SEA - 4th March 2010

Carillion plc: Director/PDMR Shareholding

Carillion plc (the "Company") announces the following changes in the interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") in ordinary shares of 50 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Shares")

1. 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan (known as the Leadership Equity Award Plan ("LEAP")) Award

Following achievement of the performance target relating to LEAP awards made on 10 April 2007, Shares were issued on 3 March 2010 to certain Directors and PDMRs as set out below.

Mr McDonough, Mr Adam, Mr Kenny, Mr Engstrom and Mrs Morton sold 72,940, 57,721, 66,333, 11,666 and 13,553 Shares respectively received under LEAP on 3 March 2010 at a price of £2.9005 pence per Share in order to, inter alia, realise sufficient funds to settle resultant UK tax and social security liabilities arising from the Share issue, as set out below. Mr. Tapp disposed of all of his 34,260 Shares received under LEAP on 3 March 2010 at a price of £2.9005 per share.

	No. of Shares vested*	No. of Shares sold on 3 March 2010 at £2.9005 per Share
John McDonough, Group Chief Executive	175,757	72,940
Richard Adam, Group Finance Director	139,084	57,721
Don Kenny, Executive Director	83,333	66,333
Staff Engstrom, Group Strategy Director	28,110	11,666
Susan Morton, Group HR Director	32,655	13,553
Richard Tapp, Company Secretary	34,260	34,260

*0.12% of the issued share capital.

2. Deferred Bonus Plan (the "Plan")

Shares were also transferred under the Plan on 3 March 2010 to certain Directors and PDMRs as set out below. In accordance with the Plan rules, the shares were held in trust before being transferred.

Mr McDonough and Mr Adam sold 43,421 and 28,036 Shares respectively received under the Plan on 3 March 2010 at a price of £2.9005 per Share in order, inter alia, to realise sufficient funds to settle resultant UK tax and social security liabilities arising from the transfer, as set out below. Mr Kenny disposed of all of his 48,888 Shares received under the Plan on 3 March 2010 at a price of £2.9005 per share.

	No. of Shares vested*	No. of Shares sold on 3 March 2010 at £2.9005 per Share
John McDonough, Group Chief Executive	104,627	43,421
Richard Adam, Group Finance Director	67,555	28,036
Don Kenny, Executive Director	48,888	48,888

*0.06% of the issued share capital.

3. Executive Share Option Scheme (the Scheme)

John McDonough has exercised certain Executive Share Options detailed below on 3 March 2010 (the "Option Exercise").

Mr McDonough sold the 1,031,985 Shares resulting from the Option Exercise on 3 March 2010 at a price of £2.9005 per Share. This gave rise to a net taxable gain of £1,242,760.11 with a resultant UK tax and social security liability of £509,532.

	Dates of grant			Shares sold on 3 March 2010 at £2.9005 per Share
	09.01.2001	501,930	129.5	501,930
	19.03.2002	254,532	210.7	254,532
	01.07.2003	150,795	163.4	150,795
	31.03.2004	124,728	184.9	124,728

*0.26% of the issued share capital.

4. Total Numbers of Shares Held

As a result of all of the above transactions, the total number of Carillion shares now held by each of these Directors and PDMRs are as follows:

	Total No. of Ordinary Shares of 50p each*
John McDonough, Group Chief Executive	1,156,234
Richard Adam, Group Finance Director	137,301
Don Kenny, Executive Director	109,505
Staff Engstrom, Strategy Director	34,632
Susan Morton, Group HR Director	132,447
Richard Tapp, Company Secretary	150,653

*0.43% of the issued share capital.

John McDonough and Richard Adam have retained all Shares received under the LEAP and Deferred Bonus Plan, other than the Shares sold in order to meet their resultant tax and social security liabilities.

Tim George

Deputy Company Secretary

Carillion plc

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

Carillion plc

John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs 01902 316426

Finsbury

James Murgatroyd +44 (0) 20 7251 3801

Gordon Simpson