Director Shareholding

Boot(Henry) PLC
6 June 2001

                                 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)


    DAVID HENRY BOOT                                     133,115

    MRS GILLIAN MARY BOOT                                373,575

    DAVID HENRY BOOT & OTHERS (GMB SETTLEMENT)            92,225

    MRS GILLIAN MARY BOOT & OTHERS (DHB SETTLEMENT)       93,135



                                              TOTAL      692,050

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

    BENEFICIAL TO NON BENEFICIAL

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    DHB SETTLEMENT - 3,975; GMB SETTLEMENT - 3,975

8)  Percentage of issued class

    0.03%

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

    DAVID HENRY BOOT - 3,975; MRS GILLIAN MARY BOOT - 3,975

10) Percentage of issued class

    0.03%


11) Class of security


    ORDINARY 10P SHARES

12) Price per share


    £2.75

13) Date of transaction

    4 JUNE 2001

14) Date company informed


    5 JUNE 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

    692,050

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    2.69%

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

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



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



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries


    A P COOPER

    TEL: [phone]


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

    G W HAWKSLEY



Date of Notification 6 JUNE 2001