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    <td align="center"><strong><font size=2 face="serif">As filed with the Securities
          and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2005 </font></strong></td>
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    <td align="right"> <strong><font size=2 face="serif">Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></strong></td>
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<strong><FONT size=4 face="serif">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></strong>
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<font size="4"><strong><FONT face="serif">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></strong></font>
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<strong><FONT size=4 face="serif">FORM S-8</FONT>
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<FONT size=3 face="serif">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></strong>
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<B><FONT size=4 face="serif">BUNZL PLC</FONT></B><br>
<font size="2"><strong><FONT face="serif">(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></strong></font>
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      <TD width="50%"><strong><B><FONT size=2 face="serif">Not applicable</FONT></B></strong></TD>
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      <TD width="50%"><FONT size=2 face="serif">(State or other jurisdiction of<br>
      incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="50%"><FONT size=2 face="serif">(I.R.S. Employer<br>
      Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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    <td align="center"><strong> <B><FONT size=2 face="serif">110 Park Street<br>
London W1K 6NX<br>
England</FONT></B></strong></td>
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    <td align="center"><FONT size=2 face="serif">(Address including zip code of Principal
    Executive Offices)</FONT></td>
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    <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
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    <td align="center"><strong><B><FONT size=4 face="serif">BUNZL PLC LONG TERM
      INCENTIVE PLAN</FONT></B></strong></td>
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    <FONT size=2 face="serif">(Full title of the plan)</FONT></td>
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    <td align="center"> <strong> <B><FONT size=2 face="serif">Paul N. Hussey<br>
Company Secretary and Group Legal Adviser<br>
Bunzl plc<br>
110 Park Street<br>
London W1K 6NX<br>
England<br>
011-44-20-7495-4950</FONT></B></strong></td>
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    <td align="center"><FONT size=2 face="serif">(Name, address and telephone
    number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></td>
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    <TD width="50%"> <B><FONT size=2 face="serif">Keith L. Kearney, Esq.<br>
Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell<br>
99 Gresham Street<br>
London EC2V 7NG England<br>
011-44-20-7418-1300</FONT></B> </TD>
    <TD width="50%"> <B><FONT size=2 face="serif">Barbara Nims, Esq.<br>
Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell<br>
450 Lexington Avenue<br>
New York, New York 10017<br>
212-450-4000</FONT></B> </TD>
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   <TD width="40%" align="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><FONT size=1 face="serif">Title of Securities to be Registered</FONT></strong></TD>
   <TD width="15%" align="center"><strong><FONT size=1 face="serif">Amount to be<br>
    Registered(2)(3)</FONT></strong></TD>
   <TD width="15%" align="center"><strong><FONT size=1 face="serif">Proposed Maximum<br>
    Offering Price Per<br>
    Share(2)(4)</FONT></strong></TD>
   <TD width="15%" align="center"><strong><FONT size=1 face="serif">Proposed Maximum<br>
    Aggregate Offering<br>
    Price(2)(4)</FONT></strong></TD>
   <TD width="15%" align="center"><strong><FONT size=1 face="serif">Amount of<br>
    Registration Fee(4)</FONT></strong></TD>
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   <TD width="40%"> <FONT size=2 face="serif"> <FONT size=2 face="serif">Ordinary
    shares of 25 pence each</FONT> (&#147;Shares&#148;) (1)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="15%" align="center"><FONT size=2 face="serif">14,564,821</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="15%" align="center"><FONT size=2 face="serif">(2)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="15%" align="center"><FONT size=2 face="serif">$124,935,550.75</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="15%" align="center"><FONT size=2 face="serif">$14,704.92</FONT></TD>
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    <td width="5%"><font size=2 face="serif">(1)</font></td>
    <td width="95%"> <FONT size=2 face="serif">The ordinary shares being registered
        hereby may be represented by Bunzl plc&#146;s American Depositary Shares,
    evidenced by American Depositary Receipts.</FONT> </td>
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    <td width="5%"><font size=2 face="serif">(2)</font></td>
    <td width="95%"> <FONT size=2 face="serif">As of the date hereof, options
        to purchase 3,349,746 Shares were outstanding under Part A of the Bunzl
        plc Long Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) at an aggregate offering
        price of $27,035,550.75, computed using the Pound Sterling/US Dollar
        Noon Buying Rate (&#147;Noon Buying Rate&#148;) of $1.83 on May 24, 2005.
