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RNS Number : 6563Y

Bunzl PLC

06 March 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            Bunzl PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                     S 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                                                              .. 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with                                                                  .. 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                .. 
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 Other (please                                                                                                   .. 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                      BlackRock, Inc. 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                      3 March, 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                         6 March, 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                               Voting rights attached to 
  crossed or                                                             shares holding for BlackRock, 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                         Inc. has gone above 5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                     Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                      triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number              Number             Number            Number of              % of voting 
                 of                  of                 of shares         voting                 rights (x) 
                 Shares              Voting                               rights 
                                     Rights 
-------------  ------------------  -----------------  ----------------  ---------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                       Direct            Direct    Indirect     Direct      Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)      (xii) 
-------------        ------------    -------------    ----------------  --------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 GB00B0744B38   16,370,044          16,370,044         N/A               N/A       17,257,793   N/A         5.14% 
               ------------------  -----------------  ----------------  --------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial    Expiration      Exercise/                          Number of voting         % of voting 
  instrument           date            Conversion                         rights that              rights 
                       (xiii)          Period (xiv)                       may be 
                                                                          acquired if 
                                                                          the 
                                                                          instrument 
                                                                          is 
                                                                          exercised/ 
                                                                          converted. 
-------------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 Securities 
  Lending                                                                738,428                  0.22% 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise          Expiration       Exercise/           Number of voting         % of voting 
 financial         price            date             Conversion           rights instrument        rights (xix, 
 instrument                         (xvii)           period               refers to                xx) 
                                                     (xviii) 
---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 CFD                                                                     1,267,527                Nominal     Delta 
---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------------  ----------  --------- 
                                                                                                  0.37%       0.37% 
-------------        ------------    -------------        ------------  --------  -----------    ----------  --------- 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights 
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 19,263,748                                                5.73% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   See Annex 1 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                               BlackRock Regulatory Threshold 
                                                            Reporting Team 
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 14. Contact name:                                         Paul Hussey, Company Secretary, 
                                                            Bunzl plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                             0207 725 5009 
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