Holding in Company

Travis Perkins PLC
24 August 2000

                           TRAVIS PERKINS PLC
                                    
                        Notification of Interests
                                    
Travis Perkins PLC (the 'Company') today received notification pursuant to 
Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended by the Companies Act 1989) that,
following aggregation of the funds of Hill Samuel Asset Management Ltd and the
funds of Scottish Widows Investment Management Ltd, the combined asset
management operation,to be named Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd,
is interested in 7,246,205 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company.  Of
this interest, 4,320,154 ordinary shares are material interests.

These material interests represent 3.901% of the total ordinary shares in
issue as at today's date.

The shares are registered as follows:

   State Street Nominees Ltd a/c XBY2            1,222,400
   Global Investor Services                        286,667
   HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd           713,133
   State Street Nominees Ltd a/c XBJ2              751,000
   State Street Nominees Ltd a/c XBJ3               28,987
   State Street Nominees Ltd a/c XBY4              713,650
   State Street Nominees Ltd a/c XBK6              595,024
   Vidacos Nominees Ltd                              9,293
                                                          
   TOTAL                                         4,320,154