        The registration fee for the foregoing Shares is based upon the exercise
        price of 4.605 Pounds Sterling (US dollar equivalent of $8.43) relating
        to 125,000 Shares; the exercise price of 4.2875 Pounds Sterling (US dollar
        equivalent of $7.85) relating to 2,704,746 Shares; and the exercise price
        of 5.0025 Pounds Sterling (US dollar equivalent of $9.16) relating to
        520,000 shares. The registration fee for Part B of the Plan, for awards
        relating to 1,215,075 Shares, have a zero exercise price. In addition,
        Bunzl plc is registering 10,000,000 Shares to cover any future awards
        under the Plan. Pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities
        Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;1933
        Act&#148;), and solely for the purpose of computing the registration
        fee for such future awards, the proposed maximum offering price per share
        is calculated based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
        Shares on the London Stock Exchange on May 24, 2005 which is 5.35 Pounds
        Sterling and which translates into a US Dollar equivalent of $9.79. The
        aggregate offering price for the Shares relating to such future awards
        is $97,900,000. The US dollar amounts of the proposed maximum offering
        price per share and proposed maximum aggregate offering price were computed
    using the Noon Buying Rate on May 24, 2005.</FONT></td>
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    <td><font size=2 face="serif">(3)</font></td>
    <td> <FONT size=2 face="serif">Plus an indeterminate number of additional
        Shares which may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from
    stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</FONT> </td>
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    <td><font size=2 face="serif">(4)</font></td>
    <td><FONT size=2 face="serif">Rounded up to the nearest penny.</FONT></td>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">PART I</FONT></B></div>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </FONT></B></P>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The following documents listed under this Part I and the documents incorporated by reference under Item 3 of Part II to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (&#147;Registration
Statement&#148;), taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the 1933 Act, and are incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION</FONT></B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">This information required to be provided to participants pursuant to this Item is set forth in the Prospectus for the Plan, consisting of the Explanatory Notes for US Participants (one set for
Part A and one set for Part B). </FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION </FONT></B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The written statement required to be provided to participants pursuant to this Item is set forth in the Prospectus referenced in Item 1 above. </FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">PART II</FONT></B></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Bunzl plc (the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby files this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) to register
14,564,821 Shares for issuance pursuant to the Plan and such indeterminate number of additional Shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. </FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE </FONT></B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The following documents filed with the Commission by the Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference.
</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(1) The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(2) All reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act since December 31, 2004. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(3) The description of
the Company&#146;s securities, as contained in the Company&#146;s Form F-6 filed
on October 20, </FONT><FONT size=2 face="serif">1998.</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">All other documents filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Any statement contained herein or made in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES </FONT></B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Not applicable. </FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 5. INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL </FONT></B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">None </FONT></P>

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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS </FONT></B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The Company&#146;s Memorandum and Articles of Association provide in relevant part:</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Article 88. ALTERNATE DIRECTORS</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">An Alternate Director may be repaid by the Company such expenses as might properly have been repaid to him if he had been a Director but shall not in respect of his services as an Alternate
Director be entitled to receive any remuneration from the Company. An Alternate Director shall be entitled to be indemnified by the Company to the same extent as if he were a Director. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Article 109. DIRECTORS&#146; EXPENSES</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">109. The Directors may be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of the Board or committees of the Board or
general meetings or separate meetings of the holders of any class of shares or of debentures of the Company or otherwise in connection with the discharge of their duties. The Company may also fund a Director&#146;s expenditure on defending
proceedings as provided by the Companies Acts. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Article 162. INDEMNITY</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">162. Subject to the provisions of the Companies Acts, the Company may indemnify any Director of the Company or any associated company against any liability and may purchase and maintain for any
Director of the Company, or any associated company, insurance against any liability.</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The relevant provisions of the Companies Act 1985 are Sections 309A, 309B and 309C, which provide: </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">&#147;&sect; 309A: Provisions protecting directors from liability.</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(1) This section applies in relation to any liability attaching to a director of a company in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust by him in relation to
the company. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(2) Any provision which purports to exempt (to any extent) a director of a company from any liability within subsection (1) is void. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(3) Any provision by which a company directly or indirectly provides (to any extent) an indemnity for a director of &#150; </FONT></P>
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  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(a) the company, or </FONT></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(b) an associated company, </FONT></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">This is subject to subsections (4) and (5). </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(4) Subsection (3) does
not apply to a qualifying third party indemnity provision (see section 309B(1)).</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(5)
  Subsection (3) does not prevent a company from purchasing and maintaining for
