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               23 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       5,882,377      2.09%      3,345,227     1.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,643,283      0.94%      4,288,612     1.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,525,660      3.03%      7,633,839     2.71%


(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      46,170               3.1260
Purchase      680                  3.1425
Purchase      8,653                3.1152
Purchase      102,456              3.1463
Purchase      70,049               3.1574
Purchase      37,472               3.1273
Sale          2,708                3.1065
Sale          101,272              3.1604
Sale          66,853               3.1696
Sale          5,002                3.1056
Sale          41,972               3.1313
Sale          1,969                Transfer
Sale          39,637               3.1447
Sale          18,378               3.1904


NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date     Purchase/Sale Number of     Securities         Price per unit (GBP)
22/01/2008    Sale                        15,351             3.1917
22/01/2008    Purchase                    64,915             3.1566
22/01/2008    Sale                        57,497             3.1675

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         8653          3.1151
CFD            Short         46170         3.1259
CFD            Short         51584         3.126
CFD            Short         37472         3.1272
CFD            Short         680           3.1425
CFD            Short         6932          3.1994
CFD            Long          5002          3.1056
CFD            Long          2708          3.1064
CFD            Long          51204         3.1237
CFD            Long          11651         3.1311
CFD            Long          41972         3.1313
CFD            Long          39637         3.1446


(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                         24 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