Holding(s) in Company
Unilever PLC
29 September 2003
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company
UNILEVER PLC
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.
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
THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN BY THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, Inc., ON BEHALF OF ITS
AFFILIATES, INCLUDING CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY, CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL S.A., CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, Inc., CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED,
AND CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY, PURSUANT TO SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT
1985.
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
THE FOLLOWING ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY:
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 11,108,939
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 1,685,759
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 29,529,536
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED 796,418
MIDLAND BANK PLC 9,996,054
CEDE & CO. 59,680
DEUTSCHE BANK MANNHEIM 2,900
BANKERS TRUST 2,722,700
BARCLAYS BANK 1,082,100
CITIBANK LONDON 1,141,910
NORTRUST NOMINEES 9,536,034
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 72,600
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED 143,800
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 69,500
RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED 7,500
DEUTSCHE BANK AG 9,000
HSBC BANK PLC 19,700
MELLON BANK N.A 216,700
ROY NOMINEES LIMITED 101,800
MELLON NOMINEES (UK)LIMITE 1,439,964
TOTAL - CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY: 69,742,594
THE FOLLOWING ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED:
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 102,900
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 4,217,659
NORTHERN TRUST 939,674
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 2,087,935
MIDLAND BANK PLC 25,100
BANKERS TRUST 2,882,267
MORGAN GUARANTY 314,600
NORTRUST NOMINEES 2,117,002
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 17,600
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 235,700
DEUTSCHE BANK AG 914,847
HSBC BANK PLC 1,016,760
MELLON BANK N.A. 37,735
KAS UK 14,319
MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED 45,200
BANK ONE LONDON 133,000
TOTAL - CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED: 15,102,298
THE FOLLOWING ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL S.A.:
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 1,302,262
MIDLAND BANK PLC 278,900
BARCLAYS BANK 310,800
BROWN BROS. 29,900
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 126,100
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 29,400
LLOYDS BANK 75,800
HSBC BANK PLC 35,600
TOTAL - CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL S.A.: 2,188,762
THE FOLLOWING ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.:
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 1,977,052
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 470,226
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 1,891,017
MIDLAND BANK PLC 131,300
DEUTSCHE BANK MANNHEIM 37,900
BANKERS TRUST 21,600
CITIBANK LONDON 66,700
NORTRUST NOMINEES 387,010
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 85,200
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 274,454
RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED 17,400
CITIBANK NA 229,016
DEUTSCHE BANK AG 36,500
CHASE MANHATTAN NOMINEE LIMITED 10,375
HSBC BANK PLC 78,800
TOTAL - CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.: 5,714,550
THE FOLLOWING ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY:
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 1,995,488
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 80,705,946
TOTAL - CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY: 82,701,434
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
N/A
6) Percentage of issued class
N/A
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A
8) Percentage of issued class
N/A
9) Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.4P EACH
10) Date of transaction
25 SEPTEMBER 2003
11) Date company informed
29 SEPTEMBER 2003
12) Total holding following this notification
175,449,638
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
6.026%
14) Any additional information
N/A
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
AM DEGUN - 020 7822 6039
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
ALISON DILLON - DEPUTY SECRETARY
Date of notification: 29 SEPTEMBER 2003
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