Holding in Company

Boot(Henry) PLC
17 January 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company


     Henry Boot PLC


2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest


     The Equitable Life Assurance Society


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

     In respect of the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above.

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


     The Equitable Life Assurance Society

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


     N/A


6)   Percentage of issued class


     N/A


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     280,000

8)   Percentage of issued class

     1.1%

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary Shares of 10p each

10)  Date of transaction

     16 January 2001

11)  Date company informed

     17 January 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,896,829


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     7.48%

14)  Any additional information


     N/A


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Mr A P Cooper

     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 ..17 January ..2001.....