Director Shareholding

Unilever PLC
25 February 2004

   Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1 Name of company:

UNILEVER PLC

2 Name of director:

Mr A R VAN HEEMSTRA

3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or children
under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:

DIRECTOR

4 Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified):

Mr A R VAN HEEMSTRA

5 Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):

NO

6 Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:

EXERCISE OF EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTIONS AND SALE

7 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

50,000

8 Percentage of issued class:

N/A

9 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

50,000

10 Percentage of issued class:

N/A

11 Class of security:

ORDINARY 1.4P SHARES

12 Price per share:

Exercise price 347.25p

Sale price 574.00p

13 Date of transaction:

20 February 2004

14 Date company informed:

24 February 2004

15 Total holding following this notification:

43,360

16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

NEG

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17 Date of grant:

N/A

18 Period during which or date on which exercisable:

N/A

19 Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:

N/A

20 Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

N/A

21 Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise:

N/A

22 Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification:

N/A

23 Contact name for queries:

JOANNE MCDONALD

24 Contact telephone number:

020 7822 5860

25 Name of company official responsible for making notification:

ALISON DILLON

DEPUTY SECRETARY

26 Date of Notification

25 February 2004




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