SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Nov 10, 2023

2. SEC Identification Number

9170

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-400-016-000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

UNIVERSAL ROBINA CORPORATION

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

8th Floor, Tera Tower, Bridgetowne, E. Rodriguez, Jr. Avenue (C5Road), Ugong Norte, Quezon City, Metro Manila Postal Code 1110

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(632) 8633-7631 to 40

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

N/A

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common	2,178,269,968

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

9

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Universal Robina CorporationURC

PSE Disclosure Form 4-31 - Press Release References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C)
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Press release entitled "URC ACCELERATES OPERATING INCOME GROWTH TO +19% IN THIRD QUARTER"
Background/Description of the Disclosure
Universal Robina Corporation’s ("URC") sales for the nine months ended September 2023 reached Php 117.6 billion, up 9% vs. the same period last year. Despite the challenging macroeconomic landscape from higher inflation, third quarter sales were up 6% vs. the third quarter last year, driven by the agro-industrial and commodities business. Operating income for the nine months posted double-digit growth of 17% vs. the same period last year, to close at Php 12.6 billion. For the third quarter, operating income growth accelerated to 19% vs. the same period last year, as the company continues to expand its operating margins through profit recovery initiatives. Net income ended at Php 10.3 billion for the first nine months, up 6% vs. the same period last year, due to higher comparables from forex gains last year as well as higher finance costs. Core net income for the first nine months grew 11%, and was up 12% for the third quarter. URC’s financial position remains strong, with a healthy cash balance of Php11.3 billion, net debt of Php13.3 billion, and a low gearing ratio of 0.22.
Other Relevant Information
Please refer to attached press release. This press release may contain forward looking statements with respect to the results of operations and business of URC. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual performance of URC to be different from any future performance implied.