05/2026 TRQX 49,679 4,258.50 4,290.00 4,272.90 28/05/2026 AQXE 41,818 4,260.00 4,290.00 4,274.04 29/05/2026 XLON 943,182 4,206.00 4,268.00 4,239.93 29/05/2026 BATE 458,466 4,206.00 4,268.00 4,221.73 29/05/2026 CHIX 211,183 4,206.00 4,268.00 4,247.27 29/05/2026 TRQX 72,859 4,206.00 4,267.50 4,246.08 29/05/2026 AQXE 104,984 4,206.50 4,268.00 4,233.01 Such purchases form part of the Company's existing share buyback programme and were effected pursuant to the instructions issued to the Broker by the Company on 30 April 2026, as announced on that date. Following the purchases of these shares, Unilever holds 21,712,807 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 2,163,492,440 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Aggregated information Trading venue Volume weighted average price Aggregated volume LSE 4,255.82 1,945,243 BATS 4,227.35 521,465 Chi-X 4,258.94 457,140 Turquoise 4,257.95 151,731 Aquis 4,246.72 173,769 A full breakdown of the individual trades can be found here http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7259G_1- 2026-6-2.pdf Media Enquires: Please contact the Unilever Press Office at: Press-Office.London@Unilever.com This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com. RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END London Stock Exchange plc is not responsible for and does not check content on this Website. Website users are responsible for checking content. Any news item (including any prospectus) which is addressed solely to the persons and countries specified therein should not be relied upon other than by such persons and/or outside the specified countries. Terms and conditions, including restrictions on use and distribution apply. © 2026 London Stock Exchange plc. All rights reserved.
RNS Transaction in Own Shares COMPLETION OF 2026 SHARE BUYBACK UNILEVER PLC Released 18:17:19 05 June 2026 RNS Number : 2807H Unilever PLC 05 June 2026 5 June 2026 Completion of 2026 Share Buyback Unilever PLC announces the completion of its share buyback of up to €1.5 billion, as initially set out in our full year 2025 results released on 12 February 2026, the commencement of which was announced on 30 April 2026 (the "Buyback"). Under the Buyback, a total of 30,703,780 ordinary Unilever PLC shares were purchased with an aggregate market value equivalent of €1,499,999,891. Please see the total voting rights announcement dated 1 June 2026 for Unilever PLC's latest total voting rights figure published under the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5. ENDS Enquiries Media: Unilever Press Office press-office.london@unilever.com Investors: Investor Relations Team investor.relations@unilever.com About Unilever Unilever is a global consumer goods business comprised of four business groups: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care and Foods. Unilever's products are used by approximately 3.7 billion people every day, with sales in around 190 countries. We have around 96,000 employees and generated sales of €50.5 billion in 2025. For more information about Unilever and our brands, please visit www.unilever.com. Safe Harbour 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, including with relation to Unilever's share buyback, its purpose and timetable. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Words such as 'will', 'aim', 'expects', 'anticipates', 'intends', 'looks', 'believes', 'vision', 'ambition', 'target', 'goal', 'plan', 'potential', 'work towards', 'may', 'milestone', 'objectives', 'outlook', 'probably', 'project', 'risk', 'seek', 'continue', 'projected', 'estimate', 'achieve' 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. These forward- looking statements are based upon current expectations and assumptions regarding anticipated developments and other factors affecting the Unilever Group (the 'Group'). They are not historical facts, nor are they guarantees of future performance or outcomes. All forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this announcement. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Because these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, a number of which may be beyond the Group's control, there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations regarding anticipated developments and other factors affecting the Group, taking into account all information currently available to us. They are not historical facts, nor are they guarantees of future performance or outcomes. All forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this announcement. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The 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. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. 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 in the Annual Report on Form 20-F 2025 and the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2025 available on our corporate website www.unilever.com. This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com. RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. 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RNS Transaction in Own Shares TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES UNILEVER PLC Released 07:00:02 10 June 2026 RNS Number : 4357H Unilever PLC 10 June 2026 TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES 10 June 2026 Unilever PLC (the "Company") announces that, during the period between 1 June 2026 and 5 June 2026, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange and other exchanges from Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC ("the Broker"). The repurchased shares will be held in treasury. Date of purchase Trading Venue Number of ordinary shares purchased Lowest price paid per share Highest price paid per share Volume weighted average price paid per share 01/06/2026 XLON 1,038,162 4,130.00 4,175.50 4,158.32 01/06/2026 BATE 709,981 4,124.00 4,174.50 4,138.16 01/06/2026 CHIX 210,096 4,148.50 4,175.50 4,162.21 01/06/2026 TRQX 72,524 4,130.00 4,174.50 4,156.84 01/06/2026 AQXE 112,537 4,130.00 4,175.50 4,152.06 02/06/2026 XLON 1,053,647 4,115.50 4,166.00 4,141.89 02/06/2026 BATE 617,276 4,099.50 4,166.00 4,116.32 02/06/2026 CHIX 225,322 4,120.00 4,166.00 4,146.03 02/06/2026 TRQX 71,450 4,119.50 4,166.00 4,145.05 02/06/2026 AQXE 114,662 4,110.50 4,165.00 4,135.30 03/06/2026 XLON 1,060,446 4,118.00 4,162.00 4,140.93 03/06/2026 BATE 688,689 4,118.00 4,161.50 4,130.60 03/06/2026 