Henry Boot Regulatory News (BOOT)

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Henry Boot PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes Disposal

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

03 January 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

04 January 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 3% to 2%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

0111009

GB0001110096

ORD 10P

4,133,026

4,133,026

N/A

N/A

3,483,026

N/A

2.65685%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,483,026

2.65685%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme ("BTPS") controls Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited ("HFML"). HFML is the parent undertaking of Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited ("HEOS"):

1. Hermes Investment Management Limited ("HIML") (voting rights: 1.6768%)

2. Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited ("HFAM")** as General Partner of the following limited partnerships:

a. Hermes UK Specialist Focus Fund ("HUKSFF") (voting rights: 0.91601%)

3. Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited ("HEOS") (voting rights: 0.06404%)***

** This notification is also being made in respect of HFAM, which is an indirect holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(h) and has an individual notification obligation under DTR 5.1.5

*** This notification is being made in respect of HEOS, which is an indirect holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(h) as a result of control of voting rights in relation to such shares.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

John Sutcliffe

Group Finance Director & Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

0114 255 5444