  a director of &#150; </FONT></P>
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  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(a) the
      company, or </FONT></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(b) an associated company,</FONT></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">insurance
    against any liability within subsection (1).</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(6) In this section &#150;</FONT></P>
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  <p>
    <FONT size=2 face="serif">&#147;associated company&#148;, in relation to a company (&#147;C&#148;), means a company which is C&#146;s subsidiary, or C&#146;s holding company or a subsidiary of C&#146;s holding company; </FONT></p>
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    <FONT size=2 face="serif">&#147;provision&#148; means a provision of any nature, whether or not it is contained in a company&#146;s articles or in any contract with a company.&#148; </FONT></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">&#147;&sect; 309B: Qualifying third party indemnity provisions.</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(1) For the purposes of section 309A(4) a provision is a qualifying third party indemnity provision if it is a provision such as is mentioned in section 309A(3) in relation to which conditions
A to C below are satisfied. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(2) Condition A is that the provision does not provide any indemnity against any liability incurred by the director &#150; </FONT></P>
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  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(a) to the company, or </FONT></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(b) to any associated company.</FONT></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(3) Condition B is that the provision does not provide any indemnity against any liability incurred by the director to pay &#150; </FONT></P>
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  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(a) a fine imposed in criminal proceedings, or </FONT></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(b) a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising). </FONT></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(4) Condition C is that the provision does not provide any indemnity against any liability incurred by the director &#150; </FONT></P>
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  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(a) in defending any criminal proceedings in which he is convicted, or </FONT></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(b) in defending any civil proceedings brought by the company, or an associated company, in which judgment is given against him, or </FONT></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(c) in connection with any application under any of the following provisions in which the court refuses to grant him relief, namely &#150;</FONT></p>
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    <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(i) section 144(3) or (4) (acquisition of shares by innocent nominee), or </FONT></p>
    <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(ii) section 727 (general power to grant relief in case of honest and reasonable conduct).</FONT></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(5) In paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (4) the reference to any such conviction, judgment or refusal of relief is a reference to one that has become final. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(6) For the purposes of subsection (5) a conviction, judgment or refusal of relief becomes final &#150;</FONT></P>
<blockquote>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(a) if not appealed against, at the end of the period
      for bringing an appeal, or </FONT></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(b) if appealed against, at the time when the
        appeal (or any further appeal) is disposed of. </FONT></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(7) An appeal is disposed
        of &#150; </FONT></P>
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  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(a) if it is determined and the period for bringing
      any further appeal has ended, or </FONT></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(b) if it is abandoned or otherwise ceases
        to have effect. </FONT></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(8) In this section &#147;associated company&#148; and &#147;provision&#148; have the same meaning as in section 309A.&#148;</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">&#147;&sect; 309C: Disclosure of qualifying third party indemnity provisions. </FONT></P>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(1) Subsections (2) and (3) impose disclosure requirements in relation to a directors&#146; report under section 234 in respect of a financial year. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(2) If &#150;</FONT></p>
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  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(a) at the time when the report is approved under section 234A, any qualifying third party indemnity provision (whether made by the company or otherwise) is in force for the benefit of one or
    more directors of the company, or </FONT></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(b) at any time during the financial year, any such provision was in force for the benefit of one or more persons who were then directors of the company,</FONT></p>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">the report must state that any such provision is or (as the case may be) was so in force. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(3) If the company has made a qualifying third party indemnity provision and &#150; </FONT></P>
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  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(a) at the time when the report is approved under section 234A, any qualifying third party indemnity provision made by the company is in force for the benefit of one or more directors of an
    associated company, or </FONT></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(b) at any time during the financial year, any such provision was in force for the benefit of one or more persons who were then directors of an associated company, </FONT></p>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">the report must state that any such provision is or (as the case may be) was so in force. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(4) Subsection (5) applies where a company has made a qualifying third party indemnity provision for the benefit of a director of the company or of an associated company. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(5) Section 318 shall apply to &#150; </FONT></P>
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  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(a) the company, and </FONT></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(b) if the director is a director of an associated company, the associated company, </FONT></p>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">as if a copy of the provision, or (if it is not in writing) a memorandum setting out its terms, were included in the list of documents in section 318(1). </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(6) In this section &#150; </FONT></P>
<blockquote>
  <p>
    <FONT size=2 face="serif">&#147;associated company&#148; and &#147;provision&#148; have the same meaning as in section 309A; and </FONT></p>
  <p>
    <FONT size=2 face="serif">&#147;qualifying third party indemnity provision&#148; has the meaning given by section 309B(1).&#148; </FONT></p>
