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               10 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      6,260,673       2.23%     2,334,272      0.83%
securities
(2) Derivatives   1,801,847       0.64%     4,708,573      1.67%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             8,062,520       2.87%     7,042,845      2.50%


(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      28,552               3.4528
Purchase      700                  3.4331
Purchase      26,249               3.5159
Purchase      30,758               3.4585
Purchase      23,934               3.5035
Purchase      18,927               3.4964
Purchase      700                  3.4331
Purchase      2,567                3.4975
Purchase      26,249               3.5159
Purchase      31,706               3.4582
Purchase      2,455                3.5604
Purchase      5,503                3.4956
Sale          32,032               3.4525
Sale          340                  3.5584
Sale          700                  3.4331
Sale          7,351                3.4793
Sale          9,138                3.4975
Sale          26,249               3.5159
Sale          51,856               3.4968
Sale          99,989               3.5051
Sale          10,432               3.4238
Sale          21,848               3.5074


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         700           3.4331
CFD            Short         28552         3.4528
CFD            Short         31706         3.4582
CFD            Short         30758         3.4584
CFD            Short         5503          3.4955
CFD            Short         18927         3.4963
CFD            Short         26249         3.5159
CFD            Short         2455          3.5604
CFD            Long          10432         3.4238
CFD            Long          32032         3.4524
CFD            Long          7351          3.4793
CFD            Long          39227         3.4944
CFD            Long          51856         3.4968
CFD            Long          99989         3.505
CFD            Long          21848         3.5074
CFD            Long          26249         3.516


(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                         11 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