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               18 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       6,395,646      2.27%      2,977,918     1.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,531,179      0.90%      4,473,197     1.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,926,825      3.17%      7,451,115     2.65%


(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      17,948               3.2217
Purchase      11,645               3.1837
Purchase      23,494               3.2066
Purchase      17,357               3.2102
Purchase      121,689              3.2044
Purchase      17,357               3.2102
Purchase      58,322               3.2017
Purchase      8,193                3.2146
Purchase      14,545               3.2168
Purchase      6,627                3.2159
Purchase      12,412               3.1601
Purchase      89,196               3.1989
Purchase      17,948               3.2217
Purchase      8,411                3.2060
Purchase      26,286               3.2088
Purchase      121,689              3.2044
Purchase      23,469               3.1876
Purchase      11,991               3.2255
Purchase      20,035               3.2186
Sale          12,412               3.1601
Sale          58,322               3.2017
Sale          8,411                3.2057
Sale          17,948               3.2217
Sale          121,689              3.2044
Sale          89,196               3.1989
Sale          89,196               3.1989
Sale          23,494               3.2063
Sale          11,645               3.1831
Sale          26,286               3.2085
Sale          8,193                3.2140
Sale          6,627                3.2159
Sale          17,948               3.2217
Sale          11,991               3.2249
Sale          14,545               3.2168
Sale          17,357               3.2102
Sale          20,035               3.2186
Sale          23,469               3.1870
Sale          17,948               3.2213

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         11645         3.1836
CFD            Short         58322         3.2017
CFD            Short         10373         3.2057
CFD            Short         23494         3.2066
CFD            Short         17357         3.2101
CFD            Short         8193          3.2146
CFD            Short         20035         3.2185
CFD            Long          12412         3.16
CFD            Long          23469         3.1869
CFD            Long          8411          3.2056
CFD            Long          26286         3.2085
CFD            Long          17357         3.2102
CFD            Long          6627          3.2158
CFD            Long          17948         3.2212
CFD            Long          11991         3.2248

(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 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