Director Shareholding

Galliford Try PLC
27 March 2003

Galliford Try plc

Director Shareholding

At the completion of the restricted period on 25th March 2003 for awards
originally made on 25th March 1999 under the Try Group Restricted Share Scheme,
the following ordinary shares of 5p each in Galliford Try plc were released to
directors on 27th March 2003, for nil consideration under the terms of the
scheme:


Name                   Previous             Shares Released      Holding following this     % holding in the
                                                                 announcement               company
                       Holding
D M Calverley          369,759              147,272              517,031                    0.234
F E Nelson             167,097              102,272              269,369                    0.122





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Susan Forrest, 01895 855252








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