Articles of Association of Unilever N.V.

Section II
Capital and division into shares
Article 4
4.1 The authorised capital of the Company is six hundred thirty-one million thirty
thousand three hundred and eighteen euro (EUR 631,030,318) divided into:
seventy-five thousand (75,000) seven per cent cumulative preference shares of
four hundred and twenty-eight euro and fifty-seven eurocent (EUR 428.57) each,
(the “7% cumprefs”);
two hundred thousand (200,000) six per cent cumulative preference shares of
four hundred and twenty-eight euro and fifty-seven eurocent (EUR 428.57) each,
(the “6% cumprefs”);
seven hundred and fifty thousand (750,000) four per cent cumulative preference shares
of forty-two euro and eighty-six eurocent (EUR 42.86) each, (the “4% cumprefs”);
two thousand four hundred (2,400) ordinary shares of four hundred and twenty-eight
euro and fifty-seven eurocent (EUR 428.57) each; and
three billion (3,000,000,000) ordinary shares of sixteen eurocent (EUR 0.16) each.
4.2 The Company may issue shares not yet issued only pursuant to a resolution of the
General Meeting or of another corporate body designated for such purpose by a
resolution of the General Meeting. The issue shall be made with due regard to the
statutory regulations applicable thereto and, where the authority to resolve thereon
is vested in a corporate body other than the Board of Directors, not otherwise than in
accordance with a proposal to such effect by the Board of Directors.
The provisions of this paragraph shall apply correspondingly to the granting of rights
to subscribe for shares, but shall not apply to the issue of shares to a person who is
exercising a previously acquired right to subscribe for shares.
Unilever N.V. Articles of Association 2009 7