Holding in Company - Amended

Boot(Henry) PLC
04 September 2002



This Announcement replaces the Director Shareholding Announcement released on 3
September 2002 at 12:05 under RNS number 6850A which was incorrectly released as
a Schedule 11 Announcement and should have been a Schedule 10 Announcement. All
other details remain unchanged and the full amended text appears below.



                                  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

     Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each

                                                  Beneficial     Non-Beneficial

     Jonathan Hamer Boot                              362,564

     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 +

     Edward James Boot +

     Jonathan Hamer Boot

     A/c EJB A/c 1                                                  145,175


     TOTAL                                            853,614       145,175

    Cumulative Preference Shares

    - Jonathan Hamer Boot                               7,827
    - Mrs Joan Margaret Boot                                          8,301

     (Mr E J Boot & Mr J H Boot as Power of Attorney)
                                                       7,827          8,301

    (All above as previously notified)

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


     14,000 - Ordinary Shares
     4,151 - Cumulative Preference Shares


6)   Percentage of issued class


     0.05% - Ordinary Shares

     1.04% - Cumulative Preference Shares

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A


8)   Percentage of issued class



     N/A

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary Shares of 10p each

10)  Date of transaction

     15 August 2002


11)  Date company informed

     02 September 2002


12)  Total holding following this notification

     Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each



                                                  Beneficial     Non-Beneficial

     Jonathan Hamer Boot                              376,564

     Mrs Susan Kay Boot                               290,000

     Edward James Boot

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

     Rensburg Client Nominees Limited

     A/c CLT                                          122,500

     Edward James Boot +

     Jonathan Hamer Boot

     A/c EJB A/c 1                                                 145,175


     TOTAL                                            867,614      145,175


    Cumulative Preference Shares

    - Jonathan Hamer Boot                              11,978

                                                       11,978



13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.35% - Ordinary Shares (Beneficial)

     0.56% - Ordinary Shares (Non-Beneficial)



     2.99% - Cumulative Preference Shares (Beneficial)


14)  Any additional information



     Shares acquired as a beneficiary under an Estate



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 September 2002




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