Unilever plc SEC filings document the disclosure record of a foreign private issuer with ordinary shares and American depositary shares tied to a global consumer goods business. Form 6-K reports include voting-rights and capital updates, share buyback announcements, Annual General Meeting notices, proxy materials and public disclosures of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities.
The filing record also incorporates operating and financial results, material-event reports, registration-statement references, risk disclosures and governance matters. These documents describe Unilever's capital structure, shareholder voting mechanics, board authorities, equity compensation registrations and recurring regulatory communications under U.S. and U.K. disclosure regimes.
Unilever PLC has filed a Form 6-K to confirm publication of its 2025 Annual Report and Accounts and its Annual Report on Form 20-F 2025. These reports have been filed with the US SEC and submitted to the UK and Dutch regulatory mechanisms for public inspection.
The filing notes that shareholders, including holders of American depositary shares, can request hard copies of the 2025 Form 20-F free of charge. Unilever also updates that the appointment of Belén Garijo López as an independent Non-Executive Director is now expected to take effect during 2027.
Unilever describes itself as a global supplier of beauty, personal care, home care and foods products, with sales of €50.5 billion in 2025, operations in over 190 countries and approximately 96,000 employees.
Unilever PLC filed its 2025 Form 20-F reporting solid progress while transforming the business. Continuing-operations turnover was €50.5 billion, down 3.8% on currency and disposals, but underlying sales grew 3.5% with 1.5% volume and 2.0% price.
Underlying operating margin rose to 20.0% and gross margin to 46.9%, supported by productivity programmes and portfolio premiumisation. Free cash flow was €5.9 billion with 100% cash conversion, and €6.0 billion was returned via dividends and buybacks.
Unilever completed the demerger of its Ice Cream business into The Magnum Ice Cream Company, retaining a 19.85% stake. Management targets mid‑single‑digit underlying sales growth of 4–6% in 2026, with at least 2% volume growth and modest margin improvement, anchored by Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care and Foods.
Unilever PLC reports awards of Performance Share Plan (PSP) shares to several members of the Unilever Leadership Executive. On 6 March 2026, executives received grants of ordinary shares, ADRs and euro‑denominated shares in Unilever PLC, all recorded as transactions outside a trading venue.
Eduardo Campanella and Reginaldo Ecclissato each received 9,244.046 PLC shares at £49.35 per share, while Richard Slater received 9,493.442 shares at the same price. Other leaders, including Priya Nair, Fabian Garcia, Heiko Schipper, Mairéad Nayager, Willem Uijen and Prakash Kakkad, received grants ranging from about 1,841 to over 12,401 shares, with aggregate grant values stated in pounds, dollars or euros.
Unilever PLC reported that Heiko Schipper, Business Group President, Foods and a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive, sold shares in the company. The transaction involved the sale of 2,600 Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The shares were sold at a price of €58.03 each, for an aggregate consideration of €150,872.37. The transaction took place on 06 March 2026 in euros and was disclosed as an initial notification of a person discharging managerial responsibilities.
Unilever PLC reported an update on its share capital and voting rights. As at 27 February 2026, the company had 2,185,205,247 issued ordinary shares of 3 1/2p each. Of these, 256,281 shares were held by Unilever group companies and their voting rights are not exercisable.
This leaves 2,184,948,966 Unilever PLC shares with voting rights as at that date. Shareholders may use this voting-rights figure as the denominator when assessing whether they must notify their holdings or changes in holdings under the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Unilever PLC has appointed Prakash Kakkad as its new Chief Legal Officer and Group Company Secretary, effective 1 March 2026. He succeeds Maria Varsellona in these roles.
Kakkad will also join the Unilever Leadership Executive, reflecting his central role in overseeing the group’s legal affairs and corporate governance.
Unilever PLC has reported an insider share sale by Richard Slater, its Chief Research & Development Officer and a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive. He sold 18,486 ordinary shares of Unilever PLC on the London Stock Exchange at a price of £54.137945 per share.
The transaction took place on 17 February 2026 and had an aggregated value of £1,000,794.05. This disclosure was made through a Form 6-K filing as a notification of dealings by a person discharging managerial responsibilities.
Unilever PLC reported multiple share transactions by senior leaders under its incentive plans. On 12 February 2026, several executives received Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares through vesting of Performance Share Plan (PSP) and Target Share Award (TSA) grants, mostly outside a trading venue.
Chief Executive Officer Fernando Fernandez saw 17,327.697378 PSP shares vest at £53.55 and sold 17,327 shares at a weighted average £52.50 on the London Stock Exchange. President 1 Unilever Markets Reginaldo Ecclissato had 17,003.816556 PSP shares vest at £53.55 and sold 17,003 shares at a weighted average €59.41 on the Amsterdam exchange, while other Unilever Leadership Executive members recorded only vestings.
Unilever PLC reports a change in external responsibilities for one of its board members. Susan Kilsby, currently a non-executive director, Vice Chair and Senior Independent Director of Unilever, will serve as Executive Chair of Fortune Brands Innovations from 12 February 2026. She will also assume the duties of Chief Executive Officer there during a transition period from 1 April 2026 until 13 May 2026, after which she will return to her role as Chair of Fortune Brands Innovations. The notice does not announce any change to her roles at Unilever.
Unilever PLC has published a new Supplement, dated 12 February 2026, to the existing U.S.$25,000,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme of Unilever Finance Netherlands B.V., Unilever Capital Corporation and Unilever PLC as issuers, with Unilever PLC and Unilever United States, Inc. as guarantors. The Supplement has been approved by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and must be read together with the Information Memorandum dated 16 May 2025 and prior supplements from 31 July 2025 and 24 October 2025. Links are provided for investors to access the Supplement and related documents, which will also be available via the FCA’s National Storage Mechanism.