Holding in Company

Bunzl PLC
4 October 2001


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
BUNZL PLC

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
ZURICH SCUDDER INVESTMENTS LIMITED

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18:
ZURICH SCUDDER INVESTMENTS LIMITED ON BEHALF OF THE ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES
AND ITS GROUP.

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 09890                         195,448
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 02891                      10,052,485
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 07198                         165,267
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 11121                          66,500
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 07201                         790,414
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 07205                       2,523,636
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 03449                       1,268,849
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 07199                          79,500
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 21688                       1,153,836
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 02642                         610,691
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD - A/C 07207                       1,030,000
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD - A/C 0199498001                          27,785
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD - A/C 0199467005                          48,800
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD - A/C 0199467002                          18,820
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD - A/C 0199467001                          35,932
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD - A/C 0199474001                         539,862
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TOTAL                                                    18,607,825
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5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
101,489 SINCE LAST NOTIFICATION

6   Percentage of issued class:
0.022%

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A

8   Percentage of issued class:
N/A

9   Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

10  Date of transaction:
4 OCTOBER 2001

11  Date company informed:
4 OCTOBER 2001

12  Total holding following this notification:
18,607,825

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
4.02%

14  Contact name for queries:
MRS C MEYER

15 Contact telephone number:
020-7495-4950

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

17  Date of notification:
4 OCTOBER 2001


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