Director Shareholding

Balfour Beatty PLC
09 September 2003



On 8 September 2003, Balfour Beatty plc ('the Company') was notified that Sir
David John, Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, purchased 5,000 Ordinary
Shares in the Company at price of 210p per Ordinary Share on 8 September 2003,
all of which will be registered in his own name.  His total holding of Ordinary
Shares is now 5,000, which constitutes less than 0.0001% of the Company's issued
Ordinary Share capital.


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