Holding(s) in Company

Bunzl PLC
17 July 2006


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Bunzl plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Zurich Financial Services

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

Zurich Financial Services and its Subsidiaries

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

REGISTER HOLDER                     ACCOUNT            AMOUNT

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd              n/a                58,104
Vidacos Nominees Ltd                n/a                94,188
Chase Nominees Ltd                  n/a                15,500
Chase Nominees Ltd                  n/a                37,500
Littledown Nominees Ltd             02891           8,190,839
Littledown Nominees Ltd             07205             371,650
Littledown Nominees Ltd             21688             248,893
Littledown Nominees Ltd             02642             626,849
Littledown Nominees Ltd             07199              28,202
Littledown Nominees Ltd             07207             906,090
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd              219064            126,944
                                                   __________
                                                   10,704,759
                                                   ==========

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

10,704,759 since last notification

6. Percentage of issued class

3.08%

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

17 July 2006

11. Date company informed

17 July 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

10,704,759

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.08%

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

P N Hussey, Company Secretary

Date of notification

17 July 2006

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