Holding(s) in Company

Bunzl PLC
05 November 2007



TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer            Bunzl plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are             
attached(1):

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                          X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in        
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are      
attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         
      

Other (please specify):___________________________________________             

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the             Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
notification obligation(1):                          

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3.)(1):
                                                   Registered Holder:
                                                   BNY Norwich Union Nominees
                                                   Limited 3,732,295*
                                                   BT Globenet Nominees Limited
                                                   1,110*
                                                   Chase GA Group Nominees Limited
                                                   11,826,278*
                                                   Chase Nominees Limited 836,625*
                                                   CUIM Nominee Limited 3,314,395*
                                                   *denotes direct interest
                                                   Chase Nominees Limited 2,694,642
                                                   CUIM Nominee Limited 265,696
                                                   Vidacos Nominees Limited
                                                   2,285,781
                                                    
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the  01 November 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different)(1):   
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                  02 November 2007
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:    5% to 6% Change at Direct
                                                   Interest level
                                                    
8. Notified details:




A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type   Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(1)
of shares    Triggering transaction (1)
if possible
using the    Number of     Number of     Number of     Number of voting rights ix % of voting
ISIN CODE    Shares        Voting Rights shares                                   rights
                           viii          Direct        Direct x      Indirect xi  Direct  Indirect

Ordinary
Shares

GB00B0744B38  18,434,095    18,434,095    19,710,703    19,710,703    5,246,119    6.04%    1.61%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   date xiii  Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument             Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       xiv
N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
    24,956,822                                7.65%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
                                 See Section 4

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:      See Section 4

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional          Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of
information:            326,373,260.

14. Contact name:       Paul Hussey

15. Contact telephone
    number:                 0207-495-4950

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