Appointment

Bunzl PLC
23 October 2001

                  BUNZL APPOINTS JOINT CORPORATE STOCKBROKER



Bunzl plc, the international Group supplying business to business consumables,
today announces the appointment of Schroder Salomon Smith Barney (a member of
Citigroup) as Joint Corporate Stockbroker with immediate effect.



Cazenove will continue to act as Corporate Stockbroker for Bunzl.





Enquiries:



Bunzl plc
Anthony Habgood, Chairman
David Williams, Finance Director
Tel:  [phone]



Finsbury
Roland Rudd
Morgan Bone
Tel:  [phone]



Schroder Salomon Smith Barney
Richard Wyatt
Tel:  [phone]
Jim Wight
Tel:  [phone]