Holding(s) in Company

Boot(Henry) PLC
13 May 2004


                                  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

AS 2. ABOVE

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

                                           Total   Beneficial   Non-Beneficial

Jonathan Hamer Boot (Prior to current
transaction)                             356,564      356,564
Barclayshare Nominees Limited              5,500        5,500
Mrs. Susan Kay Boot                      280,000      280,000
Rensburg Client Nominees Limited A/c CLT  89,167       77,917           11,250
Edward James Boot & Jonathan Hamer Boot
A/c EJB1                                  48,392                        48,392
Edward James Boot & Jonathan Hamer Boot  130,916       52,366           78,550
Edward James Boot & Jonathan Hamer Boot
A/c HJEBDS                                48,392                        48,392
                                 TOTAL   958,931      772,347          186,584

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

2,035

6. Percentage of issued class

0.0078%

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

13th MAY 2004

11. Date company informed

13th MAY 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

TOTAL BENEFICIAL 774,382
TOTAL NON-BENEFICIAL 186,584

TOTAL 960,966

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

TOTAL BENEFICIAL 2.97%
TOTAL NON-BENEFICIAL 0.71%

TOTAL 3.68%

14. Any additional information

AWARD OF LOYALTY SHARES UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LONG-TERM SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MR. G.W. HAWKSLEY, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY - 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

13th MAY 2004

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