Director Shareholding

Carillion PLC
20 March 2002



                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Carillion plc

2) Name of director

John McDonough

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

John McDonough

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)



5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)



6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Grant of option under the Executive Share Option Scheme 1999.


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired


8) Percentage of issued class


9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

10) Percentage of issued class


11) Class of security


12) Price per share


13) Date of transaction

14) Date company informed


15) Total holding following this notification


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

19 March 2002


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

Up to 19 March 2012 subject to achievement of the performance condition

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

254,532 ordinary shares of 50p each

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

210.7p

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

Long Term Incentive Plan - 270,157

Long Term Incentive Agreement - 191,041

Carillion plc Inland Revenue Approved Executive Share Option Scheme 1999 -
23,166

Carillion plc Executive Share Option Scheme - 733,296


23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Tim George

01902 318137

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Tim George

Deputy Company Secretary

Date of Notification 20 March 2002



                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange