Holding(s) in Company

Boot(Henry) PLC
16 April 2008

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: (x)



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): (  )



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



FIL Limited (FIL)



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



Brown Bros Harriman Ltd LUX - 1,756,258

JP Morgan, Bournmouth - 1,548,855

JP Morgan, Bournmouth - 1,882,300

Northern Trust, London - 1,299,800



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



11th April 2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:



15th April 2008



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

                                  6,530,313                          6,530,313

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                                                       6,487,213                        4.98%
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


6,487,213                      4.98%





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


                              SHARES HELD                NOMINEE                              MANAGEMENT

                                                                                              COMPANY
FIL Limited (FIL) is the      1,756,258                  Brown Bros Harriman Ltd LUX          FIL
parent holding company for
various direct and indirect   1,548,855                  JP Morgan, Bournmouth                FIL
subsidiaries, including
Fidelity Fund Management      1,882,300                  JP Morgan, Bournmouth                FISL
Limited (FFML), Fidelity                                 Northern Trust, London
Investment Services Limited   1,299,800                                                       FPM
(FISL), Fidelity Gestian
(FIGEST), Fidelity
Investments Advisory (Korea)
Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity
Investment Management (Hong
Kong) Limited (FIMHK),
Fidelity Pension Management
(FPM), Fidelity Investments
Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity
Investments International
(FII), investment managers
for various non-US investment
companies and institutional
clients



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:



FIL Limited (FIL)



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


43,100



12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:



11th April 2008



13. Additional information:



None



14. Contact name:


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



15. Contact telephone number:



0114 255 5444


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