Board Meeting Notification

Bunzl PLC
19 February 2001

Letter to Company Announcements Office

Notification of Board Meeting - Annual Results

I am writing to notify you that a Meeting of the Board of Directors of Bunzl plc
will be held on 26 February 2001 for the purpose of:

1.          recommending a final dividend for 2000 and

2.          approving for publication the announcement of results in respect of 
            the year ended 31st December 2000.


From: P N Hussey
Company Secretary and Group Legal Adviser