Board Appointment

HENRY BOOT PLC

('Henry Boot' or 'the Group') (LSE: BHY)

Land promotion, property development & investment, construction and plant hire

BOARD APPOINTMENT

As referred to in the Chairman's Statement of the Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2010 issued earlier today, Mr. Jonathan James Sykes BA, ACA, was appointed to the Board of Henry Boot PLC with effect from 22 March 2010 as a Non-executive Director.

James, aged 46, joined the London office of Saffery Champness, an independent Top 20 firm of Chartered Accountants, on leaving university in 1987, qualified in 1991 and became a Partner in 1997. He has extensive financial experience and he heads the firms Private Wealth Group which specialises in providing advice tailored for the financial and taxation needs of private clients and their families.

It is proposed that James will become Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board and will also sit on its Remuneration Committee.

Commenting on the appointment, Jamie Boot, Group Managing Director, commented:

"On behalf of the Board, stakeholders and everyone at Henry Boot, I welcome James to the team. His knowledge, experience and expertise in specialist financial areas and complex regulatory environments will be invaluable to us as a Group."

James holds no other directorships in any other publicly quoted company, nor has he held any such directorships in the last five years. There are no other matters which require disclosure pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13R of The Listing Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Henry Boot PLC

Jamie Boot, Group Managing Director

John Sutcliffe, Group Finance Director

Tel: 0114 255 5444

www.henryboot.co.uk

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