Director Shareholding

Galliford Try PLC
10 May 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Galliford Try plc

2) Name of director

George Marsh


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

Shareholder


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Shareholder


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

Director

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Grant of options under the Savings-Related Share Option Scheme.

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

-

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

-

10) Percentage of issued class

-

11) Class of security

-



12) Price per share

-

13) Date of transaction

-

14) Date company informed

-

15) Total holding following this notification

-

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

-

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

6th April 2001

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

Exercisable from 1st June 2004

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

None

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

20446 Ordinary shares

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

23.5p ( closing mid market price on 16th March 2001 less 20%)

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

1,612,717

23) Any additional information


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Suki Dhanda, 01895 855252

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of Notification......10th May 2001.................