Holding(s) in Company

Galliford Try PLC
12 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                                        X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify:
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification             Prudential plc group of companies
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(i):               See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is              06 March 2008
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           11 March 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                              See item 13
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
(if possible using     Shares    Voting Rights      shares                                    rights
the ISIN CODE)                                      Direct          Direct     Indirect   Direct  Indirect
GB0003599064        21,839,517   21,839,517     23,519,743      23,519,743               6.24%


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
23,519,743                                         6.24%











9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable :
Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)


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:                  As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc and The
                                             Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of
                                             Prudential plc) have crossed 3% triggering this notification.
14. Contact name:                            Alison White

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



SCHEDULE ATTACHED

NOTIFIABLE POSITION AS AT 6 MARCH 2008

Registered Holder                   Holding                  %

Prudential plc                    23,519,743               6.24

                 NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01               70,793

                 NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01           10,854,621

                 NORTRUST NOMS LTD                           478,437

                 PPL UK EQUITY 350 PASSIVE FUND              358,615

                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC           11,531,666

                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC              655,611





M&G Group Limited                 23,519,743               6.24

                 NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01               70,793

                 NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01           10,854,621

                 NORTRUST NOMS LTD                           478,437

                 PPL UK EQUITY 350 PASSIVE FUND              358,615

                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC           11,531,666

                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC              655,611



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