Anglo-Dutch consumer products giant Unilever, whose food portfolio includes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Knorr soups, among many others, has released the following payment timetable for the company’s 2001 final dividends and the 2002 interim dividends:

FINAL FOR 2001        UNILEVER PLC             PLC AMERICAN SHARES

Proposal announced   14 February 2002         14 February 2002
Declaration (at AGM)       8 May 2002               8 May 2002
Ex-dividend date          15 May 2002              15 May 2002
Record date               17 May 2002              17 May 2002
Payment date             10 June 2002             10 June 2002
 

FINAL FOR 2001        UNILEVER NV              NV NEW YORK SHARES

Proposal announced   14 February 2002         14 February 2002
Declaration (at AGM)       8 May 2002               8 May 2002
Ex-dividend date          10 May 2002              15 May 2002
Record date                9 May 2002              17 May 2002
Payment date             10 June 2002             10 June 2002
 

INTERIM FOR 2002      UNILEVER PLC             PLC AMERICAN SHARES
 
Announced             30 October 2002          30 October 2002
Ex-dividend date      6 November 2002          6 November 2002
Record date           8 November 2002          8 November 2002
Payment date          2 December 2002          2 December 2002
 

INTERIM FOR 2002      UNILEVER NV              NV NEW YORK SHARES
 

Announced             30 October 2002          30 October 2002
Ex-dividend date      31 October 2002          6 November 2002
Record date           30 October 2002          8 November 2002
Payment date          2 December 2002          2 December 2002


Unilever posted annual sales of about US$46bn in 2000, US$11bn of which was generated in the US, where the company employs some 28,000 people. The company operates in 88 countries around the globe, employing a total of approximately 300,000 people.