Director Shareholding

Bunzl PLC
5 March 2002



Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
BUNZL PLC

2   Name of director:
ANTHONY JOHN HABGOOD, DAVID MICHAEL WILLIAMS AND PAUL GARY LORENZINI

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST AS DIRECTORS ARE (TOGETHER WITH OTHER GROUP EMPLOYEES)
POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES OF THE BUNZL GROUP GENERAL EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
BUNZL EMPLOYEE TRUSTEES LTD

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
NO

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
PURCHASE OF SHARES FOR BUNZL GROUP GENERAL EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
255,500

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.05%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

12  Price per share:
522.6422p

13  Date of transaction:
4 MARCH 2002

14  Date company informed:
5 MARCH 2002

15  Total holding following this notification:
4,912,243

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
1.06%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
N/A

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
N/A

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
N/A

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
N/A

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
N/A

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
N/A

23  Contact name for queries:
MR P N HUSSEY

24  Contact telephone number:
020-7495-4950

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
MR P N HUSSEY, COMPANY SECRETARY


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