UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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The Netherlands
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2024
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Not Applicable
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
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1017 BK Amsterdam
The Netherlands
+31 61 158 5067
28 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10005
(212) 894-8940
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
United Kingdom
+44 (20) 7519 7000
From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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| | “2025 Annual Report” | | | the Company’s annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2026, incorporated by reference in this prospectus; | |
| | “Admission” | | | the admission of all of the shares in the Company to listing and trading on the NYSE, which occurred on December 8, 2025; | |
| | “Articles of Association” | | | the Company’s Articles of Association, as in effect and amended as of December 1, 2025; | |
| | “Board” | | | the board of directors of the Company; | |
| | “Demerger” | | | the demerger of the Ice Cream Business which took effect on December 6, 2025, effected by way of the Demerger Dividend satisfied by the transfer of the entire issued share capital of Magnum Holdco from Unilever to the Company in consideration for the issuance by the Company of Ordinary Shares to each Unilever Shareholder and Unilever ADS Holder at the Record Time in proportion to their holding; | |
| | “Demerger Agreement” | | | the demerger agreement between the Company, Magnum Holdco and Unilever, dated October 1, 2025; | |
| | “Directors” | | | the directors of the Company (including, where relevant, Josh Frank as a prospective director of the Company); | |
| | “EEA” | | | the European Economic Area; | |
| | “EU” | | | the European Union; | |
| | “Exchange Act” | | | the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934; | |
| | “FCA” | | | the UK Financial Conduct Authority; | |
| | “Group” | | | (i) prior to July 1, 2025 (being the principal date for completion of the Reorganization), the Ice Cream Business; (ii) from July 1, 2025, and prior to the Demerger, the Magnum Holdco Group; and (iii) following the Demerger and Admission, the Company and its consolidated | |
| | | | | subsidiaries. References to a “Group Company” mean any one member of the Group, in each case as the context may require; | |
| | “Ice Cream Business” | | |
the business of the Group separated from the Unilever Group with respect to:
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the researching and developing of ice cream products;
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the franchising of operations related to the marketing, distribution and sale of ice cream products;
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the marketing, distributing and selling of ice cream products;
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the ownership, maintenance, sale, distribution, lending and/or leasing of ice cream freezer cabinets; and
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the manufacturing, procuring, producing, packaging, packing and storage of ice cream products;
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| | “IFRS” | | | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB); | |
| | “Magnum Holdco” | | | The Magnum Ice Cream Company HoldCo Netherlands B.V.; | |
| | “Magnum Holdco Group” | | | Magnum Holdco, Magnum ICC US HoldCo, LLC and each of their respective subsidiaries from time to time and PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (in respect of the Ice Cream Business operated by it); | |
| | “Record Time” | | | December 5, 2025; | |
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“Registration Rights Agreement”
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| | the Registration Rights Agreement entered into between Unilever and Magnum, dated October 1, 2025, in connection with the Demerger; | |
| | “Reorganization” | | | the legal separation of the Ice Cream Business achieved through: (i) the incorporation and organization of the Group Companies to form a stand-alone group of companies within the wider Unilever Group; and (ii) the transfer by the Unilever Group of those assets (including intellectual property rights) and liabilities that comprise the Ice Cream Business to the Group (as further described herein); | |
| | “SEC” | | | the US Securities and Exchange Commission; | |
| | “Securities Act” | | | the U.S. Securities Act of 1933; | |
| | “UK Listing Rules” | | | the UK listing rules made by the Financial Conduct Authority under Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) and the UK Listing Rules Instrument 2024 (FCA 2024/23), as amended; | |
| | “Unilever” | | | Unilever PLC, a public limited company incorporated and registered in England and Wales with registration number 00041424 and its registered office address at Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside CH62 4ZD; | |
| | “Unilever ADS Holder” | | | a holder of Unilever ADSs as at the Record Time; | |
| | “Unilever ADS Program” | | | the American Depositary Share program operated by Unilever in respect of certain Unilever Shares from time to time; | |
| | “Unilever Group” | | | Unilever and its consolidated subsidiaries; | |
| | “Unilever Shareholder” | | | a holder of Unilever Shares who is registered on the Unilever register of members at the Record Time, but excluding (i) Unilever itself in respect of Unilever shares held in treasury and (ii) Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in its capacity as depositary bank under the Unilever ADS Program; | |
| | “Unilever Shares” | | | ordinary shares of Unilever, 3.5 pence per share; | |
| | “United Kingdom” or “UK” | | | the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and | |
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“United States”, “US” or “U.S.”
