Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
12 November 2002


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          12 November 2002


                               TRAVIS PERKINS PLC

                             Director Shareholding


Mr F.J. McKay, a director of Travis Perkins plc (the 'Company'), has exercised
the following options over ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the
Company, at a price of 594p under the terms of the Company's 1995 Executive
Share Option Scheme (the 'Scheme'). He subsequently sold all shares acquired at
the prices detailed below:

Date of Exercise and Sale         Number of Options            Sale Price

11 November 2002                  5,050                        1135p

12 November 2002                  94,950                       1135p


As a result of these transactions, Mr McKay has a beneficial interest in 7,444
shares in the Company, representing less than 0.01 per cent of the issued share
capital.

The Company was also informed that the shares to satisfy the exercise of options
by Mr McKay were acquired by subscription by the Travis Perkins plc ESOP Trust
(the 'Trust'). As potential beneficiaries under the Scheme, each executive
director of the Company is treated as having been interested in such shares.



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