Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
26 July 2001






FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     26 July 2001




                              TRAVIS PERKINS PLC

                            Directors Shareholding




On 26 July 2001, Travis Perkins plc ('the Company') was informed that the
Travis Perkins plc ESOP Trust ('the Trust') acquired by subscription on the
same day, at a price of £7.37p per share, a total of 6,000 ordinary shares of
10p each in capital of the Company, all of which have been transferred to
satisfy options exercised under the Company's 1995 Executive Share Option
Scheme ('the Scheme'). As potential beneficiaries under the Scheme, each
executive director of the Company is treated as being interested in such
shares.