Hindustan Unilever : Communication to shareholders as per Reg 30

20th May, 2022

Stock Code: BSE: 500696

NSE: HINDUNILVR

ISIN: INE030A01027

BSE Limited,

Corporate Relationship Department, 2nd Floor, New Trading Wing, Rotunda Building, P.J. Towers, Dalal Street,

Mumbai - 400 001

Dear Sir / Madam,

National Stock Exchange of India Ltd Exchange Plaza, 5th Floor,

Plot No. C/1, G Block, Bandra - Kurla Complex, Bandra (E),

Mumbai - 400 051

Sub: Submission of Newspaper Advertisements for attention of Equity Shareholders of the Company in respect of information regarding 89th Annual General Meeting to be held on 23rd June, 2022 through Video Conferencing (VC)/Other Audio-Visual Means (OAVM)

Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and in compliance with Ministry of Corporate Affairs General Circular No.14/2020 dated 8th April, 2020, 17/2020 dated 13th April, 2020, 20/2020 dated 5th May, 2020 and subsequent circulars issued in this regard, the latest being 2/2022 dated 5th May, 2022 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD2/CIRP/P/2022/62 dated 13th May, 2022 issued by SEBI, we hereby enclose copies of the Newspaper Advertisements for the attention of the Equity Shareholders of the Company in respect of information regarding 89th Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on Thursday, 23rd June, 2022 through Video Conferencing (VC)/Other Audio-Visual Means (OAVM) in the following newspapers:

Business Standard, All India Edition in English;

The Free Press Journal, Mumbai Edition in English;

Navshakti, Mumbai Edition in Marathi

You are requested to kindly take above information on your records.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

For HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED

DEVOPAM NARENDRA BAJPAI

Digitally signed by

DEVOPAM NARENDRA BAJPAI Date: 2022.05.20 20:54:25 +05'30'

Dev Bajpai

Executive Director, Legal & Corporate Affairs

and Company Secretary

DIN : 00050516 / FCS No. : 3354

Encl. as above

This ad has been published in The Business Standard

(All Editions) and Free Press Journal on 20th May, 2022

Regd. Off.: Unilever House, B. D. Sawant Marg, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 099.CIN: L15140MH1933PLC002030, Web: www.hul.co.in,

Email: [e-mail], Tel: [phone]

INFORMATION REGARDING 89TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCE (VC) / OTHER AUDIO VISUAL MEANS (OAVM), BOOK CLOSURE DATES AND FINAL DIVIDEND

• Members may please note that the 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company will be held through VC / OAVM on Thursday, 23rd June, 2022 at 2.30 PM (IST), in compliance with all the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, read with General Circular No. 14/2020 dated 8th April, 2020, 17/2020 dated 13th April, 2020, 20/2020 dated 5th May, 2020 and subsequent circulars issued in this regard, the latest being 2/2022 dated 5th May, 2022 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD2/CIRP/P/2022/62 dated 13th May, 2022 issued by SEBI and other applicable circulars issued in this regard, to transact the business that will be set forth in the Notice of the meeting.
• In compliance with the above Circulars, electronic copies of the Notice of the 89th AGM and Integrated Annual Report for the Financial Year (FY) 2021-22 will be sent to all the Members whose email addresses are registered with the Company / Depository Participant(s). The same will also be available on the website of the Company at www.hul.co.in, Stock Exchanges i.e. BSE Limited at www.bseindia.comand National Stock Exchange of India Limited at www.nseindia.comand NSDL at www.evoting.nsdl.com. The copies of the Notice of the 89th AGM along with Integrated Annual Report for the FY 2021-22 shall be sent to those Members who request for the same.

