Director Shareholding

Boot(Henry) PLC
17 June 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Henry Boot PLC

2. Name of director

David Henry Boot

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

As 2 above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

Prior to the current transactions:

Ordinary                     Total          Beneficial   Non-Beneficial
Shareholdings

David Henry Boot           118,415             118,415

Mrs Gillian Mary Boot      358,960             358,960

David Henry Boot, John
Richard Lane, Matthew 
Charles Boot & Thomas 
Adam Boot                                                        
(Trustees of Gillian Mary
Boot 1993 Settlement)      106,840                              106,840

Mrs Gillian Mary Boot,
John Richard Lane,
Matthew Charles Boot &
Thomas Adam Boot              
(Trustees of David Henry     
Boot 1993 Settlement)      107,835                              107,835

                           ------------        ------------     --------------
                           692,050             477,375          214,675
                           ------------        ------------     --------------

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

As 2 above

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Transfer of beneficial interest to non-beneficial

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Mr David Henry Boot and Others (Mr & Mrs D H Boot's 2004 Family Settlement) -
25,000

8. Percentage of issued class

0.095%

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Mrs. Gillian Mary Boot - 12,500
Mr. David Henry Boot - 12,500
TOTAL 25,000

10. Percentage of issued class

0.095%

11. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 10p each

12. Price per share

Nil. Shares gifted

13. Date of transaction

15th June 2004

14. Date company informed

17th June 2004

15. Total holding following this notification

Ordinary                     Total          Beneficial   Non-Beneficial
Shareholdings

David Henry Boot           105,915             105,915

Mrs Gillian Mary Boot      346,460             346,460

David Henry Boot, John
Richard Lane, Matthew 
Charles Boot & Thomas 
Adam Boot                                                        
(Trustees of Gillian Mary
Boot 1993 Settlement)      106,840                              106,840

Mrs Gillian Mary Boot,
John Richard Lane,
Matthew Charles Boot &
Thomas Adam Boot              
(Trustees of David Henry     
Boot 1993 Settlement)      107,835                              107,835

David Henry Boot, Mrs
Gillian Mary Boot, 
Matthew Charles Boot 
& John Richard Lane
(Trustees of Mr & Mrs D
H Boot's 2004 Family
Settlement)                 25,000                               25,000

                           ------------        ------------     --------------
                           692,050             452,375          239,675
                           ------------        ------------     --------------

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Beneficial - 1.73%
Non-Beneficial - 0.92%

TOTAL 2.65%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant

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18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

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19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

...............................................................

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

...............................................................

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

...............................................................

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

...............................................................

23. Any additional information

Transfer of shares to Family Settlement

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

G.W. Hawksley, Tel.: [phone]

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

G.W. Hawksley, Tel.: [phone]

Date of Notification

17th June 2004

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