Rule 8.3 - CARILLION

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
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               04 December 2007

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      5,577,418       1.98%     2,280,311      0.81%
securities
(2) Derivatives   4,199,522       1.49%     7,375,167      2.62%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             9,776,940       3.48%      9,655,478     3.43%


(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      1,501                3.6216
Purchase      216                  3.5869
Purchase      57,692               3.6133
Purchase      7,936                3.6186
Purchase      23,187               3.6258
Purchase      7,936                3.6186
Sale          7,936                3.6186
Sale          35,484               3.6217
Sale          61,082               3.6925
Sale          12,145               3.6120
Sale          348                  3.6280
Sale          42,532               3.6196
Sale          3,193                3.6531
Sale          53,414               3.6166
Sale          100                  3.6193
Sale          18,973               3.6234

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         216           3.5868
CFD            Short         67911         3.6138
CFD            Short         7936          3.6185
CFD            Short         1501          3.6215
CFD            Short         23187         3.6257
CFD            Long          53414         3.6166
CFD            Long          7936          3.6186
CFD            Long          100           3.6193
CFD            Long          42532         3.6195
CFD            Long          35484         3.6216
CFD            Long          18973         3.6233
CFD            Long          3193          3.653

(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 (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(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
None

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                         05 December 2007
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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