Holding(s) in Company

Galliford Try PLC
27 March 2008


TR-1:               Notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing             Galliford Try plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                     YES
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of       NO
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                 NO
Other (please specify):                                                                          NO
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification              Standard Life Investments Limited
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                      Vidacos Nominees
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is               25 March 2008
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                            26 March 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                              3%, 4% and 5%
8. Notified details:




A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of       Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares              Triggering transaction
                     Number of     Number of       Number of    Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
(if possible using     Shares    Voting Rights      shares
the ISIN CODE)                                                   Direct  x  Indirect xi   Direct   Indirect
GB0003599064        Below 3%      Below 3%      19,251,478      3,193,525   16,057,953   0.848%    4.264%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
  Type of financial   Expiration date   Exercise/ Conversion     Number of voting rights     % of voting
     instrument                             Period/ Date         that may be acquired if        rights
                                                                    the instrument is
                                                                  exercised/ converted.
         N/A          N/A                        N/A            N/A                        N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
19,251,478                                         5.112%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable :
Standard Life Investments Limited




Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                      N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:       N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:   N/A


13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:                            Alison White

                                             Galliford Try plc
15. Contact telephone number:                01895 855 006






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