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               04 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       6,630,785      2.36%     2,606,935      0.93%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,107,963      0.75%     4,471,220      1.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,738,748      3.11%      7,078,155     2.52%


(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      34,548               3.3193
Purchase      8,381                3.4164
Purchase      5,496                3.3130
Purchase      3,189                3.3310
Purchase      1,372                3.3883
Purchase      8,810                3.3124
Purchase      4,921                3.2996
Purchase      52,411               3.3353
Purchase      5,851                3.3554
Purchase      17,863               3.3663
Purchase      1,600                3.3742
Purchase      30,654               3.3400
Purchase      17,863               3.3663
Sale          34,548               3.3193
Sale          17,863               3.3663
Sale          4,921                3.2993
Sale          8,810                3.3121
Sale          1,600                3.3738
Sale          1,372                3.3877
Sale          30,654               3.3400
Sale          5,851                3.3547
Sale          8,381                3.4158
Sale          3,189                3.3307
Sale          52,411               3.3353
Sale          52,411               3.3353
Sale          5,496                3.3124

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         4921          3.2995
CFD            Short         3189          3.331
CFD            Short         1372          3.3883
CFD            Short         8381          3.4164
CFD            Long          8810          3.312
CFD            Long          5496          3.3124
CFD            Long          30654         3.34
CFD            Long          5851          3.3547
CFD            Long          1600          3.3738
CFD            Long          8009          3.415

(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                         07 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