The Boards of Unilever PLC have declared a quarterly interim dividend for the fourth quarter of 2016. The company declared dividend of EUR 0.3201 per ordinary share, payable on March 15, 2017 and the record date on 10 February 2017.

For the year, the company reported unaudited turnover of EUR 52,713 million, operating profit of EUR 7,801 million, profit before taxation of EUR 7,469 million, net profit of EUR 5,547 million, profit attributable to shareholders equity of EUR 5,184 million, diluted earnings per share of EUR 1.82 million, net cash flow from operating activities of EUR 7,047 million, net capital expenditure of EUR 1,878 million compared to the turnover of EUR 53,272 million, operating profit of EUR 7,515 million, profit before taxation of EUR 7,220 million, net profit of EUR 5,259 million, profit attributable to shareholders equity of EUR 4,909 million, diluted earnings per share of EUR 1.72 million, net cash flow from operating activities of EUR 7,330 million, net capital expenditure of EUR 2,074 million for the previous year. Closing net debt increased to EUR 12.6 billion from EUR 11.5 billion as at 31 December 2015 primarily reflecting the cost of acquisitions.