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Unilever Group: Potential Higher Shareholder Distributions Would Only Marginally Erode Credit Quality

CORPORATES ISSUER COMMENT 22 February 2017 Contacts Ernesto Bisagno 4420-7772-5403 VP-Senior Analyst [email protected] Marina Albo 44-20-7772-5365 Managing Director [email protected] Unilever Group Potential Higher Shareholder Distributions Would Only Marginally Erode Credit Quality On 19 February, Kraft Heinz Foods Company (KHC Baa3 stable) withdrew its unsolicited $143 billion bid
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