Holding(s) in Company

Boot(Henry) PLC
08 November 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:


Henry Boot PLC

2. Reason for the notification (place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (  )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (  )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (  )

Other (please specify): (Transferred to External Fund Manager)


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme - See
Section 9 for

further information.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

1st November 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7th November 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible              Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights

                                  9,172,355                          9,172,355

GB0001110096

ORD 10p



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights           % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE



                             Direct                   Direct       Indirect             Direct      Indirect

GB0001110096                 2,198,220                2,198,220    5,480,000            1.688%      4.208%
ORD 10p






B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of         Expiration Date      Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial                            Period/ Date              that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                     instrument is exercised/
                                                               converted.


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


7,678,220                      5.896%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:



BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund
Trustees Limited,

which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Pensions Management Limited.  Hermes
Pensions

Management Limited is the parent undertaking of:



 1. Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer:
    1.688%)
 2. Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer:
    4.208%)



Please see Section 13 for further information.



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:



See Comment in Section 13



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



1,494,135



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



1st November 2007


13. Additional information:

Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing
proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying
clients, which includes all the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme.

Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited hold the voting rights as General Partner
under a standing proxy contained in limited partnership agreements with various
limited partnerships.

All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the
purposes of DTR 5.2.1(a) and disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.5.

This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is the
ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).


14. Contact name:

J.T. Sutcliffe, Group Finance Director & Company Secretary


15. Contact telephone number:

0114 255 5444


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