Holding(s) in Company

Balfour Beatty PLC
13 August 2003

Balfour Beatty plc ('the Company') today received notice from Aviva plc on
behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary, Morley Fund Management Limited 
('Morley'), that Morley now have a notifiable interest in 25,058,846 50p
Ordinary Shares of the Company representing 5.98% of the Company's issued
ordinary share capital.

The aggregate material interest of Aviva plc, which includes the 50p Ordinary
Shares in which Morley have an interest, is also 25,058,846 50p Ordinary Shares,
representing 5.98% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.




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