Transaction in Own Shares

Unilever PLC
18 November 2005


Unilever NV and Unilever PLC

18 November 2005


Unilever NV and Unilever PLC - Transactions in Own Shares


Unilever NV announces that on 18 November 2005, it purchased 130,000 Unilever NV
ordinary shares (in the form of depositary receipts thereof) at prices between
euro 56.95 and euro 57.50 per share. The purchased shares will be held as
treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever NV together with subsidiary companies,
holds 22,846,788 Unilever NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 548,729,112
Unilever NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Unilever PLC announces that on 18 November 2005, it purchased 923,588 Unilever
PLC ordinary shares at prices between 561.5 pence and 567.5 pence per share. The
purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever PLC holds 16,247,737 Unilever PLC
ordinary shares in treasury, and has 2,895,210,843 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])


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