Director Shareholding

Carillion PLC
26 September 2003


                          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) has today acquired at a price of 155p per share, 961,291
Carillion ordinary shares of 50p each (0.45% 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 1,348,035 ordinary
shares (0.63% of the issued share capital).

The executive directors 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
26 September 2003







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