Holding(s) in Company

Bunzl PLC
18 May 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 NO. OF

DESIGNATION SHARES


Bank of New York 24,208

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 648,243

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 675,214

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 132,381

Barclays Global Investors Canada 24,782

Barclays Trust Co R69 8,089

BOISS Nominees Ltd 4224361 209,553

Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 168,637

Chase Nominees Ltd 28270 118,581

Gerrard Nominees Ltd 659481 388

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 3,550

Gerrard Nominees Ltd 781271 2,722

Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 8,476

Investors Bank and Trust Co 105,154

Investors Bank and Trust Co 9,724

Investors Bank and Trust Co 993,207

Investors Bank and Trust Co 81,313

Investors Bank and Trust Co 5,583

Investors Bank and Trust Co 357,448

Investors Bank and Trust Co 32,267

Investors Bank and Trust Co 60,590

Investors Bank and Trust Co 3,602

Investors Bank and Trust Co 20,742

Investors Bank and Trust Co 1,779,200

Investors Bank and Trust Co 31,616

Investors Bank and Trust Co 14,220

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 90,230

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16338 20,479

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 198,174

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16342 43,972

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 3,188,415

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18408 15,867

JP Morgan Chase Bank 37,117

JP Morgan Chase Bank 46,872

JP Morgan Chase Bank 15,792

JP Morgan Chase Bank 9,147

JP Morgan Chase Bank 189,393

JP Morgan Chase Bank 49,766

JP Morgan Chase Bank 33,619

JP Morgan Chase Bank 2,415

JP Morgan Chase Bank 3,382

JP Morgan Chase Bank 32,168

JP Morgan Chase Bank 3,575

JP Morgan Chase Bank 20,715

JP Morgan Chase Bank 11,075

Mellon Trust - US Custodian/ 24,470

Mitsui Asset 5,340

R C Greig Nominees Ltd 268,352

R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C AK1 344,194

R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C BL1 7,685

R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C CM1 2,873

R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C GP1 8,339

R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C SA1 4,174

State Street Bank & Trust Co 11,011

State Street Boston 179,552

Trust & Custody Services Bank 802

Trust & Custody Services Bank 3,363

UBS (Master) 15,607

TOTAL 10,425,701


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


n/a


6. Percentage of issued class


3.00%


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


15 May 2006


11. Date company informed


18 May 2006


12. Total holding following this notification


10,425,701


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.00%


14. Any additional information


n/a


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Mrs A Matthews - 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


18 May 2006


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