Holding(s) in Company

Boot(Henry) PLC
31 January 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 (please 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:



Fidelity International Limited (FIL)



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



See attached schedule



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



28 January 2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:



30 January 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


ISIN                              5,245,135                          5,245,135

GB0001110096





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
ISIN
                                                                    6,995,973               5.37%
GB0001110096





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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






Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


6,995,973                      5.37%



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


FIL


Issuer Name:                               BOOT (HENRY) PLC


Current Ownership                              5.37%
percentage:

Total shares held:                         6,995,973


Issued voting rights                     130,244,385
capital:

                               SHARES HELD                      NOMINEE                 MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Fidelity International         1,816,335                   BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX           FIL
Limited (FIL) is the parent
holding company for various
direct and indirect
subsidiaries, including

Fidelity Fund Management      1,637,755                    JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH               FIL
Limited (FFML), Fidelity
Investment Services Limited
(FISL), Fidelity Gestion
(FIGEST), Fidelity

Investments Advisory         1,891,500                    JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH               FISL
(Korea) Limited (FIAKL),
Fidelity Investment
Management (Hong Kong)
Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity

Pension Management (FPM),    1,326.000                    NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                FPM
Fidelity  Investments Japan
(FIJ) and Fidelity
Investments International
(FII), Investment managers
for various non-US             324,383                   STATE STR BK AND TR CO LDND (S)      FPM
investment companies and
institutional clients.





Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:



Fidelity International Limited (FIL)





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



1,750,838 shares



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



28 January 2008



13. Additional information:



14. Contact name:



Gordon Hawksley



15. Contact telephone number:



0114 255 5444


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