Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
16 August 2001


                                                            16th August, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                              Travis Perkins plc

                                Share Options


On 16 August 2001, Travis Perkins plc ('the Company') was informed that the
Travis Perkins plc ESOP Trust ('the Trust') acquired by subscription on the
same day, at a price of £7.65 per share, a total of 6,000 ordinary shares of
10p each in the capital of the Company, all of which have been transferred to
satisfy options exercised under the Company's 1995 Executive Share Option
Scheme ('the Scheme'). As potential beneficiaries under the Scheme, each
executive director of the Company is treated as being interested in such
shares.