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               17 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      6,748,738       2.40%     2,322,557      0.83%
securities
(2) Derivatives   1,809,136       0.64%     4,566,238      1.62%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             8,557,874       3.04%      6,888,795     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      9,344                3.4231
Purchase      47,544               3.3978
Purchase      49,261               3.4185
Purchase      1,414                3.4125
Purchase      1,474                3.4168
Purchase      3,400                3.3972
Purchase      6,042                3.4057
Purchase      1,423                3.4130
Purchase      1,414                3.4129
Purchase      1,171                2.5707
Purchase      1,111                3.4125
Purchase      44,834               3.4140
Purchase      345                  3.4123
Purchase      47,544               3.3978
Purchase      1,414                3.4125
Purchase      28,758               3.3884
Purchase      39,458               3.4193
Purchase      8,035                3.4158
Sale          8,035                3.4154
Sale          49,261               3.4185
Sale          6,042                3.4050
Sale          3,400                3.3969
Sale          1,423                3.4127
Sale          1,171                2.5707
Sale          39,458               3.4193
Sale          9,344                3.4225
Sale          1,414                3.4125
Sale          345                  3.4117
Sale          1,414                3.4125
Sale          1,111                3.4125
Sale          28,758               3.3884
Sale          49,261               3.4185
Sale          47,544               3.3978


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         28758         3.3884
CFD            Short         3400          3.3972
CFD            Short         6042          3.4056
CFD            Short         1414          3.4129
CFD            Short         9344          3.4231
CFD            Long          345           3.4117
CFD            Long          19852         3.4122
CFD            Long          1423          3.4127
CFD            Long          8035          3.4154
CFD            Long          39458         3.4192


(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                         18 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