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):_____

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):

13 May 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 May 2009

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

10%, 11%

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) 

35,718,706

35,718,706

36,206,923

36,206,923

11.06%

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

36,206,923

11.06%

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

Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 127,316

Bank of New York - 24,098,961

Banque Paribas - 154,196

Bank of New York (Brussels) - 10,268

Chase Bank - 43,740

JP Morgan Chase - 1,804,576

Citibank - 300,334

HSBC Bank Plc (London) - 390,364

State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) - 3,719,911

Trust & Custody Services JP - 1,315

North Trust Company (London) - 276,989

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC -  2,956

Other - 5,275,997

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