Unilever shareholders challenge the company’s leadership over its planned tie-up with a US rival at the firm’s annual general meeting in London. Multiple reports describe an exchange in which shareholders confront the board, seeking clarification on the rationale and implications of the transaction. The deal under discussion is reported as worth £33.8 billion. The board is said to defend the proposal as part of the company’s broader strategy, addressing shareholder concerns during the meeting. While the reporting focuses on the meeting itself and the questions raised by investors, it indicates that the transaction remains a central issue for Unilever’s ownership as the company prepares for the next stages of the arrangement. The accounts do not present a single unified set of grievances, but they consistently characterize the AGM discussion as a direct challenge to management’s position on the merger and its expected outcome. No change to the deal is reported in the provided excerpts, only that shareholders press the board for answers at the AGM.