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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000217410-04-000008
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040106
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UNILEVER PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000217410
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04546
		FILM NUMBER:		04508487

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		UNILEVER HOUSE
		STREET 2:		BLACKFRIARS
		CITY:			LONDON ENGLAND
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EC4P 4BQ

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O UNILEVER UNITED STATES INC
		STREET 2:		390 PARK AVENUE (ATTN.: M MONTAGNINO)
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UNILEVER LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19820429
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                                    FORM 6-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549


                            REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

                      Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         For the month of January, 2004


                                  UNILEVER PLC
                  ---------------------------------------------
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)


                  UNILEVER HOUSE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON, ENGLAND
                  --------------------------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
                   reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F

                           Form 20-F _X_ Form 40-F ___

  Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper
            as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ________

  Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper
            as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ________

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
        information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
       information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                                Yes ___   No _X_

       If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
            registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_______
<PAGE>

The press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99 is incorporated herein by
reference.



CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

          This Report on Form 6-K contains forward-looking statements (within
the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 1995) based on
our best current information and what we believe to be reasonable assumptions
about anticipated developments. Words such as 'expects', 'anticipates',
'intends' and other similar expressions are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements. Because of the risks and uncertainties that always
exist in any operating environment or business we cannot give any assurance that
the expectations reflected in these statements will prove correct. Actual
results and developments may differ materially depending upon, among other
factors, currency values, competitive pricing, consumption levels, costs,
environmental risks, physical risks, risks related to the integration of
acquisitions, legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments and political and
social conditions in the economies and environments where Unilever operates. You
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Further details of these potential risks and uncertainties are given in the
Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2002.
<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                          UNILEVER PLC

                                          /S/  S. G. WILLIAMS
                                          -------------------
                                          By   S. G. WILLIAMS
                                               SECRETARY







Dated:  January 6, 2004
<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
                                  -------------

EXHIBIT NUMBER                    EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

99                                Press release dated January 5, 2004,
                                  "Unilever Completes the Sale of Four Home
                                  Care Brands to Lehman Brothers Merchant
                                  Banking"

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<FILENAME>form6k_010604pressrelease.txt
<TEXT>
Exhibit 99

                                 [UNILEVER LOGO]

                             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



             Unilever Completes the Sale of Four Home Care Brands to
                        Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking

New York, NY - January 5, 2004 - Unilever (NYSE: UN, UL) today announced that it
completed the sale of four of its home care brands primarily in the United
States and Canada to Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Group, an affiliate of
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. The two companies announced on December 8, 2003,
that they had reached a definitive agreement.

The sale includes the following four brands: the Rit brand of fabric dye
products worldwide; the Niagara brand of ironing aid products in the U.S.,
Canada, Puerto Rico and elsewhere around the world with exclusive licensing
rights in certain Central American countries and Mexico; the Final Touch brand
of fabric softeners in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico; and exclusive licensing
rights to the Sunlight brand of dishwashing detergents in the U.S., Canada and
Puerto Rico. Sales of these four brands for the first nine months of 2003 were
$107 million.

As part of the company's Path to Growth strategy, Unilever has been reshaping
its portfolio, including the sale of 110 businesses and a greater focus on
leading brands, now representing 92% of sales worldwide.

                                      # # #
<PAGE>
                                       -2-



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 about 100 countries around the globe and employs approximately
250,000 people.


Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: This announcement may contain forward-looking statements (within the
meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 1995). Any
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations with respect to
important risk factors. It is important to note that the actual results could
materially differ from the results anticipated in any forward-looking statements
that may be contained in this announcement. Factors which might cause
forward-looking statements to differ materially from actual results include,
among other things, costs related to the disposal, as well as the overall
economic, political, social and business conditions, the demand for our goods
and services, competition in the market, fluctuations in interest rates and
foreign currencies, the impact and other uncertainties of future acquisitions
and disposals and any changes in the tax laws and other legislation and
regulation, in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements
contained in or incorporated in this announcement to reflect actual results,
changes in assumptions or in other factors, which may affect any forward-looking
statements.

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