</blockquote>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The Registrant maintains for the benefit of its directors and officers insurance against any liability incurred by them in carrying out their duties as directors and/or officers of the
Registrant. </FONT></P>
<P>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED </FONT></B></P>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Not applicable. </FONT></P>
<P>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 8. EXHIBITS </FONT></B></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">4.01</FONT></TD>
	<TD width="95%">
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Memorandum and Articles of Association of Bunzl plc (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company&#146;s Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004; see File No. 001-14868, filed on May 27,
2005).*</FONT>	</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan=2>&nbsp;</TD></TR><TR>
	<TD width="5%" valign=top nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">4.02</FONT></TD>
	<TD width="95%">
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Form of Deposit Agreement among the Company, The Bank of New York and the holders from time to time of the American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Company&#146;s Form
F-6 Registration Statement; see File No. 333-9536, filed on October 20, 1998).*</FONT>	</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD colspan=2>&nbsp;</TD></TR><TR>
	<TD width="5%" valign=top nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">4.03</FONT></TD>
	<TD width="95%">
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Form of American Depositary Receipt attached as Exhibit A to the Form of Deposit Agreement among the Company, The Bank of New York and the holders from time to time of the American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Company&#146;s Form F-6 Registration Statement; see File No. 333-9536, filed on October 20, 1998).*</FONT>	</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD colspan=2>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Opinion of Slaughter and May.</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">23.01</FONT></TD>
	<TD width="95%">
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Consent of KPMG Audit plc, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">23.02</FONT></TD>
	<TD width="95%">
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Consent of Slaughter and May (included in Exhibit 5).</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">24</FONT></TD>
	<TD width="95%">
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Powers of attorney (included on the signature pages hereof).</FONT>	</TD>
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  <TD><font size=2 face="serif">99.01</font></TD>
  <TD><font size=2 face="serif">Bunzl plc Long Term Incentive Plan. </font></TD>
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  <FONT size=2 face="serif">* Incorporated by reference. </FONT><p></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 9. REQUIRED UNDERTAKINGS </FONT></B></P>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(a) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><I><FONT size=2 face="serif">bona fide</FONT></I><FONT size=2 face="serif"> offering thereof. </FONT></P>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </FONT></P>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(b) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><I><FONT size=2 face="serif">bona fide</FONT></I><FONT size=2 face="serif"> offering
thereof. </FONT></P>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Company has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">EXPERTS</FONT></B></P>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font size="2">The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this Registration
  Statement by reference to the December 31, 2004 Annual Report on Form 20-F
  of Bunzl plc, as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for each of the years in
  the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, have been so incorporated in
  reliance on the report of KPMG Audit plc, independent registered public accounting
  firm, incorporated by reference herein. The report of KPMG Audit plc refers
  to Bunzl&#146;s adoption of UITF 38 &#145;Accounting for ESOP trusts&#146; in the year ended
December 31, 2004 and the subsequent restatement of December 31, 2003. </font></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">SIGNATURES</FONT></B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The Registrant, pursuant
to the requirements of the 1933 Act certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused  this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of London, England, on this 27 day of
May, 2005. </FONT></P>
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    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="10%"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></td>
      <td width="90%"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="10%"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">By:</font></td>
      <td width="90%"> <font size=2 face="serif">/s/ A.J. Habgood</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="10%"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></td>
      <td width="90%"><hr align="left" width=50% size=1 noshade color="#000000"></td>
    </tr>
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      <td width="10%"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Name:</font></td>
      <td width="90%"><FONT size=2 face="serif">A.J. Habgood</FONT><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="10%"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Title:</font></td>
      <td width="90%"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> <FONT size=2 face="serif">Chief
      Executive Officer</FONT> </font></td>
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<P align="center">
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">POWER OF ATTORNEY</FONT></B></P>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below, constitutes and appoints D.M. Williams and P.N. Hussey and each of them, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to do any all acts and things and execute, in the name of the undersigned, any and all instruments which said attorneys-in-fact and agents may deem necessary or advisable in order to
enable Bunzl plc to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;1933 Act&#148;), and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) in respect thereof, in connection with the filing with the
Commission of this Registration Statement under the 1933 Act, including specifically but without limitation, power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to such Registration Statement, and any amendments to such Registration Statement
(including post-effective amendments), and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, to sign any and all applications, registration statements, notices or other documents necessary
or advisable to comply with applicable state securities laws, and to file the same, together with other documents in connection therewith with the appropriate state securities authorities, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and to perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>
<P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.</FONT></P>
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<B><U><FONT size=1 face="serif">Signature</FONT></U></B>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
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<B><U><FONT size=1 face="serif">Title</FONT></U></B>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
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<B><U><FONT size=1 face="serif">Date</FONT></U></B>
