Director Shareholding

Galliford Try PLC
19 April 2005

                               GALLIFORD TRY PLC

          PURCHASE OF SHARES BY THE GALLIFORD TRY EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST

The Company announces that the Galliford Try Employee Share Trust, which holds
3,682,471 ordinary shares in the Company for the purpose of satisfying share
awards granted under the Galliford Try Restricted Share Plan which applies to
the Directors, has on 18th April 2005 purchased 750,000 ordinary shares
(equivalent to 0.33 per cent of the Company's issued share capital) at a price
of 60p per share.   The Galliford Try Employee Share Trust now holds 4,432,471
ordinary shares in the Company (equivalent to 1.95 per cent of the Company's
issued share capital).


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