SEA - 6th April 2009

Director/PDMR Shareholding: Carillion plc (the Company) Deferred Bonus Plan

The following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) were granted awards on 3 April 2007 under the Carillion Deferred Bonus Plan (the Plan) over the following number of shares:-

	No. of Ordinary Shares of 50p each
John McDonough, Chief Executive	75,911
Roger Robinson, Executive Director	47,857

For the purposes of the Plan, the shares were held in trust for 2 years before being transferred to the PDMRs.

Of these shares, the following were sold (including for tax and national insurance purposes) on 3 April 2009 at a price of £2.541 per share:

	No. of Ordinary Shares of 50p each
John McDonough, Chief Executive	31,504
Roger Robinson, Executive Director	47,857

The balance of the shares remaining following this transaction was transferred to Mr. McDonough on 3 April 2009.

The total number of Carillion shares now held by each of these PDMRs following this transaction is as follows:

	Total No. of Ordinary Shares of 50p each
John McDonough, Chief Executive	838,490*
Roger Robinson, Executive Director	Nil

*Less than 0.3 % of the issued share capital.

Tim George

Deputy Company Secretary

Carillion plc

6 April 2009

Notes to editors

Carillion is one of the UK’s leading support services, Public Private Partnership project and construction companies. The Group has annual revenue of around £5 billion, employs some 50,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East, Canada and the Caribbean.

In the UK, Carillion’s principal market sectors are Defence, Education, Health, Facilities Management & Services, Rail, Roads, Building, Civil Engineering and Utilities Services.

In the Middle East, Carillion’s principal market sectors are Construction and Facilities Management. In Canada and the Caribbean, the Group’s main sectors are Health, Roads Maintenance and Construction.

Carillion has a substantial portfolio of equity investments in Public Private Partnership projects, particularly in the Defence, Education, Health and Transport sectors.

In the inaugural Sunday Times Best Green Companies Awards in May 2008, Carillion secured first place in the category for large and medium-sized companies with high environmental impact and second place overall.

This and other Carillion news releases can be found at www.carillionplc.com

For further information contact

John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs, Carillion plc 01902 316426