Director/PDMR Shareholding

Carillion PLC
20 September 2005


                          Acquisition of Shares by the
                                        
            Carillion plc Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust
                                        
                                        
The Trustee company of the Carillion plc Qualifying Employee Share Ownership
Trust (the Trust) today acquired at a price of £2.69 per share, 390,334
Carillion ordinary shares of 50p each (0.18% of the issued share capital) to be
held in the Trust to satisfy SAYE options granted to employees.

The total holding of the Trust following this transaction is 390,334 ordinary
shares (0.18% of the issued share capital).

The PDMRs of the Company are included as potential beneficiaries under the terms
of the Trust and are deemed to be interested in those shares.

Tim George
Deputy Company Secretary
Carillion plc
20 September 2005




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