Holding(s) in Company

Bunzl PLC
13 October 2006


                    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
                                       
Bank of New York                                                          24,998
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                          1,129,663
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                            148,381
BOISS Nominees Ltd                               4224361                 325,988
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                          209,010
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                          259,510
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                          26,028
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                      8,089
Chase Nominees Ltd                                 16376                 176,588
Chase Nominees Ltd                                 28270                 118,581
Gerrard Nominees Ltd                              660302                   2,333
Gerrard Nominees Ltd                              660632                   1,555
Gerrard Nominees Ltd                              660758                   5,055
Gerrard Nominees Ltd                              660851                   9,333
Gerrard Nominees Ltd                              768557                   5,000
Gerrard Nominees Ltd                              781271                   2,722
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                     8,476
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                            1,442,035
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                            2,177,118
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                            16331                  84,374
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                            16338                  20,479
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                            16341                 189,170
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                            16342                  46,946
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                            16400               2,773,985
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                            18408                  27,031
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                      11,519
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                      30,354
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                      25,085
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                     391,779
Mellon Trust - US Custodian                                               14,042
Mitsui Asset                                                               6,040
R C Greig nominees Limited                                               265,696
R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C                           GP1                   7,339
R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C                           SA1                   4,174
R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C                           AK1                 317,133
R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C                           BL1                   5,625
R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C                           CM1                   2,873
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                              11,011
State Street Boston                                                      169,833
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                              3,569

TOTAL                                                                 10,488,520


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


n/a


6. Percentage of issued class


3.01%


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


n/a


8. Percentage of issued class


n/a


9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of 321/7p


10. Date of transaction


10 October 2006


11. Date company informed


13 October 2006


12. Total holding following this notification


10,488,520


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.01%


14. Any additional information


n/a


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Debbie Walmsley - 020 7495 4950


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


P N Hussey, Company Secretary


Date of notification


13 October 2006


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