UNILEVER TO BUY ELAIS SHARES

Unilever PLC
04 September 2006

04 September 2006



                 UNILEVER MAKES PUBLIC OFFER FOR ATHENS-LISTED

                             SHARES ELAIS-UNILEVER



Unilever announced today a voluntary public offer for the outstanding shares of
Elais-Unilever that are listed and traded on the Athens stock exchange (ATHEX).
The public offer is being made through the Greek subsidiary Unilever Hellas at a
price of €24.50 per share. Unilever already owns 67% of the 13,526,100 shares of
Elais-Unilever.

The intended acquisition of the outstanding shares of Elais-Unilever and the
planned subsequent delisting from the Athens stock exchange is in line with the
'One Unilever' strategy.



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