Director Shareholding

Boot(Henry) PLC
22 July 2004

DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING

Mr. E.J. Boot has today notified the Company that he has acquired 150 Cumulative
Preference Shares of £1 each in the capital of the Company at a price of 70
pence per share and he now holds a total of 14,753 Cumulative Preference Shares
of £1 each which constitutes 3.68% of this class.

A.P. Cooper
Company Secretary




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