Unilever NV – ‘6-K’ for 12/9/03 – EX-99

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Report of a Foreign Private Issuer   —   Form 6-K
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 6-K         Report of a Foreign Private Issuer                     4      9K 
 2: EX-99       Miscellaneous Exhibit                                  2      8K 

EX-99   —   Miscellaneous Exhibit

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Exhibit 99                                                                      
 [UNILEVER LOGO]

N E W S   R E L E A S E 

Unilever United States, Inc.

U.S. Media Relations Contact:                 U.S. Investor Relations Contact:  
Nancy Goldfarb                                Leigh Ferst                       
212-906-4690                                  212-906-3430                      

Unilever Agrees to Sell Four Home Care Brands to
Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking

New York, NY - December 08, 2003 - Unilever (NYSE: UN,UL) today announced that  
it has signed a definitive agreement to sell four of its home care brands       
primarily in the United States and Canada to Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking   
Group, an affiliate of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. The closing is subject to  
regulatory approvals; terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.         

The sale includes the following four brands: the Rit brand of fabric dye        
products worldwide; the Niagara brand of ironing aid products in the U.S.,      
Canada, Puerto Rico and elsewhere around the world with exclusive licensing     
rights in certain Central American countries and Mexico; the Final Touch brand  
of fabric softeners in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico; and exclusive licensing
rights to the Sunlight brand of dishwashing detergents in the U.S., Canada and  
Puerto Rico. Sales of these four brands for the first nine months of 2003 were  
$107 million.                                                                   

As part of the company's Path to Growth strategy, Unilever has been reshaping   
its portfolio, including the sale of 110 businesses and a greater focus on      
leading brands, now representing 92% of sales worldwide.                        

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Unilever Background: Unilever is one of the world's largest consumer products   
companies with annual sales of approximately $47 billion in 2002. It produces   
and markets a wide range of foods and home and personal care products. Unilever 
operates in about 100 countries around the globe and employs approximately      
250,000 people.                                                                 

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of     
1995: This announcement may contain forward-looking statements (within the      
meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 1995). Any         
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations with respect to    
important risk factors. It is important to note that the actual results could   
materially differ from the results anticipated in any forward-looking statements
that may be contained in this announcement. Factors which might cause           
forward-looking statements to differ materially from actual results include,    
among other things, the inability to obtain, or a delay in obtaining, any       
necessary antitrust approvals, actions of the United States, Canadian and local 
governments, the performance of these household care brands during the          
pre-closing period, costs related to the disposal, as well as the overall       
economic, political, social and business conditions, the demand for our goods   
and services, competition in the market, fluctuations in interest rates and     
foreign currencies, the impact and other uncertainties of future acquisitions   
and disposals and any changes in the tax laws and other legislation and         
regulation, in the jurisdictions in which we operate.                           

We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements     
contained in or incorporated in this announcement to reflect actual results,    
changes in assumptions or in other factors, which may affect any forward-looking
statements.                                                                     

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