Re Contract

Carillion PLC
15 January 2007



15 January 2007

Additional Defence work for Carillion

Support services and construction company, Carillion plc, has been awarded seven
contracts for construction work on Ministry of Defence sites. This work is under
the auspices of the Regional Prime Central contract held by CarillionEnterprise,
under which it is providing support services worth £500 million over seven
years.

The contracts comprise:

   •Infrastructure £25 million
   •Support Facilities £40 million
   •Training Facilities £15 million
   •Airfield Works £20 million

The Regional Prime support services contract was awarded in November 2005 to a
50:50 joint venture between Carillion and Enterprise. It involves maintenance of
the MoD's built estate of around 8,500 buildings and other assets throughout the
Midlands, North of England and Wales.

The additional construction work to be undertaken by Carillion will include
projects in Yorkshire, Anglesey and the Midlands. Design work is being delivered
by TPS, Carillion's architecture and management consultancy business.

Commenting, John McDonough, Carillion's chief executive said: 'Defence is one of
our key market sectors and the additional construction work we have been awarded
reflects the strong relationship we have with the Ministry of Defence. We look
forward to working with the Ministry of Defence to deliver these additional
works, alongside the support services already being provided.

'The heart of our approach on Regional Prime Contract Central is to utilise
innovative ways of working that enable us to maximise value for money for our
customer through improved efficiency and leading-edge supply chain management.'

Notes to Editors
Carillion is a leading provider of integrated solutions for buildings,
infrastructure and services in the UK, with well-established businesses
internationally. As a FTSE 250 company with annual revenue in the region of £4
billion and around 50,000 employees, the Group delivers high quality,
cost-effective and sustainable solutions using its wide range of skills and
resources. Its key target markets are defence, health, education and transport
(rail and road infrastructure), building and facilities management and support
services for public and private sector customers.

For further information
John Denning, Director Carillion Group Corporate Affairs 01902 316384




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