Holding(s) in Company

Boot(Henry) PLC
06 June 2006


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                    

 
1. Name of company

HENRY BOOT PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND THEIR DIRECT AND INDIRECT
SUBSIDIARIES
 

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

BOTH AS NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS

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

BBHISL NOMINEES LIMITED A/C 122550 - 2,515,000
VARIOUS OTHER REGISTERED HOLDINGS - 357,600
TOTAL - 2,872,600 (PRIOR TO TRANSACTION SET OUT BELOW)


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

337,560
 

6. Percentage of issued class

1.29%


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

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

 
8. Percentage of issued class

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

 
9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

 
10. Date of transaction

NOT INDICATED

 
11. Date company informed

5TH JUNE 2006


12. Total holding following this notification

3,210,160

 
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

12.32%


14. Any additional information

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

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MR. G.W. HAWKSLEY, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY - TEL.: [phone]

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

MR. G.W. HAWKSLEY, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

 
Date of notification

6TH JUNE 2006
 

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