BOOT (HENRY) PLC — AGM Information 2012

Apr 25, 2012

Henry Boot PLC

Banner Cross Hall, Ecclesall Road South, Sheffield S11 9PD t: 0114 255 5444 f: 0114 258 5548 e: plc@henryboot.co.uk www.henryboot.co.uk

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Date: 25 April 2012

THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT and requires your immediate attention. If you are in any doubt about the action you should take, you should immediately consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent professional adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Dear Shareholder,

Henry Boot PLC ('the Company') 2011 Annual Report and Financial Statements and Notice of Annual General Meeting ('the Documents')

This letter is to notify you that the Company's 2011 Annual Report and Financial Statements and Notice of Annual General Meeting have now been published on the Company's website at www.henryboot.co.uk. The Notice of Annual General Meeting will remain on this website until the conclusion of the meeting. The 2011 Annual Report and Financial Statements will remain on the website until the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the following year are made available. To access the Documents, click on the 2011 Annual Report link located on the home page. In the interests of the environment, please refrain from printing, unless absolutely necessary.

This letter is introducing the proposals contained in the Documents which should be read before taking a decision. This notification is not a summary of the proposals and should not be regarded as a substitute for reading the Documents.

The Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 24 May 2012 at Baldwin's Omega, Brincliffe Hill, Off Psalter Lane, Sheffield S11 9DF at 12.30pm.

A personalised form of proxy is enclosed. To be valid, this form of proxy (duly signed and together with any power of attorney or other authority under which it is signed) must be received by post or (during normal business hours only) by hand at the offices of the Company's registrars, Capita Registrars Limited, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU, no later than 12.30pm on 22 May 2012 (or, if the meeting is adjourned, 48 hours (excluding any part of a day that is not a working day) before the time of any such adjourned meeting).

As an alternative to completing this hard copy form of proxy, you may appoint a proxy or proxies electronically using the Share Portal service at www.capitashareportal.com. For an electronic proxy appointment to be valid, the appointment must be received by Capita Registrars no later than 12.30pm on 22 May 2012 (or, if the meeting is adjourned, 48 hours (excluding any part of a day that is not a working day) before the time of any such adjourned meeting). If you have not already registered for the Share Portal, you will need your Investor Code which is shown on the enclosed form of proxy. Should you require any assistance whilst registering, please telephone Capita Registrars on 0871 664 0391 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras, lines are open 9.00am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday). If you are dialling from overseas, please call +44 20 8639 336.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for having consented to receive this report via the Company's website, as this will help the Company in reducing printing and mailing costs and also the impact of such activities on the environment. If in the future you would prefer to receive shareholder communications from the Company via email, instead of by post, please register your email address via the Share Portal at www.capitashareportal.com and follow the instructions provided.

If you have already registered with the Share Portal and did not elect to receive communications via email you can, at any time, change your decision on how you wish to receive shareholder communications by advising the Company's Registrars, Capita Registrars Limited, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU.

Yours sincerely,

J T SUTCLIFFE Group Finance Director and Company Secretary

Directors: J E Brown (Chairman), E J Boot (Managing), M I Gunston, J T Sutcliffe (Financial), J J Sykes Secretary: JT Sutcliffe

THIS EMAIL IS IMPORTANT and requires your immediate attention. If you are in any doubt about the action you should take, you should immediately consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent professional adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Investor Code:

Dear Shareholder.

HENRY BOOT PLC ('the Company') 2011 Annual Report and Financial Statements and Notice of Annual General Meeting ('the Documents')

Thank you for registering to receive your shareholder communications from Henry Boot PLC via the Internet. The Company's 2011 Annual Report and Financial Statements and Notice of Annual General Meeting have now been published on the Company's website at www.henryboot.co.uk. The Notice of Annual General Meeting will remain on this website until the conclusion of the meeting. The 2011 Annual Report and Financial Statements will remain on this website until the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the following year are made available. To access the Documents, click on the 2011 Annual Report link located on the home page. In the interests of the environment, please refrain from printing, unless absolutely necessary.

This email is introducing the proposals contained in the Documents which should be read before taking any decision. This notification is not a summary of the proposals and should not be regarded as a substitute for reading the Documents.

The Company's Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 24 May 2012 at Baldwin's Omega, Brincliffe Hill, Off Psalter Lane, Sheffield S11 9DF at 12.30pm.

If you wish to attend the meeting, please print this email and bring it along with you as it will facilitate your entry into the meeting. You may submit your proxy electronically using the Share Portal service at www.capitashareportal.com or via the link provided on the Shareholders/Investors page of our website. For an electronic proxy appointment to be valid, the appointment must be received by Capita Registrars no later than 12.30pm on 22 May 2012 (or, if the meeting is adjourned, 48 hours (excluding any part of a day that is not a working day) before the time of any such adjourned meeting).

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for taking advantage of electronic communications as this will help the Company in reducing printing and mailing costs and also the impact of such activities on the environment.

Finally, shareholders can, at any time, change their decision on how they wish to receive shareholder documents by advising the Company's registrars, Capita Registrars Limited, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU.

JT SUTCLIFFE Group Finance Director and Company Secretary

THIS EMAIL IS IMPORTANT and requires your immediate attention. If you are in any doubt about the action you should take, you should immediately consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent professional adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Investor Code:

Dear Beneficial Holder,

HENRY BOOT PLC ('the Company') 2011 Annual Report and Financial Statements and Notice of Annual General Meeting ('the Documents')

Thank you for registering to receive your shareholder communications from Henry Boot PLC via the Internet. The Company's 2011 Annual Report and Financial Statements and Notice of Annual General Meeting have now been published on the Company's website at www.henryboot.co.uk. The Notice of Annual General Meeting will remain on this website until the conclusion of the meeting. The 2011 Annual Report and Financial Statements will remain on this website until the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the following year are made available. To access the Documents, click on the 2011 Annual Report link located on the home page. In the interests of the environment, please refrain from printing, unless absolutely necessary.

This email is introducing the proposals contained in the Documents which should be read before taking any decision. This notification is not a summary of the proposals and should not be regarded as a substitute for reading the Documents.

The Company's Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 24 May 2012 at Baldwin's Omega, Brincliffe Hill, Off Psalter Lane, Sheffield S11 9DF at 12.30pm.

If you wish to attend the meeting, please print this email and bring it along with you as it will facilitate your entry into the meeting. You may submit your proxy electronically using the Share Portal service at www.capitashareportal.com or via the link provided on the Shareholders/Investors page of our website. For an electronic proxy appointment to be valid, the appointment must be received by Capita Registrars no later than 12.30pm on 22 May 2012 (or, if the meeting is adjourned, 48 hours (excluding any part of a day that is not a working day) before the time of any such adjourned meeting).

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for taking advantage of electronic communications as this will help the Company in reducing printing and mailing costs and also the impact of such activities on the environment.

Finally, shareholders can, at any time, change their decision on how they wish to receive shareholder documents by advising the Company's registrars, Capita Registrars Limited, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU.

J T SUTCLIFFE Group Finance Director and Company Secretary