Transaction in Own Shares

Unilever PLC
09 November 2005


Unilever NV and Unilever PLC

9 November 2005


Unilever NV and Unilever PLC - Transactions in Own Shares


Unilever NV announces that on 9 November 2005, it purchased 120,000 Unilever NV
ordinary shares (in the form of depositary receipts thereof) at prices between
euro 56.70 and euro 56.90 per share. The purchased shares will be held as
treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever NV together with subsidiary companies,
holds 21,965,611 Unilever NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 549,610,289
Unilever NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Unilever PLC announces that on 9 November 2005, it purchased 700,000 Unilever
PLC ordinary shares at prices between 561.00 pence and 564.50 pence per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever PLC holds 11,091,991 Unilever PLC
ordinary shares in treasury, and has 2,900,366,589 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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