Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
22 January 2003


22nd January, 2003

TO: CITY EDITORS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                                 Travis Perkins

                             Director Shareholding


On 21 January 2003 Travis Perkins plc (the 'Company') was informed that Travis
Perkins QUEST Trustee Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as
trustee of the Travis Perkins Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust (the
'QUEST') had:


on the same day acquired by subscription at a price of 1005 pence per share a
total of 3,499 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company. The shares were
immediately transferred by the QUEST to employees in satisfaction of the
exercise of options under the Company savings-related share option scheme.


The executive directors of the Company, being potential beneficiaries of the
QUEST were deemed to have an interest in the shares whilst held by the QUEST and
ceased to have an interest when the shares were transferred to participants.

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