Holding in Company

Bunzl PLC
26 April 2002


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
BUNZL PLC

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES

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:
THREADNEEDLE ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD ON BEHALF OF 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:
N/A

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
N/A

6   Percentage of issued class:
N/A

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
NOT DISCLOSED-NO NOTIFIABLE INTEREST

8   Percentage of issued class:
N/A

9   Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

10  Date of transaction:
25 APRIL 2002

11  Date company informed:
26 APRIL 2002

12  Total holding following this notification:
N/A

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
N/A

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:
26 APRIL 2002


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