Transaction in Own Shares

Bunzl PLC
29 August 2006


29 August 2006
                                   BUNZL PLC

                           TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES



Bunzl plc ('Bunzl') announces that it has today purchased through JP Morgan
Cazenove Limited 200,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 660.62p 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 347,269,829.



This purchase was made pursuant to the authority that was granted by
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 17 May 2006 and is consistent
with Bunzl's objective of maintaining an appropriate balance sheet structure
while continuing with the strategic priority of growing both organically and by
acquisition.  Further purchases may be made from time to time subject to market
conditions.






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