Holding(s) in Company

Bunzl PLC
14 October 2003


SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

BUNZL PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

BARCLAYS PLC


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

BARCLAYS PLC THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
REGISTERED HOLDER                    ACCOUNT DESIGNATION         NO. OF SHARES

ALMIXFTTL-18408-CHASE MANHATTA            ALMIXFTT                      58,333
ASUKEXTTL-20947 CHASE MANHATTA            ASUKEXTT                   1,560,101
BANK OF IRELAND                           BNX009IE                     126,134
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI                                         202,216
BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69                                                    9,330
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA            BLENTPUK                      15,361
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA            BLEOFDUK                     113,870
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA            BLEOPTUK                     290,592
BLINTNUKQ-16338-CHASE NOMINEES            BLINTNUK                      30,016
BLINTPUKQ-16342-CHASE MANHATTA            BLINTPUK                      54,172
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA            BLUKINTT                   4,571,348
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST                       591668              97,407
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                500227           2,118,705
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                502872             759,174
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                508068             199,890
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                527191           1,037,492
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                536747             224,212
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                552942             215,845
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                585439               7,846
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA            CHATRKTT                     220,916
CITIBANK, N.A. (UNITED STATES)                      597367              51,837
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO                         428169              43,450
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO                         555879               9,965
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO                         573039              60,102
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO                         583293             284,568
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO                         595966             161,530
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO                         598856               7,220
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO                         601389              14,740
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO                         911140              13,686
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                840186              92,624
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                555465              81,742
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                599123              13,651
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                      BTC034IE                       6,223
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                      BTC045IE                      52,085
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                      BTGF01IE                       2,172
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                      BTGF04IE                      59,095
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                      BTGF07IE                      10,586
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                      BTKO01IE                      55,525
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                      BTSO04IE                      51,012
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                      BTSO05IE                       8,085
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                      BTSO11IE                      20,000
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                      BTSO24IE                       5,297
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                      BTSO28IE                     210,508
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                      BTSO33IE                       3,105
MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL            BNN018IE                       2,662
NORTHERN TRUST BANK-BGI SEPA                        581610             109,067
NORTHERN TRUST BANK-BGI SEPA                        584069              46,017
STATE STREET                              BNX012IE                       8,334
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - US                      713101             475,175

                           TOTAL                                    13,873,023


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

                                                                    13,873,023


6. Percentage of issued class

                                                                          3.04%


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

8 October 2003


11. Date company informed

14 October 2003


12. Total holding following this notification

                                                                    13,873,023


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

                                                                          3.04%


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

MR P N HUSSEY, COMPANY SECRETARY


Date of notification

14 OCTOBER 2003


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