Director Shareholding

Galliford Try PLC
05 November 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

    Galliford Try plc

    2) Name of director

    Frank 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

    Spouse

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


    Mrs Mari M Nelson - 50,000 shares

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

    Mrs Mari M Nelson - spouse

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

    Purchase of shares

    7) Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    50,000

    8) Percentage of issued class

    0.023%

    9) Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

    N/A

    10) Percentage of issued class

    N/A

    11) Class of security

    Ordinary shares of 5p each

    12) Price per share

    21.25p

    13) Date of transaction

    5 November 2002

    14) Date company informed

    5 November 2002

    15) Total holding following this notification

    167,097

    16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    0.075%


    17) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Susan Forrest, tel: [phone]

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

    Date of Notification..5th November 2002 .................



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