Milan (S&P Global Ratings) July 2, 2020--The Unilever group is seeking consent from noteholders to move the bonds issued by Unilever N.V. under Unilever PLC. Unilever PLC will be the sole holding after the merger of Unilever PLC and Unilever N.V. This is in line with the group's objective to unify its legal structure under a single parent company. The existing bonds issued by Unilever N.V. will be moved under a newly created entity, New Bond Sub, this will be a finance company established solely for the purpose of raising debt for the Unilever group. It will be incorporated in the Netherlands to maintain eligibility for European Central Bank purchase programs and will conduct no business operations. It will assume