Director Shareholding

Balfour Beatty PLC
15 April 2002







The options granted under Company's Executive Share Option Scheme on 14 April
1992 to Mr M W Welton and Mr P J L Zinkin over 31,772 50p Ordinary Shares in
Balfour Beatty plc and 76,254 Ordinary 50p shares in Balfour Beatty plc,
respectively, lapsed unexercised on 14 April 2002.  The exercise price of these
options was 305.0p.





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