Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
08 January 2003





8th January, 2003




TO: CITY EDITORS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



                                 Travis Perkins

                             Director Shareholding




On 7 January 2003, 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 £10.20 per share, a total of 20,000 ordinary shares of 10
pence 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.






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