Holding(s) in Company

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 

Χ

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 obligation:

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 

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

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

27 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 January 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

(if possible using the ISIN CODE)

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

GB0003599064

15,990,145 

15,990,145

2,959,026

2,959,026

16,375,163

0.78

4.33

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

19,334,189

5.12%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:

Name of Company /Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital

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AXA 801,283.00 0.21211

Direct

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AXA IM UK 50,000.00 0.01324

Direct

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AXA Rosenberg 1,095,999.00 0.29013

Direct

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AXA Rosenberg 16,375,163.00 4.33473

Indirect

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AXA Winterthur 1,011,744.00 0.26782239

Direct

Total Direct 2,959,026 0.78329

Total Indirect 16,375,163 4.33473

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TOTAL 19,334,189 5.11802

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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:

14. Contact name:

Alison White

Galliford Try plc

15. Contact telephone number:

01895 855 006