Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
18 December 2002


18th December, 2002


TO: CITY EDITORS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                                 Travis Perkins

                             Directors Shareholding



On 17 December 2002, Travis Perkins plc (the 'Company') was informed that Travis
Perkins QUEST Trustees Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as
trustee of the Travis Perkins Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust (the
'QUEST') had:

Acquired by subscription at a price of 975p per share a total of 3,610 ordinary
shares of 10p each in the Company. The shares were immediately transferred by
the QUEST to employees in satisfaction of the exercise of options under the
Company savings-related share option scheme.


The executive directors of the Company, being potential beneficiaries of the
QUEST, were deemed to have an interest in the shares whilst held by the QUEST
and ceased to have an interest when the shares were transferred to participants.


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