AGM & Directorate Change

Bunzl PLC
18 May 2005

                                                                     18 May 2005


              BUNZL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND DIRECTOR RETIREMENT

In a statement at today's AGM, Anthony Habgood, Chairman of Bunzl plc,
reiterated the comments made in yesterday's announcement concerning current
trading and prospects for both Outsourcing Services and Filtrona.

He also announced that David Williams will be retiring from the Board on
reaching his normal retirement age in January 2006. He will be replaced by Brian
May who will be appointed as Finance Director designate with effect from the
completion of the demerger of Filtrona, currently expected to take place on 6
June 2005. Mr May is Finance Director of Outsourcing Services Europe &
Australasia. A chartered accountant, he qualified with KPMG and joined Bunzl in
1993, initially as Internal Audit Manager, becoming Group Treasurer before
taking up his current position in 1996.

Enquiries:

Bunzl plc                                          Finsbury
Anthony Habgood, Chairman                          Roland Rudd
David Williams, Finance Director                   Morgan Bone
Tel: [phone]                                 Tel: [phone]



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