Director/PDMR Shareholding

Balfour Beatty PLC
15 May 2006


Notification of a transaction of a Director pursuant to s 324 Companies Act
1985, Disclosure Rule 3.1.4 R (1) (b).

Name of issuer:
Balfour Beatty plc (the 'Company')

Name of individual Director:
Steven Marshall

Reasons for responsibility to notify:
Non-executive director

Description of the financial instrument:
Ordinary shares of 50 pence each

Nature of transaction:
Purchase of ordinary shares

Date of transaction:
12 May 2006

Price and volume:
5,000 ordinary shares at a price of 364.7p each.

Contact:
Company Secretary
0207 216 6800



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