Directors' Dealings

Boot(Henry) PLC
8 February 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
HENRY BOOT PLC

2   Name of director:
EDWARD JAMES BOOT

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or 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 registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
EDWARD JAMES BOOT                                                   589,270
MRS SUSAN PHILIPPA BOOT                                             257,000
MRS JOAN MARGARET BOOT & EDWARD JAMES BOOT  EHB DEC'D SETT A/C       78,550
MRS JOAN MARGARET BOOT EJB1 A/C                                     145,175
EDWARD JAMES BOOT CHILDRENS NOMINEE A/C                              24,910
EDWARD JAMES BOOT & MRS SUSAN PHILIPPA BOOT EJB 1995 SETT A/C        76,190
MRS SUSAN PHILIPPA BOOT & EDWARD JAMES BOOT SPB 1995 SETT A/C        76,190
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                                                                  1,247,285
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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:
PURCHASE

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
11,700

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.04%%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

12  Price per share:
220p

13  Date of transaction:
8 FEBRUARY 2000

14  Date company informed:
8 FEBRUARY 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
1,258,985

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
4.82%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

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  Contact name for queries:
E J BOOT

24  Contact telephone number:
0114 255 5444

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
G W HAWKSLEY


Additional Information: