Q4 Pre-Close Teleconference

Unilever PLC
17 December 2001


Release: Immediate

                     UNILEVER'S PRE-CLOSE TELECONFERENCE

                         WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 2001

As previously announced, Unilever will be holding its planned pre-close
teleconference on Wednesday, December 19, ahead of the 2001 Fourth Quarter and
Full Year Results on Thursday, February 14.

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 will be able to ask questions during the call.

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

                      EUROPEAN DIAL-IN TELEPHONE NUMBER

                             [phone]

(If you experience any problems with the above number, please dial: +353 1 439
                                    0431)

                         US DIAL-IN TELEPHONE NUMBER

                               [phone]

(If you experience any problems with the above number, please dial: +1 847 413
                                    3235)



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The teleconference will be recorded and will be accessible one hour after the
conference ends, and will be available up to and including Wednesday, January
2 2002. The replay number is:

         Replay European line: [phone] access code : 3894443

             Replay US line: [phone] access code : 3894443

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 Wednesday, January 3 2002.

Teleconferences for 2002 are planned as follows (all at 14:00 hrs - London
time):

Monday March 25 2002  - ahead of Q1 results to be published on Friday April
                        26 2002

Monday June 24 2002  - ahead of Q2 results to be published on Wednesday
                       July 31 2002

Monday September 23 2002 - ahead of Q3 results to be published on Wednesday     
                           October 30 2002



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December 19 2001