Board Meeting Notification

Bunzl PLC
20 August 2001


Letter to Company Announcements Office

Notification of Board Meeting - Interim Results 

I am writing to notify yon that a meeting of the Board of Directors of Bunzl plc
will be held on Tuesday, 28 August for the purpose of:

   1.  declaring an interim dividend for the year ending 31 December 2001 and

   2.  approving for publication the announcement of results in respect of the  
       six months ended 30 June 2001.

Letter from Bunzl PLC

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