Holding(s) in Company

Bunzl PLC
07 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


BUNZL PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


SCOTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LTD



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


SCOTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LTD ON BEHALF OF LLOYDS TSB GROUP PLC, 
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC AND SCOTTISH WIDOWS GROUP LTD



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


REGISTER HOLDER                                  AMOUNT

STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBY2            1,688,076
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBY3              222,994
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W36A              307,251
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W32L              726,353
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W3L2               34,734
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W33H            1,944,843
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBJ2            2,206,414
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBK2              560,900
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBJ3               68,885
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W3J3              865,659
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W3I8               49,243
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBP7              286,134
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBY4              885,000
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W39Q               47,604
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBY5               51,358
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W32Z               89,500
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W39N              640,003
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W36U              603,548
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBK6            1,169,619
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBS8               11,870
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W39F            6,326,780
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W39J               59,900
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                                             18,846,668

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5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


2,992,332 SINCE LAST NOTIFICATION



6. Percentage of issued class


0.064%



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


4 OCTOBER 2002






11. Date company informed


7 OCTOBER 2002



12. Total holding following this notification


18,846,668



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.05%



14. Any additional information


N/A



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


MRS C MEYER, 020-7495-4950



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


P N HUSSEY, COMPANY SECRETARY



Date of notification


7 OCTOBER 2002



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