Holding in Company

Bunzl PLC
12 September 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
BUNZL PLC

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
SCUDDER THREADNEEDLES INVESTMENT LIMITED

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:
SCUDDER THREADNEEDLE INVESTMENTS LIMITED ON BEHALF OF THE ZURICH FINANCIAL
SERVICES GROUP AND ZURICH ALLIED AG AND ALLIED ZURICH PLC

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
LITTEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 02642                         778,000
LITTEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 09890                         357,448
LITTEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 07199                         120,320
LITTEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 07207                       1,835,000
LITTEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 07205                       3,800,000
LITTEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 07201                         759,925
LITTEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 11121                          57,000
LITTEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 07198                         408,009
LITTEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 02891                      12,729,418
LITTEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 03449                       1,565,000
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                                         520,000
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                                          39,800
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                                          20,200
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                                          48,800
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                                          33,850
                                                       ____________
TOTAL                                                   23,072,770
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5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
4,601,338 SINCE LAST NOTIFICATION

6   Percentage of issued class:
1.00%

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:
12 SEPTEMBER 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
23,072,770

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
5.02%

14  Contact name for queries:
MR P N HUSSEY

15 Contact telephone number:
020-7495-4950

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

17  Date of notification:
12 SEPTEMBER 2000


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