FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER



Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 


For the month of  September, 2008


                     
UNILEVER N.V.    
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

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(Address of principal executive offices)



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Exhibit 99 attached hereto is incorporated herein by reference.

 



Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                                                                                                                   

UNILEVER N.V.
 

/S/ P J CESCAU
By  P J CESCAU
DIRECTOR
 

/S/ J A LAWRENCE
By  J A LAWRENCE
DIRECTOR


 

Date: 9 September,  2008


                                               EXHIBIT INDEX
                                               -------------


EXHIBIT NUMBER              EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION


99                                          Notice to Euronext, Amsterdam dated 9 September, 2008
                                             Unilever Completes Sale of North American Laundry


Exhibit 99

 
UNILEVER COMPLETES 
SALE
 OF NORTH AMERICAN LAUNDRY BUSINESS TO VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS

London
, 9 September - 
Unilever today announced that it has completed the sale of its North American laundry business in US, 
Canada
 and 
Puerto Rico
 to Vestar Capital Partners
 (Vestar)
.
  

Vestar, a leading global private equity firm, will merge the business with its existing operation, Huish Detergents Inc., to form a new company, The Sun Products Corporation (Sun Products).

Unilever has received 
an 
aggregate 
consideration 
of 
approximately 
$1.45 
b
illion
, 
consisting of 
approximately
 
$1.075 billion 
in cash
, preferred shares in 
Sun Products
 with a face value of $375 million
,
 
and warrants 
offering the opportunity 
to acquire 
up to 2.5% of the 
common equity
 of Sun Products.

The sale is part of Unilever's previously announced plans to dispose of non-strategic brands with collectively more than €2 billion in turnover.

-ends-


September 9th, 2008


For further information, please contact:

Unilever Media Relations
 
Unilever US: 
    
    
                         
    Anita Larsen  
    
    
                       + 1 201 894 7760 
Unilever London:
    
                     
    Trevor Gorin 
    
                       
    + 44 20 7822 6010  
Unilever Rotterdam:
               
    
    Gerbert van Genderen Stort 
     + 31 (0)10 217 4844



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About Unilever 
Unilever's mission is to add vitality to life. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.

Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods with strong local roots in more than 100 countries across the globe. Its portfolio includes some of the world's best known and most loved brands including twelve €1 billion brands and global leadership in many categories in which the company operates. The portfolio features brand icons such as Knorr, Lipton, Hellmann's, Flora, Breyer's, Dove, Lux, Pond's, Degree, Axe, Suave, Sunsilk, Persil, Cif and Domestos. 
 
Unilever has around 174,000 employees in approaching 100 countries and generated annual sales of over 
€40
 billion in 2007. For more information about Unilever and its brands, please visit 
www.unilever.com
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