Block Listings of Ord. Shares

Balfour Beatty PLC
1 August 2000


Block Listings of Ordinary Shares

Balfour  Beatty  plc  confirms the following in respect  of  the  Block
Listings of its 50p Ordinary Shares ('Ordinary Shares').

In  relation  to  the  Block Listing relating  to  conversions  of  its
Cumulative  Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares of  1p  each,  the
number  of  Ordinary Shares remaining unissued at 30 November 1999  and
31  May  2000 was 35,694,162.  The number of Ordinary Shares originally
listed under the scheme was 35,710,677 (92/1485).

In  relation  to  the  Block Listing relating  to  the  Balfour  Beatty
Employee  Share Option Scheme, the number of  Ordinary Shares remaining
unissued at 30 November 1999 and 31 May 2000 was 1,953,976.  The number
of  Ordinary  Shares originally listed under the scheme  was  4,300,000
(92/1598).

In  relation  to  the  Block Listing relating  to  the  Balfour  Beatty
Executive Share Option Scheme, the number of  Ordinary Shares remaining
unissued  at 30 November 1999 and 31 May 2000 was 963,741.  The  number
of  Ordinary  Shares originally listed under the scheme  was  1,000,000
(A1444/1994).

No  shares  were  allotted or issued under any of these Block  Listings
during  either of the 6 month periods to 30 November 1999  and  31  May
2000.

At  30  November  1999,  the number of Ordinary  Shares  in  issue  was
421,366,784; at 31 May 1999, the number of Ordinary Shares in issue was
419,907,510.