Director Shareholding

Unilever PLC
10 August 2004





                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company
UNILEVER PLC

2) Name of director
RUDOLPH H P MARKHAM

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest


AS IN 2 ABOVE

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


AS IN 2 ABOVE


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
PURCHASE OF SHARES

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

21,276

8) Percentage of issued class

NEGLIGIBLE

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

10) Percentage of issued class

11) Class of security
ORDINARY 1.4P SHARES

12) Price per share

470p



13) Date of transaction

10 August 2004


14) Date company informed

10 August 2004

15) Total holding following this notification
153,139

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
0.005%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

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
BRIDGET SALAMAN 020 7822 6043

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
ALISON DILLON, DEPUTY SECRETARY

26)Date of Notification

10 August 2004




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