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LEVER BROTHERS & UNILEVER LIMITED BALANCE SHEET 31st DECEMBER 1943

1942 E

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i l&E:Z I 2.2S7.312

13,210.707 100.Wo

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8% Cumulative A Preference . . . . . . 40,000,000 20% Cumulative Prefemd Ordinary ... 2,287,312 m a r y (including@,989 issued in 1944) . . . . . . 59,031,438 Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000

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141,418,750

Premiums on issucs of capital . . . . . . . . . 5,266 673 Surplns arising on the valuation of sham in snbsidinry

and allied companies 31st December1937 . . . . . . 1,669.161 -

E Issued and f w l f y Pad

35,984,690 2,360,000

15,655,173 2,287,312

13,610,350 100,000

69,997.525

6,955,834

RE\sENUE RESERVKS- 6,357,255 General ... . . 7,358,133 1,756,164 ] Profit and Loss Account 1,819,510

8.113,419 -- 9,177,643 . . . . . 3,600,000 -- 2,9W,000 SPECIAL CONTINGENCIES RESEWK

87,5G7,135 89,731,002

UC~ENTURE STOCK-

company :- Charged on the undertaking and propertv of the

4% Consobdated Debenture Stock- Redecmnhle In full betaeen 1st Apdl1945 and 1858

-7,922,042 Outstanding a t 31st December 1942 . 1,876,279 45,74 Redeenird and cancelled during the year 45,763

i , s 7 ~ , n g ___ 1,830,516 -_

DfiPOsITS AND CIJRRENT ACCOUNTS (less dividends rrceivablel-

7,930,561 Sub-siibsidiary companics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,178.779 1,434,557 Allicd conipnnies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,751,328

6,234,102 Subsidiary companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,633,577

15,563,684 __ ~- __ i 15,599,220

33,462 9,826

7,090,054 2,3a?347

! 1,477,427 4,914,716

__ __ .-- 6709,956,750

t SHARES IN SUBSIDIARY AND ALLIED COWPANIES-

At Directors' valuation as at 31st December 1937 with additions at cost-

Subsidiary companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,061,586 ~~~~~~1 Allied companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.isI..Y4J 72,744,680 - ..- .. 73,813,429

I.'REEHOLD LAID, BUILDINGS. PLANT. OFFICE EQUIPLIEKT pz$El AND LEASEHOLD PEOPERTIES at COFt . . . . . . . . . 3,618,088 L6.w : Provision for depreciation . . . . . . . . . 9i9,862

2,705,099 __ ?,G38,220

75,449,779 76.451,GS.i --

X,GS3,916 2,789.983

22,589.3Gl L 11,115,468

2,827,5 16

LOANS AND CVRRENT ACCOUNTS (including dividends receivah1e)-

Subsidiary companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,072,632 Sub-subsidiary companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,122,798 Allied companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,104,557

- -- L3,299,9R7

LEVER BROTHERS 2i CSICEVER N.V. A m ITS ALLIED

Balances outstanding as referred to in paragraph (B)

Lcss : Owing to allied companies . . . . . . . . .

Dcdsd : Owing to Lever Brothers & Unilever N.V.

COMPANIES-

of the Directors' Report : Claims on allied companies . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,675,729

112,050 - 2,.563,679

in respect of such balances . . . . . . . . . 2,563,679

- Loan and current dcwiints owing By Lever Brother,

& Unilever N.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,827,546 2,827,546

ISRRFVT 1.lABZiI~~Eb A V D PROVISIO\*- Debentiire \to& called for redemption . 3,040

1 rade ueditors, deposits and dccrued Irabditie 1,037,576 Provlsion for taxation . . .. 2.241.536 I'rovlsion for net dividends on Preferential Stack, and

on Ordinary Stock and Prebreutial Cci tihcates subject to confirmation by the members . 1,434,407

Interest on Debenture Stock (less income ta-i) . 9,398

4,775,957 _ _ _ - _ NVIR --There em cwtingont Iloblltles undcr guarvuteca and

ngreementa on accomt of sobsldhry and allied con- pnnlep lndernoltlea hmc 8190 bcen glvcn (a sobsldinry and allied wmpmlee lo rwpwt of wets held bj them eompanlss In enemy WOuPlEd terrltorlep

