JOINT STATEMENT FROM UNILEVER PLC AND UNILEVER N.V. ("UNILEVER") AND THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY ("KRAFT HEINZ")

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PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO, Feb 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Unilever and Kraft Heinz hereby announce that Kraft Heinz has amicably agreed to withdraw its proposal for a combination of the two companies.

Unilever and Kraft Heinz hold each other in high regard. Kraft Heinz has the utmost respect for the culture, strategy and leadership of Unilever.

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