Holding(s) in Company

Travis Perkins PLC
03 April 2008




TR-1: 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 (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (Yes)

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:

Baillie Gifford & Co
 

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




 

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

01-Apr-08 


6. Date on which issuer notified:

02-Apr-08

 
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  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

Ordinary Share         7033703                5.75
GB0007739609 
 


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                                         Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

Ordinary Share         Below 5%                     Below 5%                  Below 5%
GB0007739609
 




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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

N/A
 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights         % of voting rights 

Below 5%                        Below 5%
       


 

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

In the narrative below, the figures in ( ) indicate the amount of voting rights 
and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.

Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent 
undertaking of an investment management group.

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited 
(47486; 0.0%) is also a discretionary investment manager.

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited 
(1449160; 1.2%) is a life assurance company which procures discretionary 
investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own 
account shareholdings.

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited 
(356189; 0.3%) is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust 
Manager which has delegated its discretionary investment management role 
to Baillie Gifford & Co.
 



Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A
 

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


 

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


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

Scott Russell
Chris Hill 

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 275 2106
0131 275 2147

                                     



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