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 consist of a) net profit from continuing operations excluding net profit or loss of joint ventures and associates increased by fixed charges b)
income taxes and dividends received from joint ventures and associates.

Fixed charges consist of a) interest payable on debt and b) a portion of lease
costs determined to be representative of interest.

This ratio takes no account of interest receivable although Unilevers treasury operations
involve both borrowing and depositing funds.



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|Earnings to Fixed Charges                                               |  |  million2017 |       |   |  million2016 |  |       |  million2015 |  |  |  million2014 |   |  |  million2013 |      
|Earnings                                                                |  |               |       |   |               |  |       |               |  |  |               |   |  |               |       |   |  |  |       |  
|Net profit                                                              |  |               | 6,486 |   |               |  | 5,547 |               |  |  | 5,259         |   |  |               | 5,515 |   |  |  | 5,263 |  
|Add: Taxation                                                           |  |               | 1,667 |   |               |  | 1,922 |               |  |  | 1,961         |   |  |               | 2,131 |   |  |  | 1,851 |  
|(Less)/Add: Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |               | (155  | ) |               |  | (127  | )             |  |  | (107          | ) |  |               | (98   | ) |  |  | (113  | )
|Add: Dividend income receivable from joint ventures and associates      |  |               | 144   |   |               |  | 144   |               |  |  | 124           |   |  |               | 131   |   |  |  | 110   |  
|Add: Fixed charges                                                      |  |               | 742   |   |               |  | 761   |               |  |  | 694           |   |  |               | 678   |   |  |  | 663   |  
|                                                                        |  |               |       |   |               |  |       |               |  |  |               |   |  |               |       |   |  |  |       |  
|                                                                        |  | 8,884         |       |   | 8,247         |  |       | 7,931         |  |  | 8,357         |   |  | 7,774         |      
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|Fixed charges                                                           |  |               |       |   |               |  |       |               |  |  |               |   |  |               |       |   |  |  |       |  
|Finance costs                                                           |  |               | 556   |   |               |  | 584   |               |  |  | 516           |   |  |               | 500   |   |  |  | 500   |  
|Add: One-third of lease costs                                           |  |               | 186   |   |               |  | 177   |               |  |  | 178           |   |  |               | 178   |   |  |  | 163   |  
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|                                                                        |  | 742           |       |   | 761           |  |       | 694           |  |  | 678           |   |  | 663           |      
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (times)                              |  |               | 12.0  |   |               |  | 10.8  |               |  |  | 11.4          |   |  |               | 12.3  |   |  |  | 11.7  |