Holding in Company

Galliford Try PLC
30 October 2000


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     GALLIFORD TRY PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     INVESCO ENGLISH & INTERNATIONAL TRUST PLC


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

     AS IN 2 ABOVE


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

     CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 5P EACH


10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     27 OCTOBER 2000

 
12)  Total holding following this notification

     NOT DISCLOSED

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     NO LONGER NOTIFIABLE


14)  Any additional information

     INTEREST NO LONGER NOTIFIABLE FOLLOWING RECENT INCREASE IN SHARE CAPITAL


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     RICHARD BARRACLOUGH
     01895 855001


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


     Date of Notification   30 OCTOBER 2000