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158 Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2003
Nature of the trading market
Share prices at 31 December 2003:
The share price of the ordinary shares at the end of the year was for NV €51.85 and $64.90 and for PLC 521p and $37.60.
Monthly high and low prices for the last six months of 2003:
July August September October November December
NV per €0.51 ordinary share in Amsterdam (in €)
High 50 52 54 52 52 52
Low 46 49 51 49 50 49
NV per €0.51 ordinary share in New York (in $)
High 58 58 61 61 60 65
Low 54 56 56 57 59 60
PLC per 1.4p ordinary share in London (in pence)
High 516 530 546 527 523 521
Low 475 506 514 487 505 493
PLC per American Share in New York (in $)
High 34 34 35 35 36 38
Low 31 32 33 33 34 35
Quarterly high and low prices for 2003 and 2002:
2003 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
NV per €0.51 ordinary share in Amsterdam (in €) High 60 59 54 52
Low 48 46 46 49
NV per €0.51 ordinary share in New York (in $) High 62 64 61 65
Low 53 54 54 57
PLC per 1.4p ordinary share in London (in pence) High 605 628 546 527
Low 505 481 475 487
PLC per American Share in New York (in $) High 39 39 35 38
Low 33 32 31 33
2002 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
NV per €0.51 ordinary share in Amsterdam (in €) High 68 72 67 65
Low 62 63 50 56
NV per €0.51 ordinary share in New York (in $) High 60 67 66 65
Low 54 57 50 58
PLC per 1.4p ordinary share in London (in pence) High 592 659 616 633
Low 545 554 473 562
PLC per American Share in New York (in $) High 35 39 38 39
Low 32 32 30 35
Annual high and low prices for 2001, 2000 and 1999:
2001 2000 1999
NV per €0.51 ordinary share in Amsterdam (in €(a)) High 71 71 74
Low 55 42 49
NV per €0.51 ordinary share in New York (in $) High 65 64 88
Low 50 40 50
PLC per 1.4p ordinary share in London (in pence) High 610 584 695
Low 478 335 401
PLC per American Share in New York (in $) High 35 35 47
Low 28 22 27
(a) Amounts previously reported in guilders have been restated and are now reported in euros using the fixed conversion rate of
€1.00 = Fl. 2.20371 that became effective on 1 January 1999.