AGM Statement

Carillion PLC
14 May 2003


Carillion plc AGM statement

At the company's Annual General Meeting, in Birmingham, today, Chairman Sir
Neville Simms will give the following update on trading.

'Delivering substantial earnings growth in 2002 was a significant achievement,
especially as the general business climate became less certain during the year.
The basis for our success was the Group's ability to target markets, which
offered sustainable profitable growth.  The Group is therefore continuing to
pursue this strategy, using its well -balanced market and geographical positions
in key growth areas.

'We have maintained our strong order book at around £5 billion, with further
successes in key growth areas including, transport, health and our international
activities in Canada, as well as in our UK building business, which has
continued the good start to the year announced at our Preliminary Results.

'Since the start of the year, the Group has secured new contracts and preferred
bidder positions worth around £1.3 billion.  In the transport sector, we have
announced today our appointment by the Highways Agency as the provisional
preferred bidder for the £130 million A249 PPP road project, adding to our
recent successes in securing a major highway maintenance contract for Surrey
County Council, worth up to £160 million over 10 years, and the £65 million
Highways Agency contract to upgrade the A74 to motorway standard.

'We have also announced today our appointment as preferred bidder for a 25-year
concession to finance, design, build, maintain and provide facilities management
services for a new 608 bed William Osler hospital, in Ontario, Canada.  This
will be our first overseas PPP hospital and represents a significant step in the
implementation of our strategy to export our PPP and Business Services skills to
our International Regional businesses.   The opportunities in the UK health
market that we expected at the start of the year are now coming to fruition and
the outlook for our newly created Health Business therefore remains positive.

'Therefore, with a sound strategy supported by an effective Business Improvement
Programme that is delivering increasing benefits, the Group remains on track to
make further progress in 2003.'

For further information

John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs             01902 316384
John Davies or Paula Manning, Corporate Communications     01902 316444


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