Director/PDMR Shareholding

Boot(Henry) PLC
05 July 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Henry Boot PLC

2. Name of director

Mr. David Henry Boot

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

As 2 above and Mrs. Gillian Mary Boot

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

Prior to the current transactions:

Ordinary                   Total             Beneficial         Non-Beneficial
Shareholdings

David Henry Boot         103,675                103,675

Mrs Gillian Mary Boot    344,240                344,240

David Henry Boot, John
Richard Lane,
Matthew Charles Boot &
Thomas Adam Boot                                                
(Trustees of Gillian
Mary Boot 1993
Settlement)              109,060                                       109,060

Mrs Gillian Mary Boot,
John Richard Lane,
Matthew Charles Boot &
Thomas Adam Boot                
(Trustees of David Henry
Boot 1993 Settlement)    110,075                                       110,075

David Henry Boot, Mrs
Gillian Mary Boot,
Matthew Charles Boot
& John Richard Lane
(Trustees of Mr & Mrs D
H Boot's 2004 Family
Settlement)               25,000                                        25,000
                         --------               -------                -------
                         692,050                447,915                244,135
                         -------                -------                -------        

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

Mrs. Gillian Mary Boot

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Sale of shares

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Mr. David Henry Boot - 2,300
Mrs. Gillian Mary Boot - 2,300


TOTAL 4,600

10. Percentage of issued class

0.017%

11. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 10p each

12. Price per share

Mr. David Henry Boot   - 573.50

Mrs. Gillian Mary Boot - 573.90

13. Date of transaction

5th July 2005

14. Date company informed

5th July 2005

15. Total holding following this notification

Ordinary                   Total             Beneficial         Non-Beneficial
Shareholdings

David Henry Boot         101,375                101,375

Mrs Gillian Mary Boot    341,940                341,940

David Henry Boot, John
Richard Lane,
Matthew Charles Boot &
Thomas Adam Boot                                                
(Trustees of Gillian
Mary Boot 1993
Settlement)              109,060                                       109,060

Mrs Gillian Mary Boot,
John Richard Lane,
Matthew Charles Boot &
Thomas Adam Boot                
(Trustees of David Henry
Boot 1993 Settlement)    110,075                                       110,075

David Henry Boot, Mrs
Gillian Mary Boot,
Matthew Charles Boot
& John Richard Lane
(Trustees of Mr & Mrs D
H Boot's 2004 Family
Settlement)               25,000                                        25,000
                         --------               -------                -------
                         687,450                443,315                244,135
                         -------                -------                -------        

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Beneficial     - 1.70%
Non-Beneficial - 0.93%

TOTAL 2.63%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant

...............................................................

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

...............................................................

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

...............................................................

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

...............................................................

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

...............................................................

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

...............................................................

23. Any additional information

N/A

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

A.P. Cooper Tel.: [phone]

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

A.P. Cooper Tel.: [phone]

Date of Notification

5th July 2005

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