Holding(s) in Company

Bunzl PLC
16 September 2005


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

BUNZL PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

FMR CORP AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL
LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

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

NON-BENEFICIAL INTERESTS REPRESENTING FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT HELD ON BEHALF OF
CLIENTS

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

NOMINEE/REGISTERED                                     NAME SHARES HELD

NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                         1,770,918
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                        1,498,165
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                       692,580
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                     302,509
CITIBANK LONDON                                                 205,042
MELLON BANK                                                     132,522
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                     109,955
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                              47,977
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                       22,322
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                             20,300
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                      14,855
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                           78
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                        6,070,323
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX                                    9,409,446
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                       109,144
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                           88,822
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                            40,122
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                      39,985
NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE                                       17,711

TOTAL                                                        20,592,776

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

3,221,236

6. Percentage of issued class

0.938%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 321/7p

10. Date of transaction

15 SEPTEMBER 2005

11. Date company informed

16 SEPTEMBER 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

20,592,776

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.00%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MRS A MATTHEWS - 0207-495-4950

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

MR P N HUSSEY, COMPANY SECRETARY AND GROUP LEGAL ADVISER

Date of notification

16 SEPTEMBER 2005

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