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               02 January 2008

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      6,746,661        2.40%    2,602,190      0.93%
securities
(2) Derivatives   2,094,369        0.74%    4,572,662      1.63%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0        0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             8,841,030        3.14%     7,174,852     2.55%

(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      3,947                3.4950
Purchase      22,535               3.4970
Purchase      67,059               3.4874
Purchase      8,129                3.4862
Purchase      58,799               3.4859
Purchase      22,535               3.4970
Purchase      4,905                3.4809
Purchase      10,138               3.4945
Purchase      800                  3.5031
Purchase      40,577               3.4813
Purchase      1,102                3.5007
Purchase      5,800                3.4958
Purchase      3,947                3.4950
Purchase      6,400                3.4926
Purchase      9,874                3.4949
Purchase      27,613               3.4824
Purchase      5,600                3.4992
Purchase      1,538                3.5075
Purchase      1,823                3.4858
Purchase      8,210                3.4991
Purchase      800                  3.5031
Sale          22,535               3.4970
Sale          800                  3.5031
Sale          1,823                3.4855
Sale          9,874                3.4943
Sale          3,947                3.4950
Sale          5,800                3.4958
Sale          6,400                3.4926
Sale          1,102                3.5000
Sale          27,613               3.4824
Sale          40,577               3.4813
Sale          10,138               3.4941
Sale          5,600                3.4992
Sale          8,129                3.4855
Sale          4,905                3.4806
Sale          8,210                3.4985
Sale          67,059               3.4874
Sale          67,059               3.4874

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1823          3.4857
CFD            Short         5800          3.4957
CFD            Short         13810         3.4991
CFD            Short         1102          3.5006
CFD            Short         800           3.5031
CFD            Long          4905          3.4805
CFD            Long          27613         3.4823
CFD            Long          8129          3.4855
CFD            Long          6400          3.4925
CFD            Long          10138         3.4941
CFD            Long          9874          3.4942

(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                         03 January 2008
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