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               14 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      6,702,733       2.38%     2,332,651      0.83%
securities
(2) Derivatives   1,818,119       0.65%     4,595,376      1.63%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             8,520,852       3.03%     6,928,027      2.46%


(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      14,927               3.4918
Purchase      1,612                3.4925
Purchase      1,612                3.4929
Purchase      1,612                3.4925
Purchase      679                  3.4957
Purchase      114,616              3.4875
Purchase      83,036               3.4857
Purchase      8,341                3.4855
Purchase      45,555               3.4981
Purchase      30,266               3.4935
Purchase      41,929               3.4957
Purchase      18,295               3.5013
Purchase      29,968               3.4922
Purchase      34,336               3.4713
Purchase      29,968               3.4922
Purchase      4,004                3.4900
Purchase      4,132                3.5031
Purchase      1,889                3.5032
Purchase      4,081                3.4928
Purchase      18,295               3.5013
Sale          4,081                3.4925
Sale          1,889                3.5029
Sale          30,266               3.4935
Sale          8,341                3.4849
Sale          4,132                3.5028
Sale          29,968               3.4922
Sale          83,036               3.4857
Sale          1,612                3.4925
Sale          1,612                3.4925
Sale          41,929               3.4954
Sale          114,616              3.4875
Sale          679                  3.4950
Sale          4,004                3.4893
Sale          14,927               3.4918
Sale          34,336               3.4706
Sale          18,295               3.5013
Sale          8,849                3.4225
Sale          114,616              3.4875


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         8341          3.4855
CFD            Short         14927         3.4918
CFD            Short         1612          3.4929
CFD            Short         679           3.4956
CFD            Short         18295         3.5012
CFD            Short         4132          3.5031
CFD            Short         3778          3.5032
CFD            Long          8849          3.4225
CFD            Long          34336         3.4706
CFD            Long          6929          3.4833
CFD            Long          4004          3.4893
CFD            Long          4081          3.4924
CFD            Long          30266         3.4935
CFD            Long          35000         3.4977
CFD            Long          21087         3.5013


(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                         17 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