Directors Shareholding(s)

Bunzl PLC
21 March 2001


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
BUNZL PLC

2   Name of director:
DAVID MICHAEL WILLIAMS

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
DAVID MICHAEL WILLIAMS

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
NO

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
EXERCISE OF AWARD UNDER SHARE PARTNERSHIP PLAN, EXERCISE OF OPTIONS UNDER
SHARESAVE SCHEME (1991) AND SALE OF SHARES

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
5,377

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.00%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
3,100

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.00%

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

12  Price per share:
SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

13  Date of transaction:
21 MARCH 2001

14  Date company informed:
21 MARCH 2001

15  Total holding following this notification:
77,175 (BENEFICIAL), 14,331 (NON-BENEFICIAL)

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.02%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
N/A

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
N/A

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
N/A

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
N/A

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
N/A

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
N/A

23  Contact name for queries:
MRS C MEYER

24  Contact telephone number:
020-7495-4950

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
MR P N HUSSEY, COMPANY SECRETARY


Additional Information:
453 SHARES ACQUIRED UNDER SHARE PARTNERSHIP PLAN AT NIL COST (CONDITIONS
SATISFIED).  OPTION OVER 4,924 SHARES EXERCISED AT 198P PER SHARE AND 3,100
SHARES SOLD AT 423P PER SHARE