Director Shareholding

Boot(Henry) PLC
13 February 2004

Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

Henry Boot Plc

The company has today been notified that as a result of various changes in the
beneficial and non-beneficial holdings, the total of Mr EJ Boot's beneficial
holdings has reduced by 70,207 from 1,395,820 to 1,325,613 and his
non-beneficial holdings has increased by 10,690 from 186,050 to 196,740.  His
beneficial holdings now constitute 5.08% and his non-beneficial holdings now
constitute 0.75% of the total percentage holding of the issued class.  The net
of these transfers are now held for the benefit of family who have attained the
age of 18.

The current holdings are now as follows:

Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each

                                                                             Beneficial        Non-Beneficial

Edward James Boot                                                               786,196

Mrs. Susan Philippa Boot                                                        257,000

Edward James Boot & Jonathan Hamer Boot A/c EJB 1                                48,392

Edward James Boot A/c WJB                                                         7,070

Edward James Boot A/c GCB                                                                               8,920

Edward James Boot A/c HJEB                                                                              8,920

Edward James Boot & Mrs Susan Philippa Boot                                      76,190
A/c EJB 1995 Settlement

Mrs. Susan Philippa Boot & Edward James Boot                                     76,910
A/c SPB 1995 Settlement

Rensburg Client Nominees Limited A/c CLT                                                               74,167

Edward James Boot & Jonathan Hamer Boot                                          48,392
A/c HJEBDS

Edward James Boot & Jonathan Hamer Boot                                          26,183               104,733

                                                                              1,325,613               196,740
Cumulative Preference Shares
Edward James Boot                                                                14,603

                                                                                 14,603




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