1. Manner of registering / updating email addresses to receive the Notice of 89th AGM along with the Integrated Annual Report:
2. • Members holding shares in physical mode and who have not updated their email addresses with the Company are requested to update their email addresses by writing to the Company at [e-mail] with the copy of request letter signed by the Member mentioning the name and address, self-attested copy of the Permanent Account Number (PAN), and self-attested copy of any document (eg: Driving License, Voter Identity Card, Passport) in support of the address of the Member.
   • Members holding shares in dematerialised mode are requested to register / update their email addresses with the relevant Depository Participants (DP).
3. Manner of casting vote through e-voting:
4. • Members will have an opportunity to cast their votes remotely on the businesses as may be set forth in the Notice of the AGM through remote e-voting system.
   • The login credentials for casting the votes through e-voting shall be made available through the various modes as may be provided in the Notice as well as through email after successfully registering their email addresses. The details will also be made available on the website of the Company.
5. Book Closure and Final Dividend:
6. • Members may note that the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 27th April, 2022 has recommended a final dividend of Rs.19/- per share. The final dividend, subject to the approval of Members, will be paid on or after Monday, 27th June, 2022 to the Members whose names appear in the Register of Members, as on the Book Closure dates, i.e. Friday, 17th June, 2022 to Thursday, 23rd June, 2022 (both days inclusive) through various online transfer modes who have updated their bank account details.
   • For Members who have not updated their bank account details, dividend warrants / demand drafts / cheques will be sent to the registered addresses in due course.
7. Manner of registering KYC including bank details for receiving Dividend:
8. • For Members holding shares in physical mode, SEBI vide its Circular dated 3rd November, 2021, has mandated registration of PAN, KYC details and Nomination. Members holding shares in physical form are, therefore, requested to submit their PAN, KYC details including Bank details and Nomination details to KFin Technologies Limited at Selenium Building, Tower-B, Plot No. 31 & 32, Financial District, Nanakramguda, Serilingampally, Hyderabad, Rangareddi, Telangana India - 500 032 or at [e-mail] sending a duly filled Form ISR-1 and other relevant forms (available on the website of the Company at https://www.hul.co.in/investor-relations/investor-service-request/).
   • Members holding shares in dematerialised mode are requested to update their complete bank details with their DPs to avoid delay in receiving the dividend.
9. Tax on Dividend :
10. • Members may note that the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act), as amended by the Finance Act, 2020, mandates that dividends paid or distributed by a Company after 1st April, 2020 shall be taxable in the hands of the Members. The Company shall therefore be required to deduct Tax at Source (TDS) at the time of making payment of the final dividend. In order to enable us to determine the appropriate TDS rate, as applicable, Members are requested to submit the documents in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
    • For Resident Members, tax shall be deducted at source under Section 194 of the Act at 10% on the amount of Dividend declared and paid by the Company during FY 2022-23, subject to submission of PAN by the Member. If PAN is not submitted, TDS would be deducted @ 20% as per Section 206AA of the Act.
    • However, no TDS shall be deducted on the Dividend payable to a Resident Member, if the total dividend to be received during the FY 2022-23 does not exceed Rs.5,000/-. Please note that this includes the future dividends, if any, which may be declared by the Board of Directors during the FY 2022-23.
    • In cases where the Member submits Form 15G (applicable to any person other than a Company or a Firm) / Form 15H (applicable to an individual above the age of 60 years), provided that the eligibility conditions are being met, no tax at source shall be deducted.
    • Apart from the above, since the TDS / Withholding rates are different for resident and non-resident Members, if there is a change in your residential status, as per the provisions of the Act, you are requested to get your residential status updated in your demat account or the physical folio, as applicable, before the Record Date.
    • Tax Exemption Forms are available athttps://ris.kfintech.com/form15/default.aspx.
    • This notice is being issued for the information and benefit of all the Members of the Company in compliance with the applicable circulars of the MCA and SEBI.

	For Hindustan Unilever Limited
	Dev Bajpai
Date: 19th May, 2022	Executive Director, Legal & Corporate Affairs
and Company Secretary
Place: Mumbai	DIN : 00050516 / FCS No: 3354

This ad has been published in Navshakti on 20th May, 2022