Notice of Extraordinary Meeting

12 October 2007

Galiform Plc will be holding an Extraordinary General Meeting at 4 pm on 31 October 2007 at the Lincoln entre, 18 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3ED to put forward a resolution to establish a new long term incentive arrangement.

A document containing details of the new arrangement and notice of the EGM is being sent to shareholders today and is available on the Company's website at www.galiform.com. Two copies of the document will be submitted to the Financial Services Authority (the "FSA") and will be available for inspection at the FSA's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:

The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

Document to be submitted: New Long-Term Incentive Arrangement: Proposal to Establish a New Co-Investment Plan

 

Enquiries:

Investors/analysts:

Gary Rawlinson +44 (0)207 535 1127
Head of Investor Relations +44 (0)7989 397527

Media:

Brunswick +44 (0)207 404 5959
Fiona Laffan
Jayne Rosefield

 

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