Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
16 January 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     16 January 2002

                              TRAVIS PERKINS PLC

                            Directors Shareholding

On 15 January 2002, 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 £8.50 per share, a total of 15,000 ordinary shares of
10p each in capital of the Company, all of which have been transferred to
satisfy options exercised under the Company's 2001 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.