Director Shareholding

Boot(Henry) PLC
3 May 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company


     Henry Boot PLC


2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest


     Jonathan Hamer 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

     In respect of the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above.

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



                                          Beneficial       Non-Beneficial


     Jonathan Hamer Boot                     359,584



     Mrs Susan Kay Boot                      290,000



     Mrs Joan Margaret Boot

     & Edward James Boot

     A/c E H Boot, Deceased Settlement        78,550



     Rensburg Client Nominees Limited

     A/c CLT                                 122,500



     Mrs Joan Margaret Boot

     (EJB + JHB as Power of Attorney)                               28,000



     Mrs Joan Margaret Boot +

     Edward James Boot +

     Jonathan Hamer Boot

     A/c EJB A/c 1                                                 145,175



     TOTAL                                   850,634               173,175



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


     2,980  (Beneficial)


6)   Percentage of issued class


     0.01%


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     28,000 (Non-beneficial)

8)   Percentage of issued class



     0.11%


9)   Class of security

     Ordinary Shares of 10p each

10)  Date of transaction

     Acquisition: 03 May 2002

     Disposal:    19 February 2002


11)  Date company informed

     03 May 2002


12)  Total holding following this notification

     Beneficial         853,614

     Non-Beneficial     145,175

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     Beneficial         3.31%

     Non-Beneficial     0.56%


14)  Any additional information


     N/A


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Mr A P Cooper

     Tel: [phone]

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification



     Mr G W Hawksley

     Deputy Company Secretary

     Date of notification: 03 May 2002





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