Holding(s) in Company

Bunzl PLC
03 May 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   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
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                              147,900
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX                                           9,339,438
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                 114,200
NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE                                              34,600
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                   40,400
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                             51,410
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                               6,531,664
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                                 101
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                              28,700
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    26,100
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                             19,100
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                              758,749
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                            116,200
CITIBANK LONDON                                                        235,830
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                                     78,000
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                               1,598,643
MELLON BANK                                                            153,200
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                2,058,444
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                            364,200
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                                              TOTAL                 21,696,879
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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

339,400 SINCE LAST NOTIFICATION

8. Percentage of issued class

0.077%

9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

10. Date of transaction

29 APRIL 2005

11. Date company informed

3 MAY 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

21,696,879

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.95%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MRS A MATTHEWS - 020 7495 4950

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

MR P N HUSSEY, COMPANY SECRETARY & GROUP LEGAL ADVISER

Date of notification

3 MAY 2005

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