Transaction in Own Shares

Bunzl PLC
02 November 2004

2 November 2004

                                   BUNZL PLC

                           TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Bunzl plc ('Bunzl') announces that it has today purchased through Cazenove & Co.
Ltd 200,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 422.965p per share. The
purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Bunzl holds 200,000 ordinary shares as treasury
shares.  The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as
treasury shares) is 449,408,595.

These purchases were made pursuant to the authority that was granted by
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 19th May 2004 and are
consistent with Bunzl's overall capital management strategy which seeks to
maintain an appropriate balance sheet structure. Further purchases may be made
from time to time, subject to market conditions and the Company's capital
requirements to fulfil its overall strategic priority of growing both
organically and by acquisition.


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