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               07 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       6,648,282      2.36%     2,602,474      0.93%
securities
(2) Derivatives     2,103,502     0.75%     4,484,256      1.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,751,784      3.11%     7,086,730      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      36,656               3.2534
Purchase      10,284               3.2656
Purchase      9,500                3.2836
Purchase      13,114               3.2466
Purchase      44,653               3.2692
Purchase      9,500                3.2836
Purchase      6,276                3.2738
Purchase      9,500                3.2841
Purchase      2,033                3.2187
Purchase      17,497               3.3102
Purchase      6,632                3.2674
Purchase      5,014                3.2495
Purchase      9,863                3.2624
Purchase      44,653               3.2692
Purchase      16,650               3.2820
Purchase      9,957                3.2601
Purchase      1,486                3.2028
Sale          13,114               3.2466
Sale          44,653               3.2692
Sale          10,284               3.2650
Sale          2,033                3.2184
Sale          9,863                3.2621
Sale          36,656               3.2534
Sale          36,656               3.2534
Sale          9,500                3.2836
Sale          9,500                3.2836
Sale          6,632                3.2668
Sale          16,650               3.2820
Sale          1,486                3.2025
Sale          6,276                3.2731
Sale          9,957                3.2598
Sale          17,497               3.3102
Sale          5,014                3.2489

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1486          3.2028
CFD            Short         9957          3.26
CFD            Short         10284         3.2655
CFD            Short         6276          3.2737
CFD            Short         16650         3.282
CFD            Short         19000         3.284
CFD            Long          2033          3.2183
CFD            Long          13114         3.2465
CFD            Long          5014          3.2488
CFD            Long          9863          3.2621
CFD            Long          6632          3.2667

(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                         08 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