Director Shareholding

Unilever PLC
17 April 2003



   Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1 Name of company:

UNILEVER PLC

2 Name of director:

ALL DIRECTORS IN COMMON WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF UNILEVER PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or children
under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:

SHARES HELD BY UNILEVER EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST (JERSEY)

4 Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified):

GREENWOOD NOMINEES LIMITED ACCOUNT NO: 438308

5 Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):

NO

6 Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:

EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME EXERCISE

7 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

N/A

8 Percentage of issued class:

N/A

9 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

1) 5,500

2) 10,100

10 Percentage of issued class:

NEGLIGIBLE

11 Class of security:

ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.4P EACH

12 Price per share:

1) 555.00P

2) 428.75P

13 Date of transaction:

16.04.03

14 Date company informed:

17.04.03

15 Total holding following this notification:

48,331,112

16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

1.660

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17 Date of grant:

N/A

18 Period during which or date on which exercisable:

N/A

19 Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:

N/A

20 Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

N/A

21 Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise:

N/A

22 Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification:

N/A

23 Any additional information:

N/A

24 Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

ANDREW MCKELVIE 020 7822 6705

25 Name of company official responsible for making notification:

CHERYL HAMPTON-COUTTS

ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification: 17 April 2003


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