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	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
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	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ A.J. Habgood</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Executive Director</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=center>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">May 27, 2005</FONT>
	</TD>
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	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">A.J. Habgood</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
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	</TD>
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	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ A.P. Dyer</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Deputy Chairman and Non-executive Director</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=center>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">May 27, 2005</FONT>
	</TD>
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	</TD>
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	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">A.P. Dyer</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ D.M. Williams</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Finance Director and Executive Director</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=center>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">May 27, 2005</FONT>
	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">D.M. Williams</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

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	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Managing Director, Outsourcing Services</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ C.P. Sander</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Europe and Australia and Executive Director</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=center>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">May 27, 2005</FONT>
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	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">C.P. Sander</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
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	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">President, Chief Executive Officer of</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
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	</TD>
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	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Outsourcing Services North America and</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
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	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ P.L. Larmon</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Executive Director</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=center>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">May 27, 2005</FONT>
	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">P.L. Larmon</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

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    <TD align=left> <font size=2 face="serif">Managing Director, Filtrona</font> </TD>
    <TD align=center>&nbsp;</TD>
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	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ M.J. Harper</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">and Executive Director</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=center>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">May 27, 2005</FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">M.J. Harper</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
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	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ P. Heiden</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Non-executive Director</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=center>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">May 27, 2005</FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">P. Heiden</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>

	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
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	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ J.F. Harris</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=left>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Non-executive Director</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD width=5%>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD width=30% align=center>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">May 27, 2005</FONT>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">AUTHORIZED US REPRESENTATIVE</FONT></B></TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Bunzl USA Holdings Corporation</FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">By: D.M. Williams, as the duly authorized</FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">representative of Bunzl plc in the United</FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Date: May 27, 2005 </FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">4.01</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Memorandum and Articles of Association of Bunzl plc (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company&#146;s Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004; see File No. 001-14868, filed on May 27,
2005).*</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">4.02</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Form of Deposit Agreement among the Company, The Bank of New York and the holders from time to time of the American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Company&#146;s Form
F-6 Registration Statement; see File No. 333-9536, filed on October 20, 1998).*</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">4.03</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Form of American Depositary Receipt attached as Exhibit A to the Form of Deposit Agreement among the Company, The Bank of New York and the holders from time to time of the American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Company&#146;s Form F-6 Registration Statement; see File No. 333-9536, filed on October 20, 1998).*</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">5</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Opinion of Slaughter and May.</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">23.01</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Consent of KPMG Audit plc, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">23.02</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Consent of Slaughter and May (included in Exhibit 5).</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Powers of attorney (included on the signature pages hereof).</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">99.01</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Bunzl plc Long Term Incentive Plan.</FONT>	</TD>
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As filed with the Securities
          and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2005
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BUNZL PLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
England
Not applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
110 Park Street
London W1K 6NX
England
(Address including zip code of Principal
    Executive Offices)
BUNZL PLC LONG TERM
      INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Paul N. Hussey
Company Secretary and Group Legal Adviser
Bunzl plc
110 Park Street
London W1K 6NX
England
011-44-20-7495-4950
(Name, address and telephone
    number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Keith L. Kearney, Esq.
