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               20 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      6,522,944        2.32%    2,577,157      0.92%
securities
(2) Derivatives   2,065,269        0.73%    4,436,476      1.58%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0        0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             8,588,213        3.05%    7,013,633      2.49%


(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      13,373               3.5364
Purchase      30,780               3.5330
Purchase      3,307                3.5316
Purchase      5,346                3.5356
Purchase      13,897               3.5349
Purchase      1,170                3.5380
Purchase      8,820                3.5294
Purchase      32,707               3.5387
Purchase      1,170                3.5380
Purchase      6,286                3.5345
Purchase      7,178                3.5522
Purchase      11,979               3.5074
Purchase      12,736               3.5237
Purchase      12,736               3.5233
Purchase      5,280                3.5321
Purchase      18,551               3.5483
Purchase      12,736               3.5233
Purchase      30,780               3.5330
Sale          12,736               3.5233
Sale          32,707               3.5387
Sale          30,780               3.5330
Sale          9,240                3.5375
Sale          1,170                3.5380
Sale          7,178                3.5522
Sale          8,820                3.5291
Sale          6,286                3.5338
Sale          12,736               3.5233
Sale          13,897               3.5346
Sale          5,280                3.5321
Sale          3,307                3.5309
Sale          13,373               3.5364
Sale          11,979               3.5074
Sale          32,707               3.5387
Sale          5,346                3.5352


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         12736         3.5237
CFD            Short         8820          3.5293
CFD            Short         3307          3.5315
CFD            Short         5280          3.532
CFD            Short         13373         3.5363
CFD            Long          6286          3.5338
CFD            Long          13897         3.5345
CFD            Long          5346          3.5352
CFD            Long          7178          3.5522


(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                         21 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