Notice of Record Date

Unilever PLC/
Unilever NV
8 February 2001

 
UNILEVER PLC 
 
 
NOTICE is hereby given that 27 April 2001 is the RECORD DATE for the final
ORDINARY DIVIDEND for 2000 payable on 21 May 2001.
 
 

 
S G WILLIAMS
Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
Port Sunlight
Wirral
Merseyside
CH62 4UJ
 
8 February 2001 
 
 
In accordance with the current procedure of The London Stock Exchange, the
1.4p Ordinary Shares in Unilever PLC will be quoted ex. dividend on 25 April
2001. 
 
 
 
American shares each representing 
four 1.4p Ordinary Shares in Unilever PLC 
 
 
The arrangements between Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York ('Morgan')
and Unilever PLC for the issue by Morgan in New York of Depositary Receipts
for American shares against the deposit with Morgan in London of 1.4p
Ordinary Shares in Unilever PLC provide that acceptance of ex. dividend
shares tendered to Morgan in London for deposit on or before the record date
fixed in New York for payment of a dividend on the American shares, shall be
deferred until after such record date.
 
The record date fixed for the final dividend for 2000 on the American Shares
is 27 April 2001.
 
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UNILEVER DIVIDEND PAYMENT TIMETABLE 
 
The payment timetable for Unilever 2000 final dividends and the 2001 interim
dividends will be as follows:
 

                                                                       
        FINAL FOR 2000         UNILEVER PLC       PLC AMERICAN SHARES  
                                                                       
                                                                       
        Proposal announced     8 February 2001    8 February 2001      
        Ex-dividend date       25 April 2001      25 April 2001        
        Record date            27 April 2001      27 April 2001        
        Declaration (at AGM)   9 May 2001         9 May 2001           
        Payment date           21 May 2001        29 May 2001          
        FINAL FOR 2000         UNILEVER NV        NV NEW YORK SHARES   
                                                                       
                                                                       
        Proposal announced     8 February 2001    8 February 2001      
        Ex-dividend date       11 May 2001        14 May 2001          
        Record date            10 May 2001        16 May 2001          
        Declaration (at AGM)   9 May 2001         9 May 2001           
        Payment date           21 May 2001        29 May 2001          
        INTERIM FOR 2001       UNILEVER PLC       PLC AMERICAN SHARES  
                                                                       
                                                                       
        Announced              2 November 2001    2 November 2001      
        Ex-dividend date       14 November 2001   14 November 2001     
        Record date            16 November 2001   16 November 2001     
        Payment date           17 December 2001   24 December 2001     
        INTERIM FOR 2001       UNILEVER NV        NV NEW YORK SHARES   
                                                                       
        Announced              2 November 2001                         
                                                  2 November 2001      
        Ex-dividend date       5 November 2001    7 November 2001      
        Record date            2 November 2001    9 November 2001      
        Payment date           17 December 2001   17 December 2001     
 
 
 
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