Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
19 October 2004

                               TRAVIS PERKINS PLC


                             Director Shareholding





In common with all eligible employees, each of the executive directors of Travis
Perkins plc ('the Company') were invited on 23 September 2004 to participate in
the Company's share-save scheme and were given an option to buy shares in the
Company in 3 or 5 years time at an option price of 1156p.


Paul Hampden Smith, a director of the Company, elected to apply to join the
scheme and was today, 19 October 2004, granted an option over 819 shares, which
will normally be exercisable between 1 December 2007 and 31 May 2008.



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