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Shares
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As of December 31, 2025
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(€ million)
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Cash and cash equivalents
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| Indebtedness(1) | | | | | | | |
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Bonds and other loans(2)
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| | | | 3,077 | | |
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Bank loans and overdrafts(3)
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| | | | 35 | | |
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Lease liabilities
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| | | | 143 | | |
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Derivatives
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| | | | 28 | | |
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Other financial liabilities(4)
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| | | | 133 | | |
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Total indebtedness
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| | | | 3,416 | | |
| Equity | | | | | | | |
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Share capital
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| | | | 2,143 | | |
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Share premium
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| | | | 5,798 | | |
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Retained earnings
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Other reserves(5)
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| | | | (7,144) | | |
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Total shareholders’ equity
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| | | | 625 | | |
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Total capitalization(6)
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| | | | 4,041 | | |
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Assumed public offering price per ordinary share
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| | | $ | 14.65 | | | | | € | 12.74 | | |
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Net tangible book value per ordinary share at December 31, 2025
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| | | $ | (1.14) | | | | | € | (0.99) | | |
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Dilution per ordinary share to new investors
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| | | $ | 15.79 | | | | | € | 13.73 | | |
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Ordinary Shares
Beneficially Owned |
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Number
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%
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| Principal Shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Unilever PLC(1)
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| | | | 121,604,413 | | | | | | 19.86 | | |
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Blackrock, Inc.
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| | | | 27,288,445 | | | | | | 4.46 | | |
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
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| | | | 23,266,931 | | | | | | 3.80 | | |
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Trian Fund Management, L.P.
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| | | | 22,618,000 | | | | | | 3.69 | | |
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FIL Limited
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| | | | 19,894,021 | | | | | | 3.25 | | |
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Allan & Gill Gray Foundation
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| | | | 19,674,251 | | | | | | 3.21 | | |
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First Eagle Management Investment LLC
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| | | | 19,207,879 | | | | | | 3.14 | | |
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Barclays Plc
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| | | | 18,405,686 | | | | | | 3.01 | | |
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Bank of America Corporation
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| | | | 18,581,094 | | | | | | 3.03 | | |
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Ordinary Shares
Beneficially Owned |
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Number
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| Directors and Executive Officers | | | | ||||||||||
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Abhijit Bhattacharya
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| | | | 264,000 | | | | | | * | | |
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Melissa Bethell
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| | | | 7,750 | | | | | | * | | |
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Stefan Bomhard(1)
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| | | | 11,655 | | | | | | * | | |
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Stacey Cartwright
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| | | | 3,400 | | | | | | * | | |
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Reginaldo Ecclissato
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| | | | 20,027 | | | | | | * | | |
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Josh Frank
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| | | | 5,700 | | | | | | * | | |
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René Hooft Graafland
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| | | | 35,500 | | | | | | * | | |
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Anja Mutsaers
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| | | | 19,500 | | | | | | * | | |
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Peter Ter Kulve(2)
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| | | | 503,784 | | | | | | * | | |
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Jean-François van Boxmeer
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| | | | 76,200 | | | | | | * | | |
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All directors and executive officers as a group
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| | | | 947,516 | | | | | | * | | |
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Securities Owned
Before the Offering |
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Maximum
Number of Securities Being Offered |
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Securities Owned
After the Offering(4) |
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Name of Selling Securityholder
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Ordinary
Shares(3) |
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%
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Ordinary
Shares |
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Ordinary
Shares |
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Unilever International Holdings B.V.(1)
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| | | | 121,533,558 | | | | | | 19.85 | | | | | | 121,533,558 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Unilever United States Inc.(2)
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| | | | 70,855 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 70,855 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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SEC Registration Fee
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| | | $ | 245,773.89 | | |
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Printing Expenses
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| | | $ | 7,520 | | |
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Legal Fees and Expenses
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| | | $ | 245,000.00 | | |
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Accounting Fees and Expenses
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| | | $ | 124,400 | | |
| | Total | | | | $ | 622,693.89 | | |
Attention: Investor Relations
Reguliersdwarsstraat 63
1017 BK Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 61 158 5067
Email: [email protected].
Title: Chief Legal Officer
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Signature
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Title
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/s/ Peter ter Kulve
Peter ter Kulve
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Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Abhijit Bhattacharya
Abhijit Bhattacharya
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Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Jean-François van Boxmeer
Jean-François van Boxmeer
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Director
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/s/ Melissa Bethell
Melissa Bethell
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Director
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/s/ Stefan Bomhard
Stefan Bomhard
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Director
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/s/ Stacey Cartwright
Stacey Cartwright
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Director
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Title
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/s/ Reginaldo Ecclissato
Reginaldo Ecclissato
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Director
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/s/ Josh Frank
Josh Frank
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Director
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/s/ René Hooft Graafland
René Hooft Graafland
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Director
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/s/ Anja Mutsaers
Anja Mutsaers
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Director
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Title: Authorized Representative