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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001191638-08-000988.txt : 20080602
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080602112505
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001191638-08-000988
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080530
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080602
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080602

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:		08872849

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		UNILEVER HOUSE
		STREET 2:		BLACKFRIARS
		CITY:			LONDON ENGLAND
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EC4P 4BQ
		BUSINESS PHONE:		201-894-2790

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O UNILEVER UNITED STATES INC
		STREET 2:		700 SYLVAN AVENUE  (ATTN.: M MONTAGNINO)
		CITY:			ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07632

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UNILEVER LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19820429
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<DESCRIPTION>TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
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        <p align="center"><strong>FORM 6-K<br>
        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
        Washington, D.C. 20549</strong></p>

        <p align="center"><br>
        <strong>REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER</strong></p>

        <p align="center"><br>
        <strong>Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16<br>
        of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</strong></p>

        <p align="center"><br>
        For the month of&nbsp; May 2008</p>

        <p align="center">
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>

        <strong>UNILEVER PLC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
        </strong> (Translation of registrant's name into English)</p>

        <p align="center"><strong>UNILEVER HOUSE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON, ENGLAND</strong><br>
        (Address of principal executive offices)</p>

        <p align="center"><br>
        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports<br>
        under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</p>

        <p align="center">Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....</p>

        <p align="center">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
        paper<br>
        as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____</p>

        <p align="center">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
        paper<br>
        as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_____</p>

        <p align="center"><br>
        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information<br>
        contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the<br>
        Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</p>

        <p align="center">Yes ..... No .X..</p>

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

        <p>&nbsp;</p>

        <p>Exhibit 99 attached hereto is incorporated herein by reference.</p>

        <p>&nbsp;</p>

        <p align="center"><strong>Signatures</strong></p>

        <p>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.</p>

        <p>&nbsp;</p>

        <p>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        UNILEVER PLC<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

        <p>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/S/
        S H M A Dumoulin<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        By&nbsp; S H M A Dumoulin<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        Secretary<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>

        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>

        Date:&nbsp; 30 May, 2008</p>

        <p>&nbsp;</p>

        <p>&nbsp;</p>

        <p>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EXHIBIT INDEX<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;-------------</p>

        <p>EXHIBIT
        NUMBER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION</p>

        <p>
        99&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp; Notice to London Stock Exchange dated 30 May 2008<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        Transaction in Own Shares</p>

        <p>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

        <p><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p>Exhibit 99</p>

        <p>&nbsp;</p>

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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">30</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;May</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

            <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial">
                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;2008</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

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            <div style="DISPLAY: inline">
                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    &nbsp;
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

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            <div style="DISPLAY: inline">
                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    &nbsp;
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

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            <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial">
                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Unilever</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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                        &nbsp;
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">NV</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;- Transactions in Own
                        Shares</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

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            <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                <font face="Arial"><br>
                </font>
            </div>
        </div>

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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Unilever</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        &nbsp;
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">NV</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;announces that
                        on&nbsp;29</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;May</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

            <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial">
                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;2008</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;it purchased
                        400,000</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Unilever</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        &nbsp;
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">NV</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

            <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial">
                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;ordinary shares (in the form of
                        depositary receipts thereof) at prices between
                        euro&nbsp;20.720</font></font>
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                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">and euro 20.950</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">per share. The purchased shares will
                        be held as treasury shares.</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

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        </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Unilever</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        &nbsp;
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">NV</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;also announces
                        that</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        &nbsp;
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">19,830</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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                        &nbsp;
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Unilever</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        &nbsp;
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">NV</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;ordinary shares held as
                        treasury shares were&nbsp;</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>

            <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: arial">
                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">released</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
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            <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: arial">
                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;under Employee Share
                        Plans.</font></font>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">statements. These forward-looking
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">factors affecting the Group. They are
                        not historical facts, nor are they</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">guarantees of future performance.
                        Because these forward-looking statements</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">actual results to differ materially
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">forward-looking statements,
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">rates, the ability to integrate
                        acquisitions and complete planned divestitures,</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">the ability to complete planned
                        restructuring activities,&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">physical risks, environmental risks,
                        the ability to manage regulatory, tax and</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">legal matters and resolve pending
                        matters within current estimates, legislative,</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">fiscal and regulatory developments,
                        political, economic and social conditions in</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">the geographic markets where the
                        Group operates and new or changed priorities of</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">the Boards.</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Further details of potential risks
                        and uncertainties affecting the</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Group are described in the Group's
                        filings with the London Stock Exchange,</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Euronext Amsterdam and the US
                        Securities and Exchange Commission, including the</font></font>
                    </div>
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                        &nbsp;
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                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Annual Report &amp; Accounts on Form
                        20-F. These forward-looking statements speak</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">only as of the date of this
                        announcement. Except as required by any applicable</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">law or regulation, the Group
                        expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">to release publicly any updates or
                        revisions to any forward-looking statements</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">contained herein to reflect any
                        change in the Group's expectations with regard</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                    <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">thereto or any change in events,
                        conditions or circumstances on which any such</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">statement is based.</font></font>
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