Cancellation of Treasury Shares

Announcement of cancellation of treasury shares

Bunzl plc (the "Company") today announces the cancellation of its treasury shares in accordance with the provisions of section 729 of the Companies Act 2006.

The Company discloses the following details in relation to such cancellation pursuant to Listing Rule 12.6.4:

Type of shares cancelled: ordinary shares of 32 1/7 pence each

Number of shares cancelled: 23,325,000

Date of cancellation: 4 December 2013

Total number of shares that theCompany has in issue after thecancellation: 333,483,712

Total number of treasury sharesheld by the Company after

the cancellation: 0 shares

The Company discloses the following details in relation to such cancellation pursuant to Disclosure Rule 5.5.1:

Percentage of voting rightsattributable to those shares it holdsas a result of the cancellation 0%

The Company discloses the following details in relation to such cancellation pursuant to Disclosure Rule 5.6.1A:

Total capital of the Company in issue: 333,483,712 ordinary shares of 32 1/7 pence each

Total number of voting rights attributableto the total capital of the Company in issue: 333,483,712

Total number of voting rights attachingto treasury shares: 0

The figure of 333,483,712 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will be determined if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Bunzl plc under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.