Transaction in Own Shares

Unilever PLC
07 October 2005


Unilever NV and Unilever PLC

7 October 2005


Unilever NV and Unilever PLC - Transactions in Own Shares


Unilever NV announces that on 6 October 2005, it purchased 111,065 Unilever NV
ordinary shares at prices between €58.45 and €59.70 per share. The purchased
shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever NV together with subsidiary companies,
holds 20,066,800 Unilever NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 551,509,100
Unilever NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Unilever PLC announces that on 6 October 2005, it purchased 600,000 Unilever PLC
ordinary shares at prices between 575.00 pence and 589.50 pence per share. The
purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever PLC holds 1,555,157 Unilever PLC ordinary
shares in treasury, and has 2,909,903,423 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])


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