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               12 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      6,368,535       2.26%     2,299,429      0.82%
securities
(2) Derivatives   1,774,399       0.63%     4,581,673      1.63%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             8,142,934       2.90%     6,881,102      2.45%


(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      26,132               3.4557
Purchase      3,089                3.4503
Purchase      3,878                3.4793
Purchase      6,154                3.4447
Purchase      26,132               3.4557
Purchase      101,640              3.4716
Purchase      75,776               3.4707
Purchase      9,600                3.4536
Purchase      9,859                3.4742
Purchase      10,563               3.4508
Sale          120,987              3.4450
Sale          87,558               3.4476
Sale          69,628               3.4450
Sale          3,046                3.4450
Sale          6,828                3.4605
Sale          26,132               3.4557
Sale          3,860                3.4735
Sale          6,865                3.4767
Sale          6,799                3.4731


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         6154          3.4447
CFD            Short         3089          3.4503
CFD            Short         10563         3.4507
CFD            Short         9600          3.4536
CFD            Short         26132         3.4557
CFD            Short         75776         3.4706
CFD            Short         9859          3.4741
CFD            Short         3878          3.4792
CFD            Long          190615        3.445
CFD            Long          87558         3.4475
CFD            Long          28900         3.4558
CFD            Long          6828          3.4604
CFD            Long          6799          3.4731
CFD            Long          3860          3.4734
CFD            Long          6865          3.4766


(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                         13 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