Notice of pre-results update

Unilever PLC
20 March 2003

Release: Immediate

                         UNILEVER'S PRE-RESULTS UPDATE

                             MONDAY, MARCH 24 2003

As previously announced, Unilever will be holding its planned pre-results update
on Monday, March 24, ahead of the 2003 First Quarter Results on Friday, May 2
2003.

The teleconference will commence at 14:00hrs London time (15:00hrs Amsterdam,
09:00hrs New York) and lines are open from 13:30hrs London time. Given the
volume of participants at previous conference calls you are advised to dial-in
in good time. Analysts only will be able to ask questions during the call.

The presentation material will be made available, at 14:00hrs London time,
through the relevant stock exchanges, and will be accessible on Unilever's
website www.unilever.com.


                       EUROPEAN DIAL-IN TELEPHONE NUMBER

                    [phone] - PIN number 336244

                          US DIAL-IN TELEPHONE NUMBER

            [phone] or [phone] - PIN number 5368176

The teleconference will be recorded and will be accessible one hour after the
conference ends, and will be available up to and including Monday, April 7 2003.
The replay number is:

            European line: [phone] - PIN number 641793

        US line: [phone] or [phone] - PIN number 2711235

The teleconference can also be accessed via Unilever's website from 13:30hrs
(London time) and an archived stream will be available from two hours after the
conference ends until Monday, April 7.

Pre-results updates for 2003 are planned as follows (all at 14:00 hrs - London
time):

Monday, June 23                  - ahead of Q2 results to be published on Wednesday, July 30 2003

Monday, September 22             - ahead of Q3 results to be published on Wednesday, October 29 2003

Wednesday, December 17           - ahead of Q4 results to be published on Thursday, February 12 2004


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March 20 2003


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