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1、IntroductiontoUnileverMarch2011SafeHarbourStatementThisannouncementmaycontainforward-lookingstatements,including‘forward-lookingstatements’withinthemeaningoftheUnitedStatesPrivateSecuritiesLitigationReformActof1995.Wordssuchas‘expects’,‘anticipates’,‘intends’,‘believ
2、es’orthenegativeofthesetermsandothersimilarexpressionsoffutureperformanceorresults,andtheirnegatives,areintendedtoidentifysuchforward-lookingstatements.Theseforward-lookingstatementsarebaseduponcurrentexpectationsandassumptionsregardinganticipateddevelopmentsandother
3、factorsaffectingtheGroup.Theyarenothistoricalfacts,noraretheyguaranteesoffutureperformance.Becausetheseforward-lookingstatementsinvolverisksanduncertainties,thereareimportantfactorsthatcouldcauseactualresultstodiffermateriallyfromthoseexpressedorimpliedbytheseforward
4、-lookingstatements,including,amongothers,competitivepricingandactivities,economicslowdown,industryconsolidation,accesstocreditmarkets,recruitmentlevels,reputationalrisks,commodityprices,continuedavailabilityofrawmaterials,prioritisationofprojects,consumptionlevels,co
5、sts,theabilitytomaintainandmanagekeycustomerrelationshipsandsupplychainsources,consumerdemands,currencyvalues,interestrates,theabilitytointegrateacquisitionsandcompleteplanneddivestitures,theabilitytocompleteplannedrestructuringactivities,physicalrisks,environmentalr
6、isks,theabilitytomanageregulatory,taxandlegalmattersandresolvependingmatterswithincurrentestimates,legislative,fiscalandregulatorydevelopments,political,economicandsocialconditionsinthegeographicmarketswheretheGroupoperatesandneworchangedprioritiesoftheBoards.Further
7、detailsofpotentialrisksanduncertaintiesaffectingtheGrouparedescribedintheGroup’sfilingswiththeLondonStockExchange,EuronextAmsterdamandtheUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommission,includingtheGroup’sAnnualReportonForm20-Ffortheyearended31December2010.Theseforward-lookingstate
8、mentsspeakonlyasofthedateofthisdocument.Exceptasrequiredbyanyapplicablelaworregulation,theGroupexpresslydisclaimsanyobligationorund