Director/PDMR Shareholding

Bunzl PLC
01 March 2006


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1)  An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the
     shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and
     24.
(2)  An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the
     shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 16, 23 and
     24.
(3)  An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director
     /person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to
     3 and 17 to 24.
(4)  An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
     relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should
     complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer

Bunzl plc

2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in
accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or (ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in
accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act
1985; or (iii) both (i) and (ii)

Anthony John Habgood, Michael James Roney, Brian Michael May and Patrick
Lawrence Larmon - (iii)
Paul Nicholas Hussey, Nancy Emma Lester, Celia Frances Baxter, James Alan
Cunningham and Frank Andre van Zanten - (i)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

Persons named in 2 above

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person
discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the
connected person

N/A

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person
referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

Non-beneficial interest as persons are (together with other group employees)
potential beneficiaries of The Bunzl Group General Employee Benefit Trust

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
financial instruments relating to shares

Ordinary shares of 32 1/7P

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of
shares held by each of them

Bunzl Employee Trustees Ltd

8 State the nature of the transaction

Purchase and sale of shares by Bunzl Group General Employee Benefit Trust

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
acquired

253,767

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

0.07%

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
disposed

173,127

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

0.05%

13. Price per share or value of transaction

656.57p

14. Date and place of transaction

1 March 2006, London

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

8,201,982 (2.37%)

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

1 March 2006

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes

17 Date of grant

N/A

18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

N/A

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

N/A

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at the time of exercise

N/A

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
notification

N/A

23. Any additional information

N/A

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mrs A Matthews - 020-7495-4950

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making
notification

Mr P N Hussey, Company Secretary

Date of notification

1 March 2006

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