Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
18 September 2002


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  18 September 2002


                               TRAVIS PERKINS PLC

                             Directors Shareholding


On 17 September 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 £11.10 per share a total of 15,000 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 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.



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