Transaction in Own Shares

Unilever PLC
31 October 2005

Unilever NV and Unilever PLC

31 October 2005

Unilever NV and Unilever PLC - Transactions in Own Shares

Unilever NV announces that on 28 October 2005, it purchased 79,966 Unilever NV
ordinary shares (in the form of depositary receipts thereof) at prices between
euro 57.25 and euro 57.70 per share. The purchased shares will be held as
treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever NV together with subsidiary companies,
holds 21,347,772 Unilever NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 550,228,128
Unilever NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Unilever PLC announces that on 28 October 2005, it purchased 500,000 Unilever
PLC ordinary shares at prices between 563.00 pence and 567.00 pence per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever PLC holds 8,009,294 Unilever PLC ordinary
shares in treasury, and has 2,903,449,286 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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