Compulsory Acqn of Shares

Galliford Try PLC
10 October 2000

  
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America, Canada, Australia or Japan 
 
  
RECOMMMENDED MERGER OF GALLIFORD PLC AND TRY GROUP PLC 
COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF OUTSTANDING TRY SHARES 
 
 
Galliford Try plc (formerly Galliford plc) has now received valid acceptances
of the Offer in respect of more than 90 per cent. of Try Shares to which the
Offer relates. 
 
Accordingly, Galliford Try is today issuing formal notices under section 429
of the Companies Act 1985 to Try Shareholders who have not yet accepted the
Offer, to acquire compulsorily all those Try Shares in respect of which valid
acceptances have not been received at the expiry of the requisite notice
period. 
 
In the meantime, the Offer remains open for acceptance until further notice. 
 
The definitions used in this announcement shall, unless the context otherwise
requires, bear the same meaning as in the offer document posted by Galliford
to Try Shareholders on 22 August 2000. 
 
 
Enquiries: 

              Galliford Try plc                                   
              Richard Barraclough       Telephone: [phone]  
 
              KPMG Corporate Finance    Telephone: [phone]  
              Charles Cattaneo