Rule 8.3 - CARILLION PLC

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              CARILLION PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               11 JANUARY 2006



2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)   Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                    Short

                      Number       (%)        Number       (%)

(1) Relevant        5,418,722      (2.52%)        16,790   (0.01%)
securities
(2) Derivatives        16,790      (0.01%)     1,172,385   (0.55%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0      (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               5,435,512      (2.53%)     1,189,175   (0.55%)

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,  other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class         of            Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number                    Number
                  (%)                       (%)
(1)     Relevant
securities

(2)  Derivatives
(other      than
options)

(3)  Options and
agreements    to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details




3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                  (GBP)
Purchase      6,711                3.0655
Purchase      13,422               3.0630
Purchase      2,440                3.0395
Purchase      22,818               3.0656

 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short         6,711                 3.0655
CFD        Short         13,422                3.0630
CFD        Short         2,440                 3.0395
CFD        Short         22,818                3.0656
CFD        Long          6,931                 3.0379
CFD        Long          121,843               3.0648
CFD        Long          2,196                 3.0379
CFD        Long          38,651                3.0648
CFD        Long          6,629                 3.0379
CFD        Long          116,555               3.0648
CFD        Long          2,440                 3.0379
CFD        Long          42,951                3.0648

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (Note
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)                                      5)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)





4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         12 JANUARY 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk