BUNZL PLC has applied for a block listing of 50,000 ordinary shares of 32 1/7 pence each in the capital of the company to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List. These shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of the Company. The purpose of this application is to issue shares to satisfy 44,000 options granted pursuant to the Bunzl plc International Sharesave Plan and 6,000 options granted pursuant to the Bunzl Irish Sharesave Plan.