Holding(s) in Company

Boot(Henry) PLC
5 June 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

     Henry Boot PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Mr A C 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

     In respect of 2) above


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

     Mr Anthony Charles Boot  425,350

     Mrs Elizabeth Joan Boot  371,200
                              796,550


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

     Mrs Elizabeth Joan Boot        127,500


8)   Percentage of issued class

     0.49%

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary Shares of 10p each

10)  Date of transaction

     22 May 2002

11)  Date company informed

     05 June 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     669,050


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     2.58%

14)  Any additional information



As a result of this transaction, Mr A C Boot is no longer deemed to be a
substantial shareholder in Henry Boot PLC on the basis that the joint holding of
669,050 shares constitutes under 3% of the total number of Henry Boot PLC shares
in issue of 25,892,377



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

     Date of notification: 05 June 2002





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