Davis Polk & Wardwell
99 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7NG England
011-44-20-7418-1300
Barbara Nims, Esq.
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
212-450-4000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered(2)(3)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per
Share(2)(4)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(2)(4)
Amount of
Registration Fee(4)
Ordinary
    shares of 25 pence each
("Shares") (1)
14,564,821
(2)
$124,935,550.75
$14,704.92
(1)
The ordinary shares being registered
        hereby may be represented by Bunzl plc's American Depositary Shares,
    evidenced by American Depositary Receipts.
(2)
As of the date hereof, options
        to purchase 3,349,746 Shares were outstanding under Part A of the Bunzl
        plc Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") at an aggregate offering
        price of $27,035,550.75, computed using the Pound Sterling/US Dollar
        Noon Buying Rate ("Noon Buying Rate") of $1.83 on May 24, 2005.
        The registration fee for the foregoing Shares is based upon the exercise
        price of 4.605 Pounds Sterling (US dollar equivalent of $8.43) relating
        to 125,000 Shares; the exercise price of 4.2875 Pounds Sterling (US dollar
        equivalent of $7.85) relating to 2,704,746 Shares; and the exercise price
        of 5.0025 Pounds Sterling (US dollar equivalent of $9.16) relating to
        520,000 shares. The registration fee for Part B of the Plan, for awards
        relating to 1,215,075 Shares, have a zero exercise price. In addition,
        Bunzl plc is registering 10,000,000 Shares to cover any future awards
        under the Plan. Pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities
        Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
        Act"), and solely for the purpose of computing the registration
        fee for such future awards, the proposed maximum offering price per share
        is calculated based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
        Shares on the London Stock Exchange on May 24, 2005 which is 5.35 Pounds
        Sterling and which translates into a US Dollar equivalent of $9.79. The
        aggregate offering price for the Shares relating to such future awards
        is $97,900,000. The US dollar amounts of the proposed maximum offering
        price per share and proposed maximum aggregate offering price were computed
    using the Noon Buying Rate on May 24, 2005.
(3)
Plus an indeterminate number of additional
        Shares which may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from
    stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(4)
Rounded up to the nearest penny.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The following documents listed under this Part I and the documents incorporated by reference under Item 3 of Part II to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 ("Registration
Statement"), taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the 1933 Act, and are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION
This information required to be provided to participants pursuant to this Item is set forth in the Prospectus for the Plan, consisting of the Explanatory Notes for US Participants (one set for
Part A and one set for Part B).
ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION
The written statement required to be provided to participants pursuant to this Item is set forth in the Prospectus referenced in Item 1 above.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Bunzl plc (the "Company" or the "Registrant") hereby files this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") to register
14,564,821 Shares for issuance pursuant to the Plan and such indeterminate number of additional Shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Commission by the Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), are incorporated herein by reference.
(1) The Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004.
(2) All reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act since December 31, 2004.
(3) The description of
the Company's securities, as contained in the Company's Form F-6 filed
on October 20,
1998.
All other documents filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold.
Any statement contained herein or made in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
None
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association provide in relevant part:
Article 88. ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
An Alternate Director may be repaid by the Company such expenses as might properly have been repaid to him if he had been a Director but shall not in respect of his services as an Alternate
Director be entitled to receive any remuneration from the Company. An Alternate Director shall be entitled to be indemnified by the Company to the same extent as if he were a Director.
Article 109. DIRECTORS' EXPENSES
109. The Directors may be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of the Board or committees of the Board or
general meetings or separate meetings of the holders of any class of shares or of debentures of the Company or otherwise in connection with the discharge of their duties. The Company may also fund a Director's expenditure on defending
proceedings as provided by the Companies Acts.
Article 162. INDEMNITY
162. Subject to the provisions of the Companies Acts, the Company may indemnify any Director of the Company or any associated company against any liability and may purchase and maintain for any
Director of the Company, or any associated company, insurance against any liability.
The relevant provisions of the Companies Act 1985 are Sections 309A, 309B and 309C, which provide:
"§ 309A: Provisions protecting directors from liability.
(1) This section applies in relation to any liability attaching to a director of a company in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust by him in relation to
the company.
(2) Any provision which purports to exempt (to any extent) a director of a company from any liability within subsection (1) is void.
