Board Changes

Bunzl PLC
09 June 2004

                                                                    09 June 2004

                          BUNZL ANNOUNCES BOARD CHANGES

Bunzl plc, the international distribution and outsourcing Group, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Dr Ulrich Wolters as a non-executive director with
effect from 1 July 2004. It also announces that Stephen Williams will be
retiring from the Board on 31 August 2004 after ten years of valuable service as
a non-executive director.

Dr Wolters is Chairman of the Aldi Family Trust which holds the majority of the
Aldi Sud shares. He was Managing Director of Aldi Sud for many years and built
the business into one of the world's leading international retailers with over
2,800 outlets principally in Germany and Austria, the US, the UK and Australia.
Aged 62, he is a German citizen based in Mulheim.

Commenting on these changes, Anthony Habgood, Chairman of Bunzl said:

'I am delighted to welcome Ulrich to the Board. He has an excellent track record
both within Germany and in building an international operation across Europe,
the US and Australia. His experience will be of great value to the Board as we
continue to expand internationally. I am also most grateful to Stephen who has
been an extremely valuable contributor on a broad range of issues over many
years as we successfully expanded and focused the Company. He leaves the Board
with our thanks and very best wishes.'

Enquiries:

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