Director Shareholding

Balfour Beatty PLC
07 June 2005


On 7 June 2005 Balfour Beatty plc ('the Company') was notified that Mr I P
Tyler, Chief Executive, had exercised a vested award under the Company's long
term incentive scheme, the Performance Share Plan 2001, pursuant to which 69,407
ordinary 50p shares in the Company have been transferred to him. Following the
exercise of this award and as a result of subsequent dispositions of the shares
transferred, Mr Tyler has increased his holding in ordinary shares in the
Company by a further 20,894 shares (making the total held by him and his
immediate family to 84,875 ordinary shares) and, at the same time, sold 20,000
shares at a price of 325p each.

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On 7 June 2005 Balfour Beatty plc ('the Company') was notified that Mr A J
Wivell, an executive director, had exercised a vested award under the Company's
long term incentive scheme, the Performance Share Plan 2001, pursuant to which
43,076 ordinary 50p shares in the Company have been transferred to him.
Following the exercise of this award and as a result of subsequent dispositions
of the shares transferred, Mr Wivell has increased his holding in ordinary
shares in the Company by a further 10,000 shares (making the total held by him
and his immediate family to 30,228 ordinary shares) and, at the same time, sold
15,414 shares at a price of 327.75p each.




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