Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
16 October 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     16 October, 2001

                              TRAVIS PERKINS PLC

                           Directors Share Holding

On 16 October 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 £8.05 per share, a total of 20,000 ordinary shares of
10p each in 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.