Unilever's 2002 Second Quarter and First Half Year Results Telephone Conference Call / Webcast.

Business & Technology Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 20002

Unilever's second quarter and first half year results for 2002 will be published at 2:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesdy, July 31, 2002.

There will be separate teleconferences for U.S.-based and European-based

U.S. DIAL-IN TELEPHONE NUMBER (Listen-only line): 800-446-2782 (in the event of difficulties dial: 847-413-3235)

The European teleconference will commence promptly at 8:45 a.m. (London time) and lines are open from 8:15 a.m. Early dial-in is recommended. Analysts only will be able to ask questions during the call.

EUROPEAN DIAL-IN TELEPHONE NUMBER (Listen-only line): 011-44-207-769- 6431 (in the event of difficulties dial: 353-1-439 0431)

Recordings of both teleconferences will be accessible two hours after the conference ends, and will remain available up to and including August 14, 2002.

The US replay number is:

630-652-3044 - passcode 4119975 (toll)

888-843-8996 - passcode 4119975 (toll free)

The European replay number is:

011-44-207-769-6458 - passcode 4119905

The webcast can be accessed via www.unilever.com and registration will open 30 minutes before each conference. An archived stream will be available from Thursday, August 1, 2002 until Friday, August 14, 2002.

UNILEVER BACKGROUND: Unilever (NYSE: UN, UL) is one of the world's largest consumer products companies with annual sales of approximately $49 billion in 2001. It produces and markets a wide range of foods and home and personal care products. Unilever operates in 88 countries around the globe and employs approximately 279,000 people.

In the United States, Unilever sales were approximately $11 billion in 2001. It employs some 17,800 people and has 67 offices and manufacturing sites in 23 states.

The business comprises:

Foods: Lipton teas, recipe products and side dishes; Wish-Bone salad dressings; Lawry's seasonings; Country Crock and "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!" spreads; Ragu pasta sauces; Knorr soups, sauces and bouillons; Hellmann's mayonnaise; Skippy peanut butter; Bertolli olive oil; Good Humor-Breyers and Ben & Jerry's ice cream; and Slim-Fast nutritional and health snack products.

Home and Personal Care: Wisk, "all" and Surf laundry detergents; Snuggle fabric softener; Sunlight dish detergents; Lever 2000, Caress, Dove, Degree, Pond's and Vaseline skin care, deodorant and soap products; Q-tips cotton swabs; Mentadent oral care products; Finesse, Salon Selectives, Suave and ThermaSilk hair care products; and Calvin Klein, Nautica and Lagerfeld cosmetic and fragrance products.