Closure of Floating Rate Note

Unilever PLC
Unilever NV
21 December 2001


Release: immediate


        UNILEVER ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF £130 MILLION FLOATING RATE NOTE

Unilever announced that the £130 million Floating Rate Notes due 2002, issued
by Unilever PLC and guaranteed by Unilever N.V. under Unilever's debt issuance
programme, closed today (December 21 2001).


Details of the issue are:

Type of security:               Floating Rate Notes due 2002

Coupon:                         3 month £ Libor + 0.02%

Denominations:                  £100,000

Issue Price:                    100% of the principal amount of the Notes

Aggregate Principal Amount:     £130,000,000


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December 21 2001