Holding(s) in Company

Bunzl PLC 28 November 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BUNZL PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest BARCLAYS PLC 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 BARCLAYS PLC THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them EGISTERED HOLDER ACCOUNT NO. OF DESIGNATION SHARES BANK OF NEW YORK 25,615 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LTD 486,607 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LTD -430,572 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LTD -128,236 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LTD 388,808 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS CANADA 18,089 BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69 7,256 BNP PARIBAS 65,858 BOISS NOMINEES LTD 4224361 139,708 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 190,243 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 127,045 CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 31,071 GERRARD NOMINEES LTD 659481 388 GERRARD NOMINEES LTD 660302 2,333 GERRARD NOMINEES LTD 660632 1,555 GERRARD NOMINEES LTD 660758 5,055 GERRARD NOMINEES LTD 660851 9,333 GERRARD NOMINEES LTD 768557 2,722 GERRARD NOMINEES LTD 781271 2,722 GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED (GM1) 12,636 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 67,755 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 865,332 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 9,724 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 67,611 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 2,971 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 375,092 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 1,549,303 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 144,172 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 1,753,245 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 18,774 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 64,061 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 51,126 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 380,672 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 613,958 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 3,602 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 35,507 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 3,530 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 94,347 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 20,479 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 177,478 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 43,103 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 3,607,741 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 15,867 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 15,555 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 2,415 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 9,147 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 46,872 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 186,955 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 48,469 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 49,059 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 37,117 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 3,382 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 32,914 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 314,247 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 22,967 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 3,575 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 10,617 MELLON TRUST - US CUSTODIAN/ 76,308 MELLON TRUST - US CUSTODIAN/ 26,951 MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 88,871 MITSUI ASSET 4,333 NORTHERN TRUST BANK-BGI SEPA 100,634 NORTHERN TRUST BANK-BGI SEPA 25,721 NORTHERN TRUST BANK-BGI SEPA 115,807 R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD 274,078 R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD A/C AK1 353,232 R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD A/C BL1 7,102 R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD A/C CM1 3,459 R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD A/C GP1 8,031 R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD A/C SA1 4,718 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI 45,596 STATE STREET BOSTON 194,694 STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA 35,497 THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY - U 50,167 TRUST & CUSTODY SERVICES BANK 3,363 TOTAL 13,125,539 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 679,249 8. Percentage of issued class 0.196% 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 321/7p 10. Date of transaction 23 NOVEMBER 2005 11. Date company informed 28 NOVEMBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 13,125,539 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.80% 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 Date of notification 28 NOVEMBER 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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