Notification of Interests

Travis Perkins PLC
25 October 2002


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           25 October 2002

                               TRAVIS PERKINS PLC

                           Notification of Interests


The Board of Travis Perkins Plc has today received notification from Legal &
General Investment Management Limited that, following the purchase of 18,000
shares on 21 October 2002, it has a material interest in 3,376,089 shares,
representing 3.00 per cent. of the Travis Perkins Plc issued share capital. The
shares are registered as follows:


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245                     532,200

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509                     101,800

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206                   2,612,489

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203                     129,600

                                                                  3,376,089
                                                                 


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