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Summary by 6ix AI

Trian Fund Management, L.P. (Trian), a person closely associated with Unilever PLC director Nelson Peltz, sold Unilever PLC ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange from October 28 to October 30, 2026, in connection with the expiration of a fund.

Key details

  • Trian sold 1,552,427 shares at a weighted average of £47.67 for £73,999,870 on October 28, 2026, and 464,481 shares at a weighted average of £47.98 for £22,287,727 on October 29, 2026.
  • On October 30, 2026, Trian sold 1,600,000 shares at a weighted average of £48.73 for £77,968,681.
  • Also on October 30, 2026, a fund managed by Trian distributed 100,000 shares in specie (handing over the shares themselves rather than cash) at £0.00, outside a trading venue, in connection with the fund's expiration.
  • In a series of related transactions, Trian settled a swap (a derivative contract with a broker) via the disposition of 335,519 ordinary shares, sold to the broker on October 30, 2026, at £48.71 for £16,341,453.
  • As part of that series, on October 29, 2026, Trian short sold 335,519 American Depositary Receipts (US-traded certificates each representing one ordinary share) on the New York Stock Exchange at a weighted average of $64.11, and bought the same number from the broker at $64.18 to enter a new short swap.

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Unilever PLC
03 November 2026
 

Unilever PLC
3 November 2026

Unilever PLC

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

The Company announces the following transactions undertaken by a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities (Nelson Peltz, director of Unilever PLC).

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian")

2

Reason for the notification 

a)

Position/status

Person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities (Nelson Peltz, 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

Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares

GB00BVZK7T90

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares by Trian in connection with the expiration of a fund

c)

Currency

GBP – British Pound

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£47.67 (weighted average)

1,552,427

e)

Aggregated information

- Volume

- Total

1,552,427

£73,999,870

f)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-28

g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange – XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian")

2

Reason for the notification 

a)

Position/status

Person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities (Nelson Peltz, 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

Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares

GB00BVZK7T90

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares by Trian in connection with the expiration of a fund

c)

Currency

GBP – British Pound

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£47.98 (weighted average)

464,481

e)

Aggregated information

- Volume

- Total

464,481

£22,287,727

f)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-29

g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange – XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian")

2

Reason for the notification 

a)

Position/status

Person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities (Nelson Peltz, 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

Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares

GB00BVZK7T90

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares by Trian in connection with the expiration of a fund

c)

Currency

GBP – British Pound

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£48.73 (weighted average)

1,600,000

e)

Aggregated information

- Volume

- Total

1,600,000

£77,968,681

f)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-30

g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange – XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian")

2

Reason for the notification 

a)

Position/status

Person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities (Nelson Peltz, 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

Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares

GB00BVZK7T90

b)

Nature of the transaction

Distribution in specie of Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares by a fund managed by Trian in connection with the fund’s expiration

c)

Currency

GBP – British Pound

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.00

100,000

e)

Aggregated information

- Volume

- Total

100,000

£0.00

f)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-30

g)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian"), has also undertaken the following series of related transactions (the net result of which was the settlement of a swap via the disposition of 335,519 Unilever PLC ordinary shares) in connection with the expiration of a fund:

Date

Nature of the transaction

Number of ordinary shares or ADRs

Price per ordinary share or ADR

29 October

Short sale of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) on the New York Stock Exchange

335,519

$64.11 (weighted average)

29 October

Purchase of ADRs from broker in connection with entry into a new short swap

335,519

$64.18

30 October

Conversion of short swap on ADRs into short swap on ordinary shares

335,519

-

30 October

Sale by Trian of ordinary shares to the broker in connection with closure of short swap

335,519

£48.71

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian")

2

Reason for the notification 

a)

Position/status

Person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities (Nelson Peltz, 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

Unilever PLC American Depositary Receipts (each representing one Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence share)

US9047678035

b)

Nature of the transaction

Short sale by Trian of Unilever PLC American Depositary Receipts

c)

Currency

USD – United States Dollar

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

$64.11 (weighted average)

335,519

e)

Aggregated information

- Volume

- Total

335,519

$21,510,928

f)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-29

g)

Place of the transaction

New York Stock Exchange – XNYS

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

Unilever PLC American Depositary Receipts (each representing one Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence share)

US9047678035

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase by Trian of Unilever PLC American Depositary Receipts from broker in connection with entry into a new short swap

c)

Currency

USD – United States Dollar

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

$64.18

335,519

e)

Aggregated information

- Volume

- Total

335,519

$21,533,609

f)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-29

g)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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

Unilever PLC American Depositary Receipts (each representing one Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence share)

US9047678035

b)

Nature of the transaction

Conversion of short swap on ADRs into short swap on ordinary shares

c)

Currency

N/A

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

$0.00

335,519

e)

Aggregated information

- Volume

- Total

335,519

$0.00

f)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-30

g)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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

Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares

GB00BVZK7T90

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Unilever PLC ordinary 3 1/2 pence shares by Trian to broker in connection with the closure of short swap

c)

Currency

GBP – British Pound

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£48.71

335,519

e)

Aggregated information

- Volume

- Total

335,519

£16,341,453

f)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-30

g)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Prakash Kakkad

Chief Legal Officer and Group Company Secretary

3 November 2026

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