Bunzl PLC

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RNS Number : 0599H

Bunzl PLC

02 June 2017

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		Bunzl plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	William H. Gates III
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	Cascade Investment, L.L.C. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	30 May 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	1 June 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	Below 7%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the 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			% of voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
Ordinary shares	23,505,568			23,505,568							23,421,141			6.98%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.			% of voting rights


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to			% of voting rights xix, xx
												Nominal			Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
23,421,141								6.98%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Cascade Investment, L.L.C. - 5.36% of voting rights (17,976,530 shares) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust - 1.62% of voting rights (5,444,611 shares)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:	All percentages in this TR-1 are calculated based on 335,672,283 total voting rights of Bunzl plc on the trade date of 30 May 2017.
14. Contact name:	Paul Hussey, Company Secretary, Bunzl plc
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 725 5009

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