UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 6-K


                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                            For November 29, 2004



                                   BUNZL PLC
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    ENGLAND
                (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)

                        110 Park Street, London W1K 6NX
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual 
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                         Form 20-F..X..   Form 40-F.....

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information 
contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the 
Commission pursuant to rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934.)

                               Yes .....   No ..X..

(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant 
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): )


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1.  Press release dated November 29, 2004 -  Transaction in own shares




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Monday 29th November 2004



                                   BUNZL PLC
                           TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Bunzl plc ("Bunzl") announces that it has today purchased through Citigroup
400,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 451.9p per share. The purchased
shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Bunzl holds 8,910,000 ordinary shares as treasury
shares.  The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as
treasury shares) is 440,975,757



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                              BUNZL PLC


Date: November 29, 2004                    By:__/s/ Anthony Habgood__

                                              Title:   Chairman