As you have probably noticed, Unilever has been considering the idea of separating and spinning off its ice cream division in the past.
The next clear steps in this plan have now been taken with the last shareholders' meeting. I am copying the information here for you, which every shareholder will receive in one form or another via their bank.
The Annual General Meeting of Unilever PLC resolved on 21.10.2025 to carry out a reverse stock split.
(a "reverse split") and to spin off its ice cream division and list it on the stock exchange under the name The Magnum Ice Cream Company ("TMICC") (a "spin-off").
What does this mean for you now?
If you have shares in Unilever PLC in your securities account at the end of November 7, 2025, you will also receive shares in TMICC (ISIN not yet known).
The new shares are expected to be booked in at a ratio of 5:1, i.e. for every 5 shares in Unilever PLC you will receive one additional share in TMICC.
one share in TMICC.
If you have shares in Unilever PLC in your securities account at the end of 10.11.2025, these will be combined. The consolidation ratio is not yet known. Your shares will be converted into the
new ISIN GB00BVZK7T90 / WKN A41NM1. The market value of your shares will increase at the same time in line with the merger ratio.
You will therefore not suffer a loss in value, but
you will only have a smaller number of shares in your securities account.
We will automatically credit or exchange the shares for you - so you don't have to worry about anything. However, we cannot say exactly when we will credit the shares to you. That depends on when we receive them from our depositary. We currently have no further information on this.
Please also note that due to the current "government shutdown" in the
the issue of TMICC shares will be delayed due to the current government shutdown in the USA, as further approvals from the US authorities are required, which cannot be obtained at present.
What tax implications does this have for you?
The spin-off will be tax-neutral under German tax law. In this case, this means that the acquisition costs of your Unilever PLC shares will be reduced by around 16.67%. This discount will be transferred to the new shares of TMICC and represents
and represents their acquisition cost. This division of the acquisition costs means that no capital gains tax is incurred.
The reverse split is also tax-neutral. This means that you do not have to pay capital gains tax on the exchange into the new shares and the acquisition costs of your previous shares are transferred in full to the new shares.
According to the information available to us from our depositary, the issue of the new shares will be subject to UK Stamp Duty Reserve Tax of up to 1.5% of the consideration. As soon as we receive this charge, we will pass it on to you and debit your custody account. However, we are currently unable to inform you when or in what amount the charge will be made.
debit will be made. We have no information on this.
Please note: This information is provisional and may change at any time. It is therefore possible that capital gains tax may still be payable on the spin-off or reverse split.
What do I do with the information?
As I only hold around 1.86 shares at the time of this information, as my standing order has only been running since January, I have decided to set the standing order so that I have just over 2 shares as of November 1.
In addition, I have just bought 18 additional shares with the aim of reaching just over 20 shares after November 1st.
This gives the existing 1.86 shares the opportunity to make their contribution to the spin-off.
After the reverse split, I will try to sell the money from the 18 old shares again at a slight profit and then continue my standing savings order on the new Unilever at the usual slow pace.
Whether I see the ice cream division as another share in my portfolio and then add to it or sell it will depend on the further development (dividend strategy etc.) of the new company.
How are you dealing with this issue and your shares?
What are your opinions on the future of the two companies?


