Purchase of Own Securities

Balfour Beatty PLC
16 October 2000


Balfour Beatty plc - Purchase of Ordinary Shares of 50p

Balfour Beatty plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation
1,295,000 Ordinary Shares of 50p each from Hoare Govett Limited, at a price of
110p per share.

Enquiries

Tim Sharp           Balfour Beatty plc       020 7216 6950
Bob Pringle         Hoare Govett Limited     020 7678 8000