Travis Perkins PLC : Issue of Debt

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

8 September 2014

Travis Perkins plc

£250 million corporate bond issuance

Travis Perkins announces that today it has priced a £250m 4.375% unsecured bond due 15 September 2021. The issue is expected to close next week and to be rated BB+ (stable) by Standard and Poor's.  The proceeds of the issue will be used for general corporate purposes.

Enquiries:

Debt investors
David Saunderson	Group Financial Controller	[e-mail]
		[phone]
Equity investors
Matt Johnson	Investor Relations Director		[e-mail]
			[phone]
Media David Allchurch / Katharine Wynne	Tulchan Communications		[phone]

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any bonds.

This announcement is not a prospectus for the purposes of EU Directive 2003/71/EC. Investors should not subscribe for any bonds except on the basis of the information contained in the final Prospectus relating to the bonds. The final Prospectus is expected to be approved by the UK Listing Authority on or around 10 September 2014 and will be available to view via the Group's corporate website at www.travisperkinsplc.co.uk and via the Regulatory News Service operated by the London Stock Exchange.

This announcement is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom, (ii) persons in the United Kingdom who have professional experience in matters related to investments and who are investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) of the United Kingdom (the "Financial Promotion Order"); (iii) persons who fall within Articles 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.") of the Financial Promotion Order; and (iv) any other persons to whom this announcement may otherwise lawfully be directed (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This announcement must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the United Kingdom. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. This announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO BUY OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE BONDS HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO US PERSONS. THE BONDS WILL BE OFFERED AND SOLD OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S OF THE SECURITIES ACT, AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN US TAX LAW REQUIREMENTS.

Stabilisation in respect of the bonds may be conducted in accordance with FCA and ICMA Rules.

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Source: Travis Perkins PLC via Globenewswire

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