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Exhibit 99

                                 [UNILEVER LOGO]
                              N E W S   R E L E A S E

U.S. Media Relations Contact:                  U.S. Investor Relations Contact:
Nancy Goldfarb                                 Leigh Ferst
212/906-4690                                   212/906-3430



          Unilever Agrees to Sell Its U.S. and Canada Oral Care Brands
                               to Church & Dwight

New York, NY - September 10, 2003 --Unilever (NYSE: UN, UL) today announced that
it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its oral care brands in the United
States and Canada to Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) of Princeton, NJ. The
transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2003, subject
to regulatory approvals. Unilever will receive $104 million in cash at closing,
plus additional performance-based cash payments of between $5 million and $12
million.

The sale includes, for the U.S. and Canada, the Mentadent brand of toothpaste
and toothbrushes, Pepsodent and Aim toothpaste, and exclusive licensing rights
to Close-Up toothpaste. Sales of the business for the first six months of 2003
were $61 million.

This action is another milestone in Unilever's Path to Growth strategy, which
includes paring down the number of brands in its portfolio regionally and
globally, and focusing resources on the company's leading brands. As announced
last week, Unilever also reached an agreement to sell its Brut line of male
personal care products in the Americas.

Unilever remains fully committed to its oral care business outside the U.S. and
Canada, where in many markets its brands hold leading or strong positions.

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Unilever Background: Unilever is one of the world's largest consumer products
companies with annual sales of approximately $47 billion in 2002. It produces
and markets a wide range of foods and home and personal care products. The
company operates in approximately 100 countries around the globe and employs
approximately 250,000 people.


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Safe Harbor  Statement  under the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of
1995:

This press release contains certain "forward-looking" statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements are based on management's current expectations and are naturally
subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary
materially from the expectations contained herein. The forward-looking
statements contained herein include statements about future financial and
operating results and benefits of the pending disposal of Unilever's oral care
brands in the United States and Canada.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described herein include: the inability to obtain or delay in obtaining
necessary antitrust approvals; actions of the U.S., Canadian and local
governments; the performance of the oral care brands during the pre-closing
period; costs related to the disposal; the economic and financial market
environment of the food and consumer product manufacturing industry and the
general economic environment. More detailed information about these factors is
set forth in the reports furnished by Unilever with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

Neither Unilever nor Church & Dwight is under any obligation to (and expressly
disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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