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               19 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      6,501,654        2.31%    2,564,925      0.91%
securities
(2) Derivatives   2,051,867        0.73%    4,412,265      1.57%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0        0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             8,553,521        3.04%    6,977,190      2.48%


(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      214,579              3.5130
Purchase      36,849               3.5093
Purchase      198,526              3.5126
Purchase      2,878                3.5100
Purchase      137,508              3.5141
Purchase      6,000                3.5150
Purchase      7,830                3.5221
Purchase      11,130               3.5137
Purchase      2,300                3.5250
Purchase      16,053               3.5180
Purchase      11,546               3.5181
Purchase      16,053               3.5180
Purchase      44,071               3.5073
Purchase      5,923                3.5115
Purchase      4,324                3.5156
Purchase      21,574               3.5139
Sale          16,053               3.5180
Sale          11,130               3.5134
Sale          2,300                3.5250
Sale          5,923                3.5108
Sale          4,324                3.5153
Sale          44,071               3.5073
Sale          6,000                3.5143
Sale          214,579              3.5130
Sale          137,508              3.5141
Sale          7,830                3.5215
Sale          11,546               3.5181
Sale          198,526              3.5126
Sale          214,579              3.5130


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         5923          3.5114
CFD            Short         7830          3.5221
CFD            Short         2300          3.525
CFD            Long          44071         3.5073
CFD            Long          22992         3.5096
CFD            Long          11130         3.5133
CFD            Long          137508        3.5141
CFD            Long          6000          3.5143
CFD            Long          4324          3.5153
CFD            Long          11546         3.5181


(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                         20 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