Directors Interests

Travis Perkins PLC
31 May 2001



TO: CITY EDITORS      31st May, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                             DIRECTORS INTERESTS


On 31 May 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 £7.65p per share, a total of 14,000 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.