Holding(s) in Company

Bunzl PLC
18 February 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

BUNZL PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD

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

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

REGISTER HOLDER                                                         AMOUNT
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 914945                        170,813
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 923363                        195,562
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775237                         25,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 886603                      2,931,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775245                      2,003,228
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 130007                         44,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 770286                        148,311
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 357206                     11,110,198
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 866197                         61,920
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 904332                         39,200
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 916681                         24,400
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 922437                          1,600
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 754612                        443,123
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 361602                         10,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 282605                        351,500
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 360509                        573,522
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 766793                         10,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 824434                         12,978
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 924422                         23,501
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                                                                    18,179,856
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5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

3,882,596 SINCE LAST NOTIFICATION

6. Percentage of issued class

0.865%

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

17 FEBRUARY 2004

11. Date company informed

18 FEBRUARY 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

18,179,856

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.05%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MISS A MARTIN, 020-7495-4950

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

P N HUSSEY, COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification

18 FEBRUARY 2004

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