Holding(s) in Company

Travis Perkins PLC
2 May 2002




                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     TRAVIS PERKINS PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     TONY TRAVIS

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     AS ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     AS ABOVE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     4,000,000

8)   (3.5%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P

10)  Date of transaction

     2 MAY 2002

11)  Date company informed

     2 MAY 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     9,118,070
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     8.12%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries



16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification         A.S. PIKE
                                      SECRETARY

     Date of Notification ..2 MAY 2002........




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