Holding in Company

Galliford Try PLC
13 March 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

GALLIFORD TRY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

AMVESCAP 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

NON BENEFICIAL BY SHAREHOLDER

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

CHASE NOMINEES LTD               11,047,157
VIDACOS NOMINEES LTD             11,267,150 

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

-

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

-

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

1,000,000

8)   (0.465%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P

10)  Date of transaction

07/03/01

11)  Date company informed

09/03/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

22,314,307
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.386%

14)  Any additional information

WITHIN ABOVE HOLDING PERPETUAL UK SMALLER COMPANIES FUND HOLDS 8,692,150 SHARES
(4.045%) INVESCO ENGLISH AND INTERNATIONAL TRUST PLC NO LONGER HAS A NOTIFIABLE
HOLDING

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

R. BARRACLOUGH     01895 855205

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

     Date of Notification ..13/03/2001.................