Balfour Beatty Analyst Event

Balfour Beatty PLC
30 October 2007



30 October 2007


                          BALFOUR BEATTY ANALYST EVENT
                          ============================

Balfour Beatty plc, the international engineering, construction, services and
investment group, announces that it is hosting an analyst event in the US during
the period Monday 29th to Wednesday 31st October.

The purpose of this event is to provide analysts with an opportunity to
familiarise themselves with and enhance their understanding of Balfour Beatty's
recently acquired building construction business in the US, Balfour Beatty
Construction Group Inc (BBCGI) (formerly Centex Construction), including its
core business model and the key drivers of its long-term growth. Visits will be
made to BBCGI projects in Orlando, Florida; Savannah, Georgia; and Washington DC
.

Presentations will be made by a number of senior Balfour Beatty managers on the
Group's enlarged US constituency, strategy for its US operations and on BBCGI
overall and its constituent divisions. These will appear on the company's
website, www.balfourbeatty.com, as soon as possible after the conclusion of the
event.

No new material information will be disclosed, nor will there be any statement
on current trading.

                                      ENDS

Enquiries to:
Tim Sharp
Tel: [phone]
www.balfourbeatty.com


Notes to Editors
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Balfour Beatty is a world-class engineering, construction, services and
investment business, well positioned in infrastructure markets which offer
significant long-term growth. We work in partnership with sophisticated
customers who value the highest levels of quality, safety and technical
expertise. Our skills are applied in appropriate combinations to meet individual
customer need. Its financial position, with significant net cash and with strong
operating cash flows, offers continuing flexibility to add additional capacity
and expertise to the business mix and to make appropriate investments in PPP and
other long-term growth opportunities.




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