Director Shareholding

Carillion PLC
23 May 2005


                                 Carillion plc
             Employee Share Ownership Trust - Directors' Interests

Carillion plc (the Company) was notified today, 23 May 2005, that the Carillion
plc Employee Share Ownership Trust (the Trust) on 20 May 2005 transferred 1,381
Carillion plc ordinary shares of 50p each (less than 0.01% of the issued share
capital) pursuant to the exercise of options under the Carillion Sharesave
Scheme.

The number of Carillion plc ordinary shares now held by the Trust is 3,937,418
(1.836% of the issued share capital).

Directors of the Company have an interest in these shares as potential
beneficiaries under the said Trust.

Tim George
Deputy Company Secretary
Carillion plc
23 May 2005



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