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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001191638-08-001628.txt : 20080916
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080916063913
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001191638-08-001628
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080909
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080916
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080916

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:		081072972

	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>UNILEVER COMPLETES SALE OF NORTH AMERICAN LAUNDRY
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        <b>FORM 6-K</b><br>
        <b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b><br>
        <b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>

        <p></p>

        <p><br>
        </p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        <b>REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER</b></p>

        <p></p>

        <p><br>
        </p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        <b>Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16</b><br>
        <b>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>

        <p></p>

        <p><br>
        </p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        For the month of&nbsp;&nbsp;September 2008<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>

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

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        (Translation of registrant's name into English)<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

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        <b>UNILEVER HOUSE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON, ENGLAND</b><br>
        (Address of principal executive offices)<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        <br>
        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports<br>
        under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        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):_____<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        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):_____<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        <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.<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        Yes ..... No .X..<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant<br>
        in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- _______<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

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        <br>
        Exhibit 99 attached hereto is incorporated herein by reference.<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

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        <b>Signatures</b></p>

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        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.<br>
        &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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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;<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;&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;9 September, 2008&nbsp;<br>
        &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;&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;-------------<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        EXHIBIT
        NUMBER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION<br>
        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 9 September, 2008</p>

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        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 Completes Sale of North American Laundry<br>
        <br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        Exhibit 99</p>

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        &nbsp;</p>

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                        <font face="Arial"><strong><font face="Arial">UNILEVER
                        COMPLETES&nbsp;</font></strong></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><strong><font face="Arial">SALE</font></strong></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><strong><font face="Arial">&nbsp;OF NORTH AMERICAN
                        LAUNDRY BUSINESS TO VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS</font></strong></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">, 9 September -&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Unilever today announced that it has
                        completed the sale of its North American laundry business in
                        US,&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Canada</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Puerto Rico</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;to Vestar Capital
                        Partners</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;(Vestar)</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Vestar, a leading global private
                        equity firm, will merge the business with its existing operation, Huish
                        Detergents Inc., to form a new company, The Sun Products Corporation (Sun
                        Products).</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Unilever has
                        received&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">aggregate&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">consideration&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">$1.45&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">$1.075 billion&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">in cash</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">, preferred shares
                        in&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Sun Products</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;with a face value of $375
                        million</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">,</font></font>
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                        &nbsp;
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">and warrants&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">offering the
                        opportunity&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">to acquire&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">up to 2.5% of the&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">common equity</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;of Sun Products.</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">The sale is part of Unilever's
                        previously announced plans to dispose of non-strategic brands with
                        collectively more than &euro;2 billion in turnover.</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">-ends-</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">September 9th, 2008</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">For further information, please
                        contact:</font></font>
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                            <font face="Arial"><strong><font face="Arial"><u>Unilever Media
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                        &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Anita Larsen
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+ 1 201 894 7760&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Unilever London:</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trevor
                        Gorin&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+ 44 20 7822
                        6010 &nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Unilever Rotterdam:</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gerbert van
                        Genderen Stort&nbsp;</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; + 31 (0)10
                        217 4844</font></font>
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                            <font face="Arial"><strong><font face="Arial"><u>Unilever</u></font></strong></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">This announcement may contain
                        forward-looking statements,
                        including&nbsp;'forward-looking&nbsp;statements' within the meaning of the
                        United States Private&nbsp;Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words
                        such as 'expects',&nbsp;'anticipates', 'intends' or the negative of these
                        terms and other similar&nbsp;expressions of future performance or results,
                        including financial objectives to&nbsp;2010, and their negatives are
                        intended to identify such forward-looking&nbsp;statements. These
                        forward-looking statements are based upon current&nbsp;expectations and
                        assumptions regarding anticipated developments and other&nbsp;factors
                        affecting the Group. They are not historical facts, nor are
                        they&nbsp;guarantees of future performance. Because these forward-looking
                        statements&nbsp;involve risks and uncertainties, there are important
                        factors that could cause&nbsp;actual results to differ materially from
                        those expressed or implied by these&nbsp;forward-looking statements,
                        including, among others, competitive pricing and&nbsp;activities,
                        consumption levels, costs, the ability to maintain and manage
                        key&nbsp;customer relationships and supply chain sources, currency values,
                        interest&nbsp;rates, the ability to integrate acquisitions and complete
                        planned divestitures,&nbsp;the ability to complete planned restructuring
                        activities,&nbsp;physical risks, environmental risks, the ability to manage
                        regulatory, tax and&nbsp;legal matters and resolve pending matters within
                        current estimates, legislative,&nbsp;fiscal and regulatory developments,
                        political, economic and social conditions in&nbsp;the geographic markets
                        where the Group operates and new or changed priorities of&nbsp;the
                        Boards.&nbsp;Further details of potential risks and uncertainties affecting
                        the&nbsp;Group are described in the Group's filings with the London Stock
                        Exchange,&nbsp;Euronext Amsterdam and the US Securities and Exchange
                        Commission, including the&nbsp;Annual Report &amp; Accounts on Form 20-F.
                        These forward-looking statements speak&nbsp;only as of the date of this
                        announcement. Except as required by any applicable&nbsp;law or regulation,
                        the Group expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking&nbsp;to release
                        publicly any updates&nbsp;or revisions to any forward-looking
                        statements&nbsp;contained herein to reflect any change in the Group's
                        expectations with regard&nbsp;thereto or any change in events, conditions
                        or circumstances on which any such&nbsp;statement is based.</font></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><strong><u>About Unilever&nbsp;</u></strong></font>
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Unilever's mission is to add vitality
                        to life. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care
                        with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Unilever is one of the world's
                        leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods with strong local roots in
                        more than 100 countries across the globe. Its portfolio includes some of
                        the world's best known and most loved brands including twelve &euro;1
                        billion brands and global leadership in many categories in which the
                        company operates. The portfolio features brand icons such as Knorr, Lipton,
                        Hellmann's, Flora, Breyer's, Dove, Lux, Pond's, Degree, Axe, Suave,
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Unilever has around 174,000 employees
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                        <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;billion in 2007. For more
                        information about Unilever and its brands, please visit&nbsp;</font></font>
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