Articles of Association of Unilever N.V.
Articles of Association of Unilever N.V.
Articles of Association of Unilever N.V.
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Section X<br />
47.3 Every booking before the tenth day <strong>of</strong> May one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine<br />
in the share register <strong>of</strong> ordinary shares <strong>of</strong> one Dutch guilder (NLG 1) will be deemed<br />
to be a registration <strong>of</strong> such number <strong>of</strong> ordinary shares with a nominal value <strong>of</strong> sixteen<br />
eurocent (EUR 0.16) as results from applying the calculation described in Article 46,<br />
paragraph 1. Scrips are not registered in the share register, unless the Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
has determined that a Scrip, whether or not temporarily, shall be in registered form or<br />
that the provisions <strong>of</strong> Article 46, paragraph 8 are applicable.<br />
47.4 Reference is made to the following transitional provision which forms part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Articles</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Association</strong> as from the thirteenth day <strong>of</strong> October nineteen hundred and<br />
ninety-seven:<br />
“In order to exercise rights attached to ordinary shares <strong>of</strong> four Dutch guilders each<br />
outstanding on the thirteenth day <strong>of</strong> October one thousand nine hundred and<br />
ninety-seven and in respect <strong>of</strong> which type A certificates have been issued, after the<br />
first day <strong>of</strong> March one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight, the holders <strong>of</strong> such<br />
shares will have to have exchanged the type A share certificates into type B share<br />
certificates in respect <strong>of</strong> ordinary shares <strong>of</strong> one Dutch guilder (NLG 1).”<br />
Article 48<br />
As a consequence <strong>of</strong> an alteration <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Articles</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> the twenty-second day<br />
<strong>of</strong> May two thousand and six each ordinary share with a nominal value <strong>of</strong> forty-eight eurocent<br />
(EUR 0.48) is split into three ordinary shares with a nominal value <strong>of</strong> sixteen eurocent<br />
(EUR 0.16) each.<br />
Dematerialisation and split<br />
Article 49<br />
49.1 In connection with an alteration <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Articles</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> the twenty-second<br />
day <strong>of</strong> May two thousand and six all shares, that is both the ordinary shares and the<br />
preference shares, shall be in registered form, notwithstanding the provisions <strong>of</strong> Article<br />
46, paragraph 3. Shareholders, holders <strong>of</strong> a right <strong>of</strong> usufruct and holders <strong>of</strong> a right <strong>of</strong><br />
pledge can no longer exercise the rights attached to their shares (or have their rights<br />
exercised), as long as they (a) have not been entered into the share register or (b)<br />
have not delivered their shares for incorporation in a collective depot to an affiliated<br />
institution, all <strong>of</strong> this subject to the provisions <strong>of</strong> Article 46, paragraph 3.<br />
49.2 An entry in the share register and a delivery as meant in the preceding paragraph<br />
here<strong>of</strong> can only take place against delivery <strong>of</strong> the relevant share certificates to the<br />
Company. After expiry <strong>of</strong> the financial year two thousand and six the Company may<br />
charge the cost for the registration in the share register as meant in this Article.<br />
42 <strong>Unilever</strong> N.V. <strong>Articles</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Association</strong> 2009