Progress on Unilever share buy-back programme 1 August 2008

Unilever NV & Unilever PLC - Transactions in own shares

Unilever NV announces that on 31 July 2008 it purchased 340 000 Unilever NV ordinary shares (in the form of depositary receipts thereof) at prices between euro 17.550 and euro 18.450 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever NV together with subsidiary companies, holds 179 110 496 Unilever NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1 535 617 204 Unilever NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Unilever PLC announces that on 31 July 2008 it purchased 409 000 Unilever PLC ordinary shares at prices between 1 370 pence and 1 434 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever PLC holds 26 696 994 Unilever PLC ordinary shares in treasury, and has
1 283 459 367 Unilever PLC ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Contact:

Unilever NV: Tanno Massar, Press Office, Rotterdam (Tel. +31 10 217 4844)

Unilever PLC: Tim Johns, Press Office, London (Tel. +44 20 7822 6805)