Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
18 October 2002




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     18 October 2002


                                TRAVIS PERKINS PLC

                             Directors Shareholding



On 17 October 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 £11.00 per share, a total of 8,000 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.



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