Holding(s) in Company

Bunzl PLC 15 May 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Bunzl plc 2. Reason for the notification (place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s) 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 notification obligation: Anthony John Habgood (proxy holder) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : Shareholders appointing Anthony John Habgood as proxy at Annual General Meeting 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 15 May 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 15 May 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 73.31% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the using the ISIN CODE Triggering transaction Number of Number of voting GB00B0744B38 shares Rights 116,769 116,769 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights if possible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B0744B38 247,195,755 0.03% 73.28% 116,769 247,078,986 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting financial Period/ Date rights that may be rights instrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. - Total (A+B) Number of voting % of voting rights rights 247,195,755 73.31% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ................. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Anthony John Habgood 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 247,078,986 (73.28%) 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 17 May 2007 13. Additional information: When proxy expires 73.28% of the voting rights will return to the shareholders that appointed Anthony John Habgood as proxy. 14. Contact name: Paul Hussey 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7495 4950 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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