Unilever Ghana Plc (“UNIL”) has announced that Unilever Overseas Holdings Limited has on the 11th December 2020 acquired 7.94% of the issued shares in UNIL.

This was contained in a press statement dated December 14.The statement said the Free of Payment (FoP) transaction was executed in Ghana and involved the purchase of 4,962,500 ordinary shares in UNIL which is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE).

“The shares were previously held by Arisaig Africa Consumer Fund,” it said.It added “This acquisition takes Unilever’s current shareholding in UNIL to 74.50%.”