Holding in Company

Bunzl PLC
12 September 2001


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
HELD AS PRINCIPAL
DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON                                   100,731
MORGAN GRENFELL & CO. LTD                                   3,105
MORGAN GRENFELL & CO LTD A/C LIBRARY                            5
BT ALEX BROWN NEW YORK                                    647,994
HELD IN CLIENT PORTOFOLIOS
MORGAN NOMINEES                                        22,862,883
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT CHY                                88,517
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT CSL                                83,000
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT DGR                               365,900
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT ENF                               341,400
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT LAM                               393,700
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT MER                                66,300
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT NG                                 83,450
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT PGP                                63,958
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT SAM                                66,801
MORGAN NOMINEES ACCOUNT SL                                438,361
BRITISH OVERSEAS ACCOUNT 7020                             136,359
BRITISH OVERSEAS ACCOUNT 6951                             418,700
CHASE NOMINEES                                          2,208,029    
CHASE NOMINEES ACCOUNT 14186                              226,174
CLYDESDALE BANK CUSTODIAN NOMINEES                        321,613
DEUTSCHE BANK INTERNATIONAL LTD                            66,594
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD                   4,213,721
LOTHIAN REGIONAL COUNCIL                                1,137,601           
NORTRUST NOMINEES                                       6,030,658
PERRY NOMINEES                                            200,000
RAILWAYS PENSION TRUSTEE CO                             3,695,559
RBSTB NOMINEES                                          4,750,725
STATE STREET NOMINEES                                   4,097,479
VIDACOS NOMINEES                                          316,800

TOTAL                                                  53,426,117

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
N/A

6   Percentage of issued class:
N/A

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
3,778,463 SINCE LAST NOTIFICATION

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.82%

9   Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

10  Date of transaction:
N/A

11  Date company informed:
12 SEPTEMBER 2001

12  Total holding following this notification:
53,426,117

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
11.56%

14  Contact name for queries:
MRS C MEYER

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 2001


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