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 October, 2005 

                      
                                 UNILEVER PLC     
                (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                  UNILEVER HOUSE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON, ENGLAND
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports 
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                         Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....

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as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____

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as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_____


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information 
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the 
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- _______



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 PLC
                                            

                                        /S/ S G WILLIAMS
                                        By  S G WILLIAMS
                                            SECRETARY
                   
                                      
Date: October 17, 2005





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EXHIBIT NUMBER              EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

99                          Notice to London Stock Exchange dated 
                            17 October 2005, Transaction in Own Shares




Exhibit 99


Unilever NV and Unilever PLC

17 October 2005


Unilever NV and Unilever PLC - Transactions in Own Shares


Unilever NV announces that on 14 October 2005, it purchased 35,120 Unilever NV
ordinary shares (in the form of depositary receipts thereof) at prices between
EUR58.55 and EUR58.95 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury
shares.

Unilever NV also announces that 2,125 Unilever NV ordinary shares held as
treasury shares were released under Employee Share Plans.

Following the above purchase and release, Unilever NV together with subsidiary
companies, holds 20,502,445 Unilever NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has
551,073,455 Unilever NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Unilever PLC announces that on 14 October 2005, it purchased 311,354 Unilever
PLC ordinary shares at prices between 581.50 pence and 585.00 pence per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Unilever PLC holds 4,055,031 Unilever PLC ordinary
shares in treasury, and has 2,907,403,549 Unilever PLC ordinary shares in issue
(excluding treasury shares).


Contact:

Unilever NV: Tanno Massar, Press Office, Rotterdam 
(Tel. +31 10 2174844)

Unilever PLC: Alison Dillon, Corporate Secretaries, London 
(Tel. +44 207 822 5746)