Holding(s) in Company

Travis Perkins PLC
25 July 2007





TR-1(i):        NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

TRAVIS PERKINS PLC


2. Reason for the notification   (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)                        

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )


Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )




3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Goldman Sachs & Co.,
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International,
Goldman Sachs Asset Management , L.P.



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

20 JULY 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 JULY 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%



8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares                   Situation previous to the Triggering
                                       transaction 
if possible using
the ISIN CODE                          Number of      Number of 
                                       shares         voting Rights (vii)

GB0007739609
                                                      Below 3%



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  (xii)

Class/type of shares       Number of    Number of voting               % of voting
                           shares       rights (xi)                    rights

if possible using
the ISIN CODE              Direct       Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)     Direct  Indirect

GB0007739609                                         6,122,711         5.00%





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  (xii)

Type of     Expiration   Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   Date (xiii)  Conversion     be acquired if the instrument      voting
instrument               Period/ Date   is exercised/ converted.           rights
                         (xiv)







Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights        % of voting rights

6,122,711                      5.00%





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

The interest in 273,289 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs &
Co,, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its
customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs
Securities (Nominees), Limited.

The interest in 1,327,994 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs
Asset Management International, a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as
discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be,
registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ('GSSN').

The interest in 4,521,428 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs
Asset Management, LP a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary
manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the
name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ('GSSN').





Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A



13. Additional information:

General email contact:

[e-mail]



14. Contact name:

Joanne Wall / Sean Rogers



15. Contact telephone number:

44(20)7051-1704 / 44(20)7552-9205





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