(3) Any provision by which a company directly or indirectly provides (to any extent) an indemnity for a director of –
(a) the company, or
(b) an associated company,
against any liability within subsection (1) is void
This is subject to subsections (4) and (5).
(4) Subsection (3) does
not apply to a qualifying third party indemnity provision (see section 309B(1)).
(5)
  Subsection (3) does not prevent a company from purchasing and maintaining for
  a director of –
(a) the
      company, or
(b) an associated company,
insurance
    against any liability within subsection (1).
(6) In this section –
"associated company", in relation to a company ("C"), means a company which is C's subsidiary, or C's holding company or a subsidiary of C's holding company;
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"provision" means a provision of any nature, whether or not it is contained in a company's articles or in any contract with a company."
"§ 309B: Qualifying third party indemnity provisions.
(1) For the purposes of section 309A(4) a provision is a qualifying third party indemnity provision if it is a provision such as is mentioned in section 309A(3) in relation to which conditions
A to C below are satisfied.
(2) Condition A is that the provision does not provide any indemnity against any liability incurred by the director –
(a) to the company, or
(b) to any associated company.
(3) Condition B is that the provision does not provide any indemnity against any liability incurred by the director to pay –
(a) a fine imposed in criminal proceedings, or
(b) a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising).
(4) Condition C is that the provision does not provide any indemnity against any liability incurred by the director –
(a) in defending any criminal proceedings in which he is convicted, or
(b) in defending any civil proceedings brought by the company, or an associated company, in which judgment is given against him, or
(c) in connection with any application under any of the following provisions in which the court refuses to grant him relief, namely –
(i) section 144(3) or (4) (acquisition of shares by innocent nominee), or
(ii) section 727 (general power to grant relief in case of honest and reasonable conduct).
(5) In paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (4) the reference to any such conviction, judgment or refusal of relief is a reference to one that has become final.
(6) For the purposes of subsection (5) a conviction, judgment or refusal of relief becomes final –
(a) if not appealed against, at the end of the period
      for bringing an appeal, or
(b) if appealed against, at the time when the
        appeal (or any further appeal) is disposed of.
(7) An appeal is disposed
        of –
(a) if it is determined and the period for bringing
      any further appeal has ended, or
(b) if it is abandoned or otherwise ceases
        to have effect.
(8) In this section "associated company" and "provision" have the same meaning as in section 309A."
"§ 309C: Disclosure of qualifying third party indemnity provisions.
(1) Subsections (2) and (3) impose disclosure requirements in relation to a directors' report under section 234 in respect of a financial year.
(2) If –
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(a) at the time when the report is approved under section 234A, any qualifying third party indemnity provision (whether made by the company or otherwise) is in force for the benefit of one or
    more directors of the company, or
(b) at any time during the financial year, any such provision was in force for the benefit of one or more persons who were then directors of the company,
the report must state that any such provision is or (as the case may be) was so in force.
(3) If the company has made a qualifying third party indemnity provision and –
(a) at the time when the report is approved under section 234A, any qualifying third party indemnity provision made by the company is in force for the benefit of one or more directors of an
    associated company, or
(b) at any time during the financial year, any such provision was in force for the benefit of one or more persons who were then directors of an associated company,
the report must state that any such provision is or (as the case may be) was so in force.
(4) Subsection (5) applies where a company has made a qualifying third party indemnity provision for the benefit of a director of the company or of an associated company.
(5) Section 318 shall apply to –
(a) the company, and
(b) if the director is a director of an associated company, the associated company,
as if a copy of the provision, or (if it is not in writing) a memorandum setting out its terms, were included in the list of documents in section 318(1).
(6) In this section –
"associated company" and "provision" have the same meaning as in section 309A; and
"qualifying third party indemnity provision" has the meaning given by section 309B(1)."
The Registrant maintains for the benefit of its directors and officers insurance against any liability incurred by them in carrying out their duties as directors and/or officers of the
Registrant.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
4.01
Memorandum and Articles of Association of Bunzl plc (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company's Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004; see File No. 001-14868, filed on May 27,
2005).*
4.02
Form of Deposit Agreement among the Company, The Bank of New York and the holders from time to time of the American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Company's Form
F-6 Registration Statement; see File No. 333-9536, filed on October 20, 1998).*
4.03
Form of American Depositary Receipt attached as Exhibit A to the Form of Deposit Agreement among the Company, The Bank of New York and the holders from time to time of the American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Company's Form F-6 Registration Statement; see File No. 333-9536, filed on October 20, 1998).*
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5
Opinion of Slaughter and May.
