Director Shareholding

Carillion PLC
14 February 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 £2.467818 per share, 81,558
Carillion ordinary shares of 50p each (0.04% 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 81,558 ordinary
shares (0.04% 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
14 February 2005




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