Holding(s) in Company

Galliford Try PLC
08 February 2008


TR-1:              NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing             
shares to which voting rights are attached:

Galliford Try plc

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 

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): A purchase of shares has caused a subsidiary of      X
Prudential plc to     cross 5% triggering this notification


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification              
obligation:

Prudential plc group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                   

See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is              
crossed or reached if different):

05 February 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           

07 February 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                    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
(if possible using     Shares    Voting Rights      shares                                    rights
the ISIN CODE)                                      Direct        Direct  x    Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                                                                  xi
GB0003599064        18,988,001   18,988,001     19,185,365      19,185,365               5.09%


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

19,185,365                                         5.09%



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)




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:                  M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&
                                             G Limited) has crossed a 5% notifiable interest triggering this
                                             notification

14. Contact name:                            Emma Thompson

                                             M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:                020 7548 2293






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