Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
2 May 2001



TO: CITY EDITORS      2nd May, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                              TRAVIS PERKINS PLC

                           Director's Shareholding

Michael Dearden, a non-executive director of Travis Perkins plc (the
'Company'), has today purchased 1,000 ordinary shares of 10p each in the
Company at a price of £7.28 each. His resultant beneficial holding is 1,000
ordinary shares representing 0.001% of the issued share capital of the
Company.