Holding(s) in Company

Bunzl PLC
04 April 2008


 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+
|                                                       |                                 |        |
|                                                       |                                 |        |
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of  |Bunzl Plc                        |        |
|existing shares to which voting rights are attached:   |                                 |        |
|                                                       |                                 |        |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+
|                                                                                         |        |
|                                                                                         |        |
|2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                                      |        |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+--------+
|                                                                               |         |        |
|                                                                               |         |        |
|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    |Yes      |        |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+--------+
|                                                                               |         |        |
|                                                                               |         |        |
|An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the    |         |        |
|acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached       |         |        |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+--------+
|                                                                               |         |        |
|                                                                               |         |        |
|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               |         |        |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+--------+
|                                                                               |         |        |
|                                                                               |         |        |
|Other (please specify):______________                                          |         |        |
+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+--------+
|                                           |                                             |        |
|                                           |                                             |        |
|3. Full name of person(s) subject to       |Invesco Limited                              |        |
|notification obligation:                   |                                             |        |
+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+--------+
|                                           |                                             |        |
|                                           |                                             |        |
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if         |                                             |        |
|different from 3):                         |                                             |        |
+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+--------+
|                                           |                                             |        |
|                                           |                                             |        |
|5. Date of transaction (and date on which  |1 April 2008                                 |        |
|the threshold is crossed or reached if     |                                             |        |
|different):                                |                                             |        |
+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+--------+
|                                           |                                             |        |
|                                           |                                             |        |
|6. Date on which issuer notified:          |3 April 2008                                 |        |
|                                           |                                             |        |
|                                           |                                             |        |
+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+--------+
|                                           |                                             |        |
|                                           |                                             |        |
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or     |13%                                          |        |
|reached:                                   |                                             |        |
+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+--------+
|8: Notified Details                                                                      |        |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                      |        |
|                                                                                         |        |
|                                                                                         |        |
+---------------+------------------------+------------------------------------------------+--------+
|Class/type of  |Situation previous to   |Resulting situation after the triggering        |        |
|shares         |the triggering          |transaction                                     |        |
|               |transaction             |                                                |        |
|If possible use+------+------+----------+--+----------+------------------------+---------+--------+
|ISIN code      |      |Number|Number of    |Number of |Number of voting rights |Percentage of     |
|               |      |of    |voting rights|shares    |                        |voting rights     |
|               +------+shares|             |          +---------------+--------+---------+--------+
|               |      |      |             |          |               |        |         |        |
|               |      |      |             |          |               |        |         |        |
|               |      |      |             |          |Direct         |Indirect|Direct   |Indirect|
+---------------+------+------+----------+--+----------+----+----------+--------++--------+--------+
|               |             |          |             |    |          |         |        |        |
|               |             |          |             |    |          |         |        |        |
|Ordinary       |48,958,957   |48,958,957|45,605,296   |    |45,605,296|         |13.96%  |        |
|32.14857p      |             |          |             |    |          |         |        |        |
|Shares         |             |          |             |    |          |         |        |        |
|(GB00B0744B38) |             |          |             |    |          |         |        |        |
|               |             |          |             |    |          |         |        |        |
|               |             |          |             |    |          |         |        |        |
|               |             |          |             |    |          |         |        |        |
+---------------+------+------+----------+--+-----+----++---+----------+--------++--------+--------+
+---------------+------+------+----------+--+-----+----++---+----------+--------++--------+--------+


 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Financial Instruments                                                        |
|                                                                                |
|                                                                                |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            |
|                                                                                |
|                                                                                |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
|Type of        |Expiration date|Exercise/      |No. of voting   |Percentage of  |
|financial      |               |conversion     |rights that may |voting rights  |
|instrument     |               |period/date    |be acquired (if |               |
|               |               |               |the instrument  |               |
|               |               |               |exercised/      |               |
|               |               |               |converted)      |               |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
|               |               |               |                |               |
|               |               |               |                |               |
|               |               |               |                |               |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+

 

 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B)                                                                  |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights               |Percentage of voting rights           |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|45,605,296                            |13.96%                                |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or  |
|the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:               |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 203,813                                           |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|Bank of New York - 45,757                                                    |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|Banque Paribas - 170,644                                                     |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|Bank of New York (Brussels) - 32,881                                         |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|Chase Bank (Hong Kong) - 80,072                                              |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|JP Morgan Chase - 1,288,874                                                  |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|Citibank - 33,431,200                                                        |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|HSBC Bank Plc (London) - 397,050                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|Japan Trustee Services Bank - 1,313                                          |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh - 245,722                                            |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|SCHI (Santander Central Hispano Investment) - 5,638                          |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) - 4,462,596                         |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|Trust & Custody Servs JP - 3,689                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|North Trust Company (London) - 358,355                                       |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|Other - 4,877,692                                                            |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Proxy Voting:                                                                |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|10. Name of proxy holder:             |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|11. Number of voting rights proxy     |                                      |
|holder will cease to hold:            |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will   |                                      |
|cease to hold voting rights:          |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

 
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|13. Additional information:           |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|14 Contact name:                      |Paul Hussey                           |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|15. Contact telephone number:         |020 7725 5000                         |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

 

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Annex: Notification of major interests in shares                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification       |
|obligation                                                                   |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Full name                             |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|(including legal form of legal        |                                      |
|entities)                             |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Contact address                       |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|(registered office for legal entities)|                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Phone number & email                  |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Other useful information              |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|(at least legal representative for    |                                      |
|legal persons)                        |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                   |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Full name                             |Invesco Limited                       |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Contact address                       |Registered Office :                   |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |30 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1AG    |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Phone number & email                  |01491 417404                          |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Other useful information              |Fax : [phone]                    |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|(e.g. functional relationship with the|                                      |
|person or legal entity subject to the |                                      |
|notification obligation)              |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|C: Additional information                                                    |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+



                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange