Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Bunzl plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): Change in issued share capital

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Invesco Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

19 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 May 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

13%,12%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 32.14857p Shares (GB00B0744B38) 

45,605,296

45,605,296

42,384,552

42,384,552

12.97%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

42,384,552

12.97%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 193,375

Banque Paribas - 170,644

JP Morgan Chase - 1,050,161

Citibank - 30,920,328

Deutsche Bank UK - 32,033

HSBC Bank Plc (London) - 522,050

Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh - 212,722

Morgan Stanley London - 168,295

State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) - 4,092,596

North Trust Company (London) - 323,355

Other - 4,899,321

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Paul Hussey

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7725 5000