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HUL



INTRODUCTION

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India'slargest FMCG

It is estimated that two out of three Indians use

its products

HUL is a subsidiary of Unilever Plc

It is also one of the country's largest exporters



HUL was recently rated among the top four

companies globally in the list of ³global topcompanies for leaders´ by a study sponsored by

Hewitt associates, in partnership with fortune

magazine and the RBL group

The company was ranked number one in the

Asia-pacific region and in India



Headquarters in Mumbai

It has an employee strength of over 15,000 employeesand contributes for indirect employment of over 52,000

people

Hindustan Unilever's distribution covers over 1 million

retails outlets across India directly and its products areavailable in over 6.3 million outlets in India, i.e., nearly

80% of the retail outlets in India



HERITAGEHUL¶s heritage dates back to 1888, when the firstUnilever product, Sunlight, was introduced in India

In 1931, Unilever set up its first Indian subsidiary,Hindustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Company, followed by Lever Brothers India Limited (1933) and UnitedTraders Limited (1935)

They merged in 1956 to form Hindustan Lever Limited



The company was renamed Hindustan Unilever Limitedon June 25, 2007

HUL offered 10% of its equity to the Indian public, being the first among the foreign subsidiaries to do so

Unilever now holds 52.10% equity in the company

The rest of the shareholding is distributed among about

360,675 individual shareholders and financial institutions



PUR POSE & PRINCIPLES

Their corporate purpose states that to succeed requires

"the highest standards of corporate behavior towards

everyone they work with, the communities they touch,and the environment on which they have an impact.´

Always working with integrity

Positive impact

Continuous commitment

Setting out their aspirations

Working with others



Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social R esponsibility



HUL believes that the very business of doing

business responsibly brings benefits to society



Enhancing Livelihoods

Shakti is HUL's rural initiative, which targets smallvillages with population of less than 2000 people or less

HUL identifies underprivileged women in villages andthese women are trained to become ShaktiEntrepreneurs (SEs) i.e. distributors of HUL products invillages to earn a sustainable income through this

businessProvided income-generating opportunities to 45,000Shakti entrepreneurs in rural areas across 15 states in100,000 villages through Project Shakti



Environment

Environmental responsibility underpins itsactivities wherever it operates, such as

developing technologies that utilize less

energy to using carbon neutral fuels



Health, Nutrition & Hygiene

Health is a major focus of HUL ² the health of their

employees and the health of their consumers

It is also one of the main focuses of their socialresponsibility programmes

They are involved in a wide range of projects designed

to improve health

These include AIDS counseling and education

programmes, sponsoring sporting events and teaching

people about the importance of oral hygiene, good

nutrition and heart health



Lifebuoy Swasthya Chetna

Lifebuoy Swastya Chetna

(LBSC) is a rural health andhygiene initiative which wasstarted in 2002

LBSC was initiated in media

dark villages with the objectiveof spreading awareness aboutthe importance of washinghands with soap



Sanjivani

HUL started Sanjivani ± afree mobile medical service

camp in the year 2003 near its Doom Dooma factory inAssam

This was done keeping in

mind the lack of qualitymedical facilities availablein the villages in and aroundDoom Dooma.



Water ManagementIndia has 16% of the world's

population but merely 4% of the

world's water resourcesWater scarcity is one of the

biggest crisis facing India. Water

management has been a focus

area for HUL, and has been made

one of the key performance

indicators for all HUL factories



Some key results

228 families benefited under various programs of the

project

Migration of approximately 60 families for 90 days

stopped

Rs. 900 thousand worth crops produced

134.90 TCM of water harvested from 2003 to 200870 families use toilet blocks

93 acres of land was converted into fertile land as a

result of water harvesting



Education & R ehabilitation

Under the Happy Homes initiative, HUL

supports special education and rehabilitation of

children with challenges

Asha Daan

Ankur

Kappagam

Anbagam



Corporate Governance



I believe that nothing can be greater than

a business, however small it may be, that is governed by conscience; and that nothing

can be meaner or more petty than a

business, however large, governed without

honesty and without brotherhood.´

-William Hesketh Lever



Approach

To succeed, we believe, requires the highest standards

of corporate behavior towards everyone we work with,the communities we touch, and the environment on

which we have an impact

This is our road to sustainable, profitable growth and

creating long-term value for our shareholders, our people, and our business partners



BOARD OF DIR ECTORS

The Board consists of 10 Directors comprising

four Executive Directors, one Non-ExecutiveDirector and five Independent Directors

The Chairman of the Board is a Non-Executive

Director

The Board represents an optimal mix of

professionalism, knowledge and experience



Board of Directors

Mr. Harish Manwani ± Chairman

Mr. Nitin Paranjpe - CEO and Managing Director

Mr. R. Sridhar - Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Gopal Vittal - Executive Director, Home & Personal Care

Mr Pradeep Banerjee - Executive Director, Supply Chain

Mr. D. S. Parekh - Independent Director

Mr. A. Narayan - Independent Director

Mr. S. Ramadorai - Independent Director

Dr. R. A. Mashelkar - Independent Director



BoardAudit Committee

Mr. D. S. Parekh

Mr. A. Narayan

Mr. S. Ramadorai

R emuneration &Compensation

CommitteeMr. A. Narayan

Mr. S. Ramadorai

Dr. R. A. Mashelkar

Shareholder and InvestorGrievances Committee

Mr. Nitin Paranjpe

Mr. A. Narayan

Mr. Sridhar Ramamurthy



LISTING DETAILS

Name of Stock Exchange : Stock Code

Bombay Stock Exchange Limited : 500696

National Stock Exchange of India Limited :

HINDUNILVR



Finance



FY¶10 ± Performance Highlights

Improved growth momentum through the year;

exiting at 11% volume growth

Strong double digit growth in PP in all four

quarters

Foods & Water grow double digit driven by

innovation and portfolio expansion

Soaps & Detergents grow at 1.5%



Entry into new categories/ segments

Operating margins improved by 10 bps; PBIT

grows by 7.1%

Superior cost management

A&P investment stepped up to 13.6%; up by 330

bpsPAT (bei) remained stable while Underlying PAT

(bei) grew by 3.1%

Net Profit grows 4.1%



FY¶10 ± R esults



FY¶10 ± Dividend



References www.hul.co.in

www.wikipedia.org

www.karmayog.com/csr

www.businessstandard.com



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