Holding in Company

Unilever PLC
3 August 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
UNILEVER PLC

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
THE LEVERHULME TRUST AND THE LEVERHULME TRADE CHARITIES TRUST

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18:
HOLDING OF SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
SIR MICHAEL ANGUS, SIR MICHAEL PERRY, MR N W A FITZGERALD, DR J I W ANDERSON,
DR A S GANGULY (TRUSTEES) AS JOINT HOLDERS

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
N/A

6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A

8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Class of security:
ORDINARY 1.4P SHARES

10  Date of transaction:
01.08.00

11  Date company informed:
03.08.00

12  Total holding following this notification:
156,815,034

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
5.386%

14  Contact name for queries:
MS E RICHMOND

15 Contact telephone number:
020 7822 6705

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
MRS C J HAMPTON-COUTTS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY

17  Date of notification:
03.08.00


Additional Information:
New declaration following change of Trustees: Viscount Leverhulme died on
6.7.2000 and Dr A S Ganguly was appointed on 1.8.00