Stmnt re Teleconference Brief

Unilever PLC
Unilever NV
18 December 2000

 
UNILEVER INTRODUCES TELECONFERENCE BRIEFING INITIATIVE 
 
Unilever announced today that it is to move to a policy of holding a
quarterly teleconference as a precursor to its 'close' period, ahead of the
quarterly results announcements. This is in line with Unilever's continuing
commitment to further enhance communication with investors and the financial
markets.
 
The first teleconference will be on Wednesday, December 20 at 1400 hrs GMT.
 
As a matter of routine, the presentation material will be made available, at
that time, through the relevant stock exchanges and will be accessible on
www.unilever.com.
 
The teleconference can be accessed via Unilever's website or via a normal
telephone link. For details see below. Analysts will be able to ask questions
during the call.
 
Teleconferences for 2001 are planned as follows (all at 1400 hrs GMT):
 
Monday, March 26 - ahead of Q1 results to be published on Friday, April 27
Monday, June 25 - ahead of Q2 results to be published on Friday, August 3
Monday, September 24-ahead of Q3 results to be published on Friday, November 2
Wednesday, December 19 -ahead of Q4 results to be published on Thursday,
February 7, 2002.
 
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Conference call: To make sure you gain access to the conference call, you are
advised to dial-in in good time (up to 15 minutes before) as the conference
call will start promptly at 1400 hrs (GMT) and we are expecting a high volume
of participants. Lines are open from 1345 hrs.
 
DIAL-IN TELEPHONE NUMBER 
 
+ 44 (0) 20 7666 2452 
 
The teleconference will be recorded and available for a period of two weeks.
The replay telephone number is + 1 402 220 1070 - Access code 923885
 
Details on how to access the audio link on our website can be found at
www.unilever.com