Director Shareholding-Amend

Galliford Try PLC
10 January 2002

GALLIFORD TRY PLC

The issuer advises that the following replaces the director shareholding
announcement released 21.12.01 at 13.44 hrs under RNS 1296P. Under section 12,
the price read 0.6667p and should have been 6.667p. All other details remain
unchanged. The full amended text appears below.




                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Galliford Try plc

2) Name of director

Francis Eamon Nelson

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)

Francis Eamon Nelson

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

N/A

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

Exercise and allotment of shares originally granted under option on 24/10/95,
under the Rules of the Try Group Executive Share Option Scheme

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

375,000

8) Percentage of issued class

0.173%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed



10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 5p each

12) Price per share

6.667p


13) Date of transaction

21/12/01

14) Date company informed

21/12/01

15) Total holding following this notification

492,097

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.227%

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

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



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



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



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



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



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Susan Forrest, tel: [phone]

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

Date of Notification..................................