Holding in Company

Bunzl PLC
18 July 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
BUNZL PLC

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
DEUTSCHE BANK A.G.

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18:
NON-BENEFICIAL INTERESTS REPRESENTING FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT HELD ON BEHALF OF
CLIENTS

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
REGISTERED HOLDERS                                  NO. OF SHARES
MORGAN GRENFELL & CO LTD A/C LIBRARY                            5
MORGAN NOMINEES                                        39,488,519
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT BIPF                              153,200
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT CHY                               247,514
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT CSL                               120,000
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT DGR                               512,000
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT ENF                               326,700
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT LAM                               430,900
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT MER                               121,500
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT NG                                239,646
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT PGP                                62,442
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT SAM                               100,831
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT SL                              1,528,098
BRITISH OVERSEAS ACCOUNT 7020                             186,471
BRITISH OVERSEAS ACCOUNT 6951                             661,700
BT GLOBENET ACCOUNT HALPEN                                555,000
BT GLOBENET ACCOUNT HLF XLF                             2,456,871
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                                  566,743
CHASE NOMINEES                                          2,465,820    
CHASE NOMINEES ACCOUNT 14186                              199,074
CLYDESDALE BANK CUSTODIAN NOMINEES                        402,341
DEUTSCHE BANK INTERNATIONAL LTD                            94,880
LOTHIAN REGIONAL COUNCIL                                2,104,192           
MSS NOMINEES                                            3,355,014
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                       5,105,368
RAILWAYS PENSION TRUSTEE CO                             6,865,787
PERRY NOMINEES                                            241,000
RBSTB NOMINEES                                          8,018,474
RBSTB NOMINEES A/C 0150303182                              72,610
STATE STREET NOMINEES                                   3,165,640
STATE STREET NOMINEES Q993                                 94,550

TOTAL                                                  74,884,364


5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
6,279,900 SINCE LAST NOTIFICATION

6   Percentage of issued class:
1.37%

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

8   Percentage of issued class:
N/A

9   Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

10  Date of transaction:
N/A

11  Date company informed:
18 JULY 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
74,884,364

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
16.33

14  Contact name for queries:
MR P N HUSSEY

15 Contact telephone number:
0171-495-4950

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

17  Date of notification:
18 JULY 2000


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