Financial Calendar 2003

Unilever PLC
17 January 2003


Attention: City Editors

                        UNILEVER FINANCIAL CALENDAR 2003


The payment timetable for Unilever 2002 final dividends and the 2003 interim
dividends will be as follows:


FINAL FOR 2002                UNILEVER PLC               PLC AMERICAN SHARES
Proposal announced            13 February 2003           13 February 2003
Declaration (at AGM)          7 May 2003                 7 May 2003
Ex-dividend date              14 May 2003                14 May 2003
Record date                   16 May 2003                16 May 2003
Payment date                  9 June 2003                9 June 2003

FINAL FOR 2002                UNILEVER NV                NV NEW YORK SHARES
Proposal announced            13 February 2003           13 February 2003
Declaration (at AGM)          7 May 2003                 7 May 2003
Ex-dividend date              9 May 2003                 14 May 2003
Record date                   8 May 2003                 16 May 2003
Payment date                  9 June 2003                9 June 2003

INTERIM FOR 2003              UNILEVER PLC               PLC AMERICAN SHARES
Announced                     29 October 2003            29 October 2003
Ex-dividend date              5 November 2003            5 November 2003
Record date                   7 November 2003            7 November 2003
Payment date                  1 December 2003            1 December 2003

INTERIM FOR 2003              UNILEVER NV                NV NEW YORK SHARES
Announced                     29 October 2003            29 October 2003
Ex-dividend date              30 October 2003            5 November 2003
Record date                   29 October 2003            7 November 2003
Payment date                  1 December 2003            1 December 2003



OTHER KEY FINANCIAL DATES FOR 2003

Financial results will be published at 07.00hrs on the following dates:
Q1   Friday, May 2                  Pre-results update    Monday, March 24
Q2   Wednesday, July 30             Pre-results update    Monday, June 23
Q3   Wednesday, October 29          Pre-results update    Monday, September 22
Q4   Thursday, February 12 (2004)   Pre-results update    Wednesday, December 17

The Annual General Meetings of Unilever PLC and Unilever NV will be held on
Wednesday, May 7 2003, in London and Rotterdam respectively.

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January 17 2003


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