Holding in Company

Unilever PLC
21 December 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
UNILEVER PLC

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.

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:
NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST OWNED BY ACCOUNTS UNDER THE DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES:
CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY, CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY,
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, INC., CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL S.A., CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL K.K.

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
THE FOLLOWING ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY:
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED          6,141,653
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES              1,048,399
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                12,822,724
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED              88,000
MIDLAND BANK PLC                       6,751,200
DEUTSCHE BANK MANNHEIM                     8,900
BANKERS TRUST                          2,228,000
BARCLAYS BANK                            740,000
CITIBANK LONDON                          644,100
NORTRUST NOMINEES                      6,351,500              
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                    17,500
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED                      50,200
LLOYDS BANK                               14,000
CITIBANK NA                               65,000
HSBC BANK PLC                              4,600
ROY NOMINEES LIMITED                       2,700
TOTAL:                                36,978,476

THE FOLLOWING ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED:
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED            489,800
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES              1,567,308
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                 3,385,460
BANKERS TRUST                          7,621,347
CITIBANK LONDON                          385,000
MORGAN GUARANTY                           40,200
NORTRUST NOMINEES                      2,333,980
VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED                  53,760
CITIBANK                                  17,700
DEUTSCHE BANK AG                          90,672
MELLON BANK N.A.                          53,600
TOTAL:                                16,038,827

THE FOLLOWING ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL S.A.:
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED            362,500
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                 26,000
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                 2,072,800
MIDLAND BANK PLC                         324,000
BARCLAYS BANK                            653,000
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                   817,400
LLOYDS BANK                               70,200
VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED                 105,000
RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED                   117,000
CITIBANK NA                               26,500
TOTAL:                                 4,574,400

THE FOLLOWING ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.:
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED            484,700
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                 78,600
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                   895,500
DEUTSCHE BANK MANNHEIM                    19,000
NORTRUST NOMINEES                         55,110
CITIBANK NA                               13,600
TOTAL:                                 1,546,510

THE FOLLOWING ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY:
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                28,618,226
TOTAL:                                28,618,226

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

6   Percentage of issued class:
N/A

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

8   Percentage of issued class:
N/A

9   Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.4P EACH

10  Date of transaction:
18 DECEMBER 2000

11  Date company informed:
20 DECEMBER 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
87,756,439

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.01%

14  Contact name for queries:
ELLIE RICHMOND

15 Contact telephone number:
020 7822 6705

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
MR R M TOMLINSON
DEPUTY SECRETARY

17  Date of notification:
21 DECEMBER 2000



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