Holding(s) in Company

Boot(Henry) PLC
15 January 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     HENRY BOOT PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FMR CORPORATION

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 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.

     205,000

6)   ( 0.80% ) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT INDICATED

11)  Date company informed

     15/1/02

12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,555,000
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     6.06%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MR G.W. HAWKSLEY
     0114 255 5444

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

     Date of Notification  15/01/2002