Proposed Acquisition

Bunzl PLC
6 November 2000

                                                                              
                                      
                                       
              BUNZL TO ACQUIRE FOOD PROCESSOR SUPPLIER IN THE US
                                       
                                       
Bunzl plc, the international Group supplying business to business consumables,
announces an agreement in principle to purchase Koch Supplies Inc, a Kansas
City based distributor of supplies to the food processor and packing industry.

Koch Supplies, which had sales of $76.3m in 1999, operates from five locations
across the US and distributes a wide range of supplies including packaging
materials and personal protection equipment.  Net assets at completion are
expected to be about $16m.

Commenting on the proposed acquisition, Anthony Habgood, Chairman of Bunzl plc
said:

'This is an important acquisition for Bunzl because it is a high quality
business which will greatly strengthen our already rapidly expanding
activities, supplying the food processing industry.'



Enquiries:

Bunzl plc                               Finsbury
Anthony Habgood, Chairman               Roland Rudd
David Williams, Finance Director        Morgan Bone
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