Holding(s) in Company

Boot(Henry) PLC
21 June 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

HENRY BOOT PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND THEIR DIRECT AND INDIRECT
SUBSIDIARIES

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

BOTH AS NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS

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

                                                   Total
BBHISL Nominees Limited                           2,604,800

Other unspecified accounts                           10,000

TOTAL                                             2,614,800


5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

264,800 SINCE LAST NOTIFICATION

6. Percentage of issued class

1.01%

7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A


9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH

10. Date of transaction

NOT INDICATED

11. Date company informed

20th JUNE 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

2,614,800

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.04%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MR. G.W. HAWKSLEY, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY - 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

21st JUNE 2005



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