Directorate Change

Carillion PLC
20 October 2005



20 October 2005


Carillion appoints non-executive director

Carillion plc is pleased to announce the appointment of David Maloney as a
non-executive director of the company with effect from 1 November 2005.

David Maloney, aged 50, is currently a non-executive director of Micro Focus
International plc and of Virgin Mobile Holdings (UK) plc. Before taking up these
appointments David held senior positions in a number of services sector
companies, including Chief Financial Officer for Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts,
Chief Financial Officer for the Thomson Travel Group (holdings) plc and Group
Finance Director of Avis Europe plc.

David brings to the Carillion Board considerable experience as a business leader
in sectors focussed on customer service and will make a valuable contribution to
the development and growth of our business.

Note to editors

The following disclosures are made in respect of paragraph 9.6.13 of the FSA
Listing Rules.
Paragraph 9.13.6.1: currently, David Maloney is a director of Virgin Mobile
Holdings (UK) plc and Micro Focus International plc; within the last five years
he has also been a director of Thompson Travel Group (Holdings) plc.
Paragraph 9.13.6.3: during the period when David Maloney was a director of the
Meridien Hotels and Resorts group, the following subsidiaries of the group were
placed into administrative receivership - Waldorf Hotel Company Limited,
Grosvenor House (Park Lane) Limited, Meridien Property Company I Limited and
Meridien Property Company II Limited.

For further information

John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs 01902 316426






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