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               09 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       6,583,360      2.34%     2,658,344      0.95%
securities
(2) Derivatives     2,476,987     0.88%     4,479,160      1.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              9,060,347      3.22%      7,137,504     2.54%


(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      23,700               3.1865
Purchase      1,770                3.1881
Purchase      7,035                3.1933
Purchase      5,851                3.1824
Purchase      53,119               3.1853
Purchase      53,119               3.1853
Purchase      3,927                3.1867
Purchase      42,691               3.2016
Purchase      15,665               3.1885
Purchase      9,368                3.1957
Purchase      3,187                3.1575
Purchase      3,778                3.2139
Purchase      15,833               3.1787
Purchase      26,617               3.2166
Purchase      79,736               3.1957
Purchase      50                   3.2176
Sale          42,691               3.2016
Sale          1,770                3.1875
Sale          53,119               3.1853
Sale          26,617               3.2166
Sale          9,368                3.1954
Sale          50                   3.2170
Sale          3,778                3.2139
Sale          23,700               3.1860
Sale          3,927                3.1867
Sale          79,736               3.1957
Sale          79,736               3.1957
Sale          68,042               3.1698
Sale          5,851                3.1821
Sale          7,035                3.1928
Sale          3,187                3.1575
Sale          15,665               3.1882
Sale          15,833               3.1787

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         3187          3.1574
CFD            Short         15833         3.1786
CFD            Short         5851          3.1823
CFD            Short         1770          3.1881
CFD            Short         15665         3.1885
CFD            Short         7035          3.1933
CFD            Short         3778          3.2138
CFD            Short         3956          3.2709
CFD            Long          23700         3.1859
CFD            Long          3927          3.1867
CFD            Long          9368          3.1954
CFD            Long          42691         3.2016
CFD            Long          50            3.217

(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                         10 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