SEA - 27th March 2007

TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares

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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 X

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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 notification as per regulatory

requirement -------

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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Schroders plc

notification obligation: --------------------

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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different

from 3.): --------------------

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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 23/03/2007

the threshold is crossed or reached if --------------------

different):

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6. Date on which issuer notified: 26/03/2007

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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 19% to 18%

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8. Notified details:

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A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering

shares Triggering transaction transaction

if possible

using the ISIN Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting

CODE Shares Voting of rights ix rights

Rights shares

viii Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

x xi

Ordinary 53,786,681 53,786,681 N/A N/A 51,136,681 N/A 18.182%

GB0007365546

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

51,136,681 18.182%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:

Schroder Investment Management Limited 47,421,212 16.861%

Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 3,713,119 1.320%

Schroder & Co Limited 2,350 0.001%

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. The Shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis

for clients under investment management agreements.

Additional

information:

14. Contact

name:

15. Contact

telephone

number:

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification

obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Schroder Plc

Contact address (registered office for legal entities) 31 Gresham

Street

London

EC2V 7QA

Phone number 020 7658

2521

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal Chris

persons) Melrose

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii

Full name Carillion plc

Contact address 24 Birch Street

Wolverhampton

WV1 4HY

Phone number 01902 318137

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the Tim George,

person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Deputy Company

Secretary

C: Additional information

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