Transaction in Own Shares

Unilever PLC
27 October 2005

Unilever NV and Unilever PLC

27 October 2005



Unilever NV and Unilever PLC - Transactions in Own Shares



Unilever NV announces that on 26 October 2005, it purchased 142,645 Unilever NV
ordinary shares (in the form of depositary receipts thereof) at prices between
euro57.75 and euro58.25 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury
shares.

Unilever NV also announces that 3,725 Unilever NV ordinary shares held as
treasury shares were released under Employee Share Plans.

Following the above purchase and release, Unilever NV together with subsidiary
companies, holds 21,117,806 Unilever NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has
550,458,094 Unilever NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Unilever PLC announces that on 26 October 2005, it purchased 250,000 Unilever
PLC ordinary shares at prices between 566.00 pence and 569.00 pence per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever PLC holds 6,994,294 Unilever PLC ordinary
shares in treasury, and has 2,904,464,286 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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