Holding(s) in Company

Carillion PLC
28 March 2007



TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying               CARILLION PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights        --------------------
are attached:
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes)                                                                      -------
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are         -------
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify): Initial disclosure under the Financial Services  X
Authority's Disclosure Transparency Rules                                -------
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the          Standard Life Investments Ltd
notification obligation:                                --------------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different             Vidacos Nominees
from 3.):                                               --------------------
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which             23 March 2007
the threshold is crossed or reached if                  --------------------
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                         27 March 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  Direct voting rights exceed 5%,
                                                 indirect voting rights exceed 4%
-------------------------------                  and total voting rights exceed
                                                 9%
                                                 --------------------
8. Notified details:                             Initial disclosure under the
-------------------------------                  Financial Services Authority's
                                                 Disclosure Transparency Rules
                                                 --------------------



A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of  Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         Triggering transaction
if possible

using the ISIN Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting
CODE           Shares       Voting       shares       ix                        rights
                            Rights       Direct       Direct x     Indirect     Direct   Indirect
                            viii                                   xi


GB0007365546   Initial      Initial      14,310,451   14,310,451   12,467,224    5.088%     4.433%
               disclosure   disclosure



B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii


Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   xiii       Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        xiv



Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights


       26,777,675                               9.521%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:


Standard Life Investments Ltd

Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:                  Tim George, Deputy Company Secretary


15. Contact telephone number:      [phone]




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