Unilever PLC
29 October 2007
UNILEVER PLC
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of Issuer
Unilever PLC
2. Reason for notification
An event changing the breakdown of Voting Rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
5. Date of the Transaction
23 October 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified
26 October 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached
From 3% to 4% (L&G)
8. Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares - Ordinary GBP 0.031111 ISIN GB00B10RZP78
Situation previous to the triggering transaction:
Number of shares - 45,314,300
Number of Voting Rights - 45,314,300
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of shares - 54,184,916
Number of Voting Rights - 54,184,916
% of Voting Rights - 4.17%
B: Financial Instruments
N/A
C: Total (A) + (B)
Total number of Voting Rights - 54,184,916
Total % of Voting Rights - 4.17%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the Voting Rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct
and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (54,184,916 - 4.17% = LGAS,
LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
(47,015,848- 3.62 % = PMC)
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (47,015,848-
3.62% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
Proxy Voting
10. Name of Proxy holder
N/A
11. Number of Voting Rights proxy holder will cease to hold
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold Voting Rights
N/A
13. Any additional information
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,298,600,146.
14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
JULIAN THURSTON (020 7822 6707)
15. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
CHRIS FLETCHER SMITH, DEPUTY SECRETARY
Date of notification
29 OCTOBER 2007
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