Transaction in Own Shares

Unilever PLC
06 October 2005

Unilever NV and Unilever PLC

6 October 2005



Unilever NV and Unilever PLC - Transactions in Own Shares



Unilever NV announces that on 5 October 2005, it purchased 92,464 Unilever NV
ordinary shares at prices between €60.15 and €60.55 per share. The purchased
shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever NV together with subsidiary companies,
holds 19,955,735 Unilever NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 551,620,165
Unilever NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Unilever PLC announces that on 5 October 2005, it purchased 423,413 Unilever PLC
ordinary shares at prices between 593.00 pence and 597.50 pence per share. The
purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever PLC holds 955,157 Unilever PLC ordinary
shares in treasury, and has 2,910,503,423 Unilever PLC ordinary shares in issue
(excluding treasury shares).

Contact:

Unilever NV: Tanno Massar, Press Office, Rotterdam (Tel. [phone])

Unilever PLC: Alison Dillon, Corporate Secretaries, London (Tel. [phone]
5746)


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