CHIX 227,492 4,126.50 4,161.50 4,141.45 03/06/2026 TRQX 72,144 4,120.50 4,161.50 4,141.36 03/06/2026 AQXE 117,128 4,120.50 4,161.50 4,139.87 04/06/2026 XLON 936,807 4,071.50 4,146.00 4,114.37 04/06/2026 BATE 88,346 4,071.50 4,146.00 4,112.06 04/06/2026 CHIX 229,774 4,094.00 4,146.00 4,122.37 04/06/2026 TRQX 75,010 4,097.00 4,146.00 4,123.51 04/06/2026 AQXE 76,829 4,071.00 4,146.50 4,112.13 05/06/2026 XLON 808,656 4,109.00 4,194.50 4,158.18 05/06/2026 BATE 42,181 4,111.00 4,192.00 4,158.09 05/06/2026 CHIX 233,913 4,100.50 4,194.50 4,160.34 05/06/2026 TRQX 61,394 4,111.00 4,194.50 4,156.68 05/06/2026 AQXE 46,507 4,121.50 4,194.00 4,158.99 Such purchases form part of the Company's existing share buyback programme and were effected pursuant to the instructions issued to the Broker by the Company on 30 April 2026, as announced on that date. Following the purchases of these shares, Unilever holds 30,703,780 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 2,154,501,467 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Aggregated information Trading venue Volume weighted average price Aggregated volume LSE 4,142.59 4,897,718 BATS 4,128.77 2,146,473 Chi-X 4,146.27 1,126,597 Turquoise 4,144.16 352,522 Aquis 4,139.03 467,663 A full breakdown of the individual trades can be found here http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4357H_1- 2026-6-8.pdf. These purchases are the last purchases to be made under the non-discretionary programme between the Company, on the one hand, and the Broker, on the other hand, announced on 30 April 2026, as that non- discretionary programme has been completed in accordance with its terms. Media Enquiries: Please contact the Unilever Press Office at: Press-Office.London@Unilever.com This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com. RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END London Stock Exchange plc is not responsible for and does not check content on this Website. Website users are responsible for checking content. Any news item (including any prospectus) which is addressed solely to the persons and countries specified therein should not be relied upon other than by such persons and/or outside the specified countries. Terms and conditions, including restrictions on use and distribution apply. © 2026 London Stock Exchange plc. All rights reserved.
RNS Director/PDMR Shareholding DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING UNILEVER PLC Released 14:23:42 19 June 2026 RNS Number : 0778J Unilever PLC 19 June 2026 Unilever PLC Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them Unilever PLC (the "Company") announces that it was notified on 19 June 2026 of the following transaction conducted by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities. The transaction took place on 8 June 2026. The notification was provided to the Company outside the timeframe prescribed by Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation due to an isolated occurrence of an administrative oversight. 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated a) Name Ruby Lu 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status Non-Executive Director of Unilever PLC b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial Notification 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) Name Unilever PLC b) LEI 549300MKFYEKVRWML317 4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing 1 Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence share US9047678035 b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of 8,915 PLC ADRs c) Currency USD - United States Dollar d) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s) $56.055 8,915 e) Aggregated information - Volume - Total 8,915 $499,730.33 f) Date of the transaction 2026-06-08 g) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange - XNYS Prakash Kakkad Chief Legal Officer and Group Company Secretary 19 June 2026 This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com. RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END London Stock Exchange plc is not responsible for and does not check content on this Website. Website users are responsible for checking content. Any news item (including any prospectus) which is addressed solely to the persons and countries specified therein should not be relied upon other than by such persons and/or outside the specified countries. Terms and conditions, including restrictions on use and distribution apply. © 2026 London Stock Exchange plc. All rights reserved.
RNS Total Voting Rights TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS UNILEVER PLC Released 13:56:38 01 July 2026 RNS Number : 6591K Unilever PLC 01 July 2026 01 July 2026 Unilever PLC Voting Rights and Capital Update The following notification is made in accordance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6.1. Unilever PLC's issued share capital as at 30 June 2026 consisted of 2,185,205,247 ordinary shares of 3 1/2p each. Of those ordinary shares, 30,703,780 were held as treasury shares and 239,141 ordinary shares (including ordinary shares represented by Unilever PLC ADSs) were held by or on behalf of companies in the Unilever group (the "Unilever Group Shares"). The voting rights attaching to the Unilever Group Shares are not exercisable. Accordingly, as at 30 June 2026, there were 2,154,262,326 shares with voting rights. The figure of 2,154,262,326 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Unilever PLC under the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. Prakash Kakkad Chief Legal Officer and Group Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com. RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END London Stock Exchange plc is not responsible for and does not check content on this Website. Website users are responsible for checking content. Any news item (including any prospectus) which is addressed solely to the persons and countries specified therein should not be relied upon other than by such persons and/or outside the specified countries. Terms and conditions, including restrictions on use and distribution apply. © 2026 London Stock Exchange plc. All rights reserved.
FAQ
On which venues did Unilever PLC (UL) execute its 2026 buyback trades?
Buyback purchases were made on the London Stock Exchange and other venues including BATS (BATE), Chi-X (CHIX), Turquoise (TRQX) and Aquis (AQXE), with volume-weighted average prices published for each venue.