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Exhibit 99

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                              N E W S R E L E A S E


                          Unilever United States, Inc.

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

                                               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                Unilever Completes the Sale of the Brut Brand of
              Male Personal Care Products to Helen of Troy Limited

New York, NY - Monday, September 29, 2003 - Unilever [NYSE: UN, UL] today
announced that it completed the sale of its Brut brand of male personal care
products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and elsewhere in
Latin America to Helen of Troy Limited of El Paso, Texas, for $55 million in
cash. The two companies announced on September 2, 2003, that they had reached a
definitive agreement.

The Brut brand includes fragrance, antiperspirant and deodorant products and had
combined sales of $45 million in 2002 in the Americas. This transaction does not
affect Unilever's ownership of the Brut brand in the rest of the world outside
of the Americas, including Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia and the Middle East.

The sale by Unilever is part of the company's Path to Growth strategy, a
five-year strategic plan announced in February 2000 designed to accelerate
top-line growth and further increase operating margins. The plan includes a
series of initiatives to focus on fewer, stronger brands and businesses and to
promote faster growth.

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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. Unilever
operates in around 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 the Brut brand by
Unilever.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described herein include: 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 Helen of Troy Limited 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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