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 December 9, 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): )


                                 NOT APPLICABLE



                                     INDEX

Description

1.  Press release dated December 9, 2004 - Transaction in Own Shares



Thursday 9th December 2004

                                    BUNZL PLC

                            TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES


Bunzl plc ("Bunzl") announces that it has today purchased through Citigroup
250,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 442.75p per share. The purchased
shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Bunzl holds 12,285,000 ordinary shares as treasury
shares.  The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as
treasury shares) is 437,659,026.



                                   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:  December 9, 2004                       By:__/s/ Anthony Habgood__

                                              Title:   Chairman