Exhibit 7.1

Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (times)

The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is determined using the following applicable factors:

Earnings available for fixed charges are calculated, first, by determining the sum of: (a) net profit before taxation and the Unilever Groups share of
net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates; (b) dividend income receivable from joint ventures and associates; and (c) fixed charges, as defined below.

Fixed charges are calculated as the sum of: (a) finance costs (both expensed and capitalized); and (b) one-third of lease costs (e.g., that portion of rental
expense that is representative of the interest factor).



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|Earnings to Fixed Charges                                               |  |  million2014 |       |   |  million2013 |  |       |  million2012 |  |  |  million2011 |   |  |  million2010 |      
|Earnings                                                                |  |               |       |   |               |  |       |               |  |  |               |   |  |               |       |   |  |  |       |  
|Net profit                                                              |  |               | 5,515 |   |               |  | 5,263 |               |  |  | 4,836         |   |  |               | 4,491 |   |  |  | 4,465 |  
|Add: Taxation                                                           |  |               | 2,131 |   |               |  | 1,851 |               |  |  | 1,697         |   |  |               | 1,575 |   |  |  | 1,486 |  
|(Less)/Add: Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |               | (98   | ) |               |  | (113  | )             |  |  | (105          | ) |  |               | (113  | ) |  |  | (111  | )
|Add: Dividend income receivable from joint ventures and associates      |  |               | 131   |   |               |  | 110   |               |  |  | 119           |   |  |               | 111   |   |  |  | 141   |  
|Add: Fixed charges                                                      |  |               | 678   |   |               |  | 663   |               |  |  | 712           |   |  |               | 691   |   |  |  | 634   |  
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|                                                                        |  |               | 8357  |   |               |  | 7,774 |               |  |  | 7,259         |   |  |               | 6,755 |   |  |  | 6,615 |  
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|Fixed charges                                                           |  |               |       |   |               |  |       |               |  |  |               |   |  |               |       |   |  |  |       |  
|Finance costs                                                           |  |               | 500   |   |               |  | 500   |               |  |  | 526           |   |  |               | 540   |   |  |  | 480   |  
|Add: One-third of lease costs                                           |  |               | 178   |   |               |  | 163   |               |  |  | 186           |   |  |               | 151   |   |  |  | 154   |  
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|                                                                        |  |               | 678   |   |               |  | 663   |               |  |  | 712           |   |  |               | 691   |   |  |  | 634   |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (times)                              |  |               | 12.3  |   |               |  | 11.7  |               |  |  | 10.2          |   |  |               | 9.8   |   |  |  | 10.4  |