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Unilever PLC20 February 2007 RNS Number: 627640 20 FEBRUARY 2007 Legal & General Group Plc has provided the following information in respect ofthe Disclosure and Transitional Rules Provisions which apply to Rule 5.8.3R UNILEVER PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Issuer Unilever PLC 2. Reason for notification "Starting point" declaration under the DTR Source Book 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above) - 5. Date of the Transaction - 6. Date on which issuer notified 19 February 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached Above 3% 8. Notified Details (A) Voting Rights Attached to shares Number of Voting Rights (Direct) -45,027,609 % of Voting Rights (Direct) - 3.46% (B) Financial Instruments - Not applicable Total (A)+(B) Total number of Voting Rights - 45,027,609 Total % of VotingRights - 3.46% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rightsand/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct andIndirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (45,027,609 - 3.46% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting 10. Name of Proxy holder - 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold - 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights - 13. Any additional information This is the first disclosure made on behalf of L&G since the implementation ofthe Disclosure and Transparency rules in the UK. The previous notification made by L&G in respect of its holding in Unilever PLCwas on 05 July 2005, at which point, the disclosable interest was 116,106,618shares representing 3.98% of the issued share capital, where the ordinary shareswere 1.4 pence each. 14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries STUART WEEKS (020 7822 5190) 15. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification ALISON DILLON, DEPUTY SECRETARY Date of notification 20 February 2007 - ENDS - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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