Transaction in Own Shares

Unilever PLC
17 November 2005



Unilever NV and Unilever PLC

17 November 2005


Unilever NV and Unilever PLC - Transactions in Own Shares


Unilever NV announces that on 17 November 2005, it purchased 150,000 Unilever NV
ordinary shares (in the form of depositary receipts thereof) at prices between
euro 57.15 and euro 57.30 per share. The purchased shares will be held as
treasury shares.

Unilever NV also announces that 1,750 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 22,716,788 Unilever NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has
548,859,112 Unilever NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Unilever PLC announces that on 17 November 2005, it purchased 800,000 Unilever
PLC ordinary shares at prices between 562.00 pence and 564.50 pence per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever PLC holds 15,324,149 Unilever PLC
ordinary shares in treasury, and has 2,896,134,431 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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