Holding in Company

Boot(Henry) PLC
24 January 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company



     Henry Boot PLC



2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     FMR Corp.

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


     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 861278


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


     250,000


6)   Percentage of issued class

     0.985%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


     N/A


8)   Percentage of issued class

     N/A

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary shares of 10 pence each

10)  Date of transaction

     Not indicated

11)  Date company informed

     23 January 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,350,000


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.32%

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 .24 January .2001.....