-__ 6111,901,159

REPORT OF THE AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS In OUT opinion the .ibove Balance Sheet IS

properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct new of the state of the Company's affam as at 91~ t December, 1943, acwrdmg to the best of our inforniation and the e\plaaations given to ti5 and as shown by the bwhs of tbe Company

LONDON, 21s; Septmibrr, E C 1944 $~~,?',","$ :ado Ckarlcrel Accoiirttairls

\!'e report to the Members that we have exanuned tbe above Balance Sheet and have obtmed aU the information and explanatious a e have requved

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PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 1943

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4,346,779

660,535

52,668

5,059,982 700,WO 250,000

1 , 7 5 6 m

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DivIDENDs deciamd, subject to income t:m, on- 7% Preference Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5% Preference Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8% A Preference Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2006 Preferred Gplmary Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . DIVIDEIDS proposed on-

Ordinary Stock of 5% (subject to inconie tax) . . . . . . Preferential Certificates of the Co-Partnership Trust not

yet commuted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SPKCIAL CONTlNGENClES RESERVE . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL RESERVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BALANCE carried forward to 1944 . . . . . . . . . . . .

L 6 2,518,904

118,000 1,252,414

457,462 - 4,346,780

680,518

52,595

5,079.893 700,000 750,000

1,819,510

Cumsar ASSETS- 510,52S Debtors and payments in advance . . . . . . . . . 541,237

7,050,000 i Tax Reserve Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,550,000 Short term advance8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,181

7,019,600 ! Balance a t bankers and wr11 in liaiirl . . . . . . . . 2,180,553 9,090,066 -_ 9,321,LJil

LEVERHULME Gover,rw

GEOPI'RBY HEYWORTH Chnirwn

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I I NET PROFIT FOR TEE YSAR 1943.-

BALANCE brought fonwrd from 1942

6,028,8348 As shown by the Statement of Consolidated Profits . . . . . . . 6,593,237

1,756,161 7,737,312 . . . The Proflta 01 eubidhry compaplep me Included In the above account onh

to the extent to whbh they hn% c be- dwlered 88 dividendo . the bb.LBncep of lhe pmllts not BO d e o h d IYB carried fomrd In the accounts aiauch compnnlep .bad exceed the nsgreeaul loasea for the y e u of other mbsidlsry wmpanlca. which hare been rnmled forward lo thclr o m nocomt.

LEVERHULME Governor

GEOFFREY HEYWORTH CIu~it~mi

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LEVER BROTHERS & UNILEVER LIMITED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the I ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the

above-named company will be held a t Unilever House, Blackfriars, London, E.C.4, on Tuesday, the 24th day of October, 1944, a t 11 a.m., for the following purposes, namely :-

1 To receive and consider the Annual Statement of Accounts and Balance

2 3 To elect Directors.

Sheet and the Report of the Directors and Auditors thereon. To sanction the declaration of dividends.

4 To appoint Auditors and fix their remuneration. 5 To transact any other ordinary business of the company.

are closed and will remain closed up to and including 26th October, 1944.

By order of the Board,

The transfer books of the company so far as they relate to Ordinary Stock

Dated the 16th day of October, 1944.

L. V. FILDES Secretary

If undelivered, please return LO-

LEVER BROTHERS & UNILEVER LTD., PORT SUNLIGHT, CHESHIRE

LEVER BROTHERS & UNILEVER LIMITED DIRECTORS

GEOFFREY HEYWORTH Chairman . THE VISCOUNT LEVERHULME Governor

PAUL RYKENS SIR HERBERT DAVIS, C.B.E. Vic,.-C~zaim,zen

RALPH ESTILL HUFFAM RUDOLF G. JURGENS ROWLAND HUNTLY MUIR IZAK L. POLAK

ARTHUR GODFREY SHORT

). HAROLD HALL BAGNALL CROUDSON WILLIAM BARNISH JAMES P. VAN DEN BERGH SIDNEY J. VAN DEN BERGH JOHAN WILLEM BEYEN FRANK SAMUEL CHARLES HUGH CLARKE GEORGE SCHICHT JOHN HENRY HANSARD ARTHUR HARTOG JAMES LOMAX SIMFSON JAMES LAURENCE HEYWORTH

ADVISORY DIRECTORS

SECRETARY HORATIO BALLANTYNE THE MARQUESS OF CARISBROOKE, G.C.B.. G.C-V.0,

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