23.01
Consent of KPMG Audit plc, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.02
Consent of Slaughter and May (included in Exhibit 5).
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Powers of attorney (included on the signature pages hereof).
99.01
Bunzl plc Long Term Incentive Plan.
* Incorporated by reference.
ITEM 9. REQUIRED UNDERTAKINGS
(a) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Company has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this Registration
  Statement by reference to the December 31, 2004 Annual Report on Form 20-F
  of Bunzl plc, as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for each of the years in
  the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, have been so incorporated in
  reliance on the report of KPMG Audit plc, independent registered public accounting
  firm, incorporated by reference herein. The report of KPMG Audit plc refers
  to Bunzl's adoption of UITF 38 'Accounting for ESOP trusts' in the year ended
December 31, 2004 and the subsequent restatement of December 31, 2003.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant, pursuant
to the requirements of the 1933 Act certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused  this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of London, England, on this 27 day of
May, 2005.
BUNZL PLC
By:
/s/ A.J. Habgood
Name:
A.J. Habgood
Title:
Chief
      Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below, constitutes and appoints D.M. Williams and P.N. Hussey and each of them, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to do any all acts and things and execute, in the name of the undersigned, any and all instruments which said attorneys-in-fact and agents may deem necessary or advisable in order to
enable Bunzl plc to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in respect thereof, in connection with the filing with the
Commission of this Registration Statement under the 1933 Act, including specifically but without limitation, power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to such Registration Statement, and any amendments to such Registration Statement
(including post-effective amendments), and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, to sign any and all applications, registration statements, notices or other documents necessary
or advisable to comply with applicable state securities laws, and to file the same, together with other documents in connection therewith with the appropriate state securities authorities, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and to perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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Signature
Title
Date
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
/s/ A.J. Habgood
Executive Director
May 27, 2005
A.J. Habgood
/s/ A.P. Dyer
Deputy Chairman and Non-executive Director
May 27, 2005
A.P. Dyer
/s/ D.M. Williams
Finance Director and Executive Director
May 27, 2005
D.M. Williams
Managing Director, Outsourcing Services
/s/ C.P. Sander
Europe and Australia and Executive Director
May 27, 2005
C.P. Sander
President, Chief Executive Officer of
Outsourcing Services North America and
/s/ P.L. Larmon
Executive Director
May 27, 2005
P.L. Larmon
Managing Director, Filtrona
/s/ M.J. Harper
and Executive Director
May 27, 2005
M.J. Harper
/s/ P. Heiden
Non-executive Director
May 27, 2005
P. Heiden
/s/ J.F. Harris
Non-executive Director
May 27, 2005
J.F. Harris
/s/ C.A. Banks
Non-executive Director
May 27, 2005
C.A. Banks
/s/ M.J. Roney
Non-executive Director
May 27, 2005
M.J. Roney
/s/ U. Wolters
Non-executive Director
May 27, 2005
U. Wolters
AUTHORIZED US REPRESENTATIVE
/s/ D.M. Williams
Bunzl USA Holdings Corporation
By: D.M. Williams, as the duly authorized
representative of Bunzl plc in the United
States
Date: May 27, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4.01
Memorandum and Articles of Association of Bunzl plc (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company's Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004; see File No. 001-14868, filed on May 27,
2005).*
4.02
Form of Deposit Agreement among the Company, The Bank of New York and the holders from time to time of the American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Company's Form
F-6 Registration Statement; see File No. 333-9536, filed on October 20, 1998).*
4.03
Form of American Depositary Receipt attached as Exhibit A to the Form of Deposit Agreement among the Company, The Bank of New York and the holders from time to time of the American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Company's Form F-6 Registration Statement; see File No. 333-9536, filed on October 20, 1998).*
5
Opinion of Slaughter and May.
23.01
Consent of KPMG Audit plc, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.02
Consent of Slaughter and May (included in Exhibit 5).
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Powers of attorney (included on the signature pages hereof).
99.01
Bunzl plc Long Term Incentive Plan.
* Incorporated by reference.