Transaction in Own Shares

Unilever PLC
04 October 2005


Unilever NV and Unilever PLC

4 October 2005


Unilever NV and Unilever PLC - Transactions in Own Shares


Unilever NV announces that on 3 October 2005, it purchased 80,711 Unilever NV
ordinary shares at prices between €59.55 and €59.80 per share. The purchased
shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever NV together with subsidiary companies,
holds 19,793,271 Unilever NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 551,782,629
Unilever NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Unilever PLC announces that on 3 October 2005, it purchased 351,574 Unilever PLC
ordinary shares at prices between 593 pence and 595.50 pence per share. The
purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever PLC holds 351,574 Unilever PLC ordinary
shares in treasury, and has 2,911,107,006 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]
5746)


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