Transaction in Own Shares

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Balfour Beatty plc has announced the purchase of 520,660 ordinary shares through Merrill Lynch International between October 19 and October 23, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. These repurchased shares will be held in treasury, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 472,730,182, which also represents the total number of voting rights. The company has now repurchased a total of 20,118,402 ordinary shares under the program at a volume-weighted average price of 823.8125 pence.

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Balfour Beatty PLC
26 October 2026
 

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES

Monday 26 October 2026

Balfour Beatty plc (the "Group" or "Balfour Beatty"), the international infrastructure group, announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme announced on 5 January 2026, and increased on 11 March 2026 (the "Share Buyback"), the Group purchased 520,660 of its ordinary shares of 50 pence each through Merrill Lynch International between 19 October 2026 and 23 October 2026.

 

The Group will hold the repurchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 472,730,182 (excluding treasury shares).

 

The Group has, under the Share Buyback, repurchased 20,118,402 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of 823.8125 pence, which are to be held in treasury with no voting rights attached. The shares repurchased under the Share Buyback are the only shares held in Treasury by the Group. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 472,730,182. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Balfour Beatty plc under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the table available on the Company's website here contains detailed and aggregated information of the individual trades made by Merrill Lynch International as part of the Share Buyback.

Aggregated information of ordinary shares purchased according to each trading venue:

 

Date

Venue

Weighted average price

(GBp)

Aggregate number of shares

Lowest price paid

(GBp)

Highest price paid

(GBp)

19 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

832.3229

75,000

825.50

836.50

Chi-X (CXE)

831.6547

12,343

825.50

836.00

BATS (BXE)

831.2448

6,896

826.50

836.00

Turquoise

832.3891

5,000

825.00

836.00

20 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

829.2125

75,000

817.00

837.50

Chi-X (CXE)

827.3745

15,000

817.00

838.00

BATS (BXE)

827.5548

15,000

817.00

837.50

Turquoise

826.2480

4,043

817.50

838.00

21 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

843.8416

75,000

837.00

846.50

Chi-X (CXE)

844.4001

15,000

837.00

846.50

BATS (BXE)

843.7694

12,086

837.50

846.50

Turquoise

844.0284

3,979

837.00

846.50

22 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

833.9073

75,000

825.00

841.00

Chi-X (CXE)

836.1203

13,049

827.00

840.50

BATS (BXE)

836.2829

12,525

827.00

840.50

Turquoise

836.3197

4,215

827.00

840.50

23 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

820.8959

75,000

814.00

826.50

Chi-X (CXE)

819.7174

11,582

814.50

825.00

BATS (BXE)

819.2937

11,177

814.50

825.00

Turquoise

819.4153

3,765

814.50

825.00

 

Analyst/investor enquiries:
Jim Ryan
Tel. +44 (0)785 836 8527
jim.ryan@balfourbeatty.com

Media enquiries:
Vivienne Dunn
Tel. +44 (0)203 810 2345
vivienne.dunn@balfourbeatty.com

Notes to editors:

  • Balfour Beatty (www.balfourbeatty.com) is a leading international infrastructure group. We deliver the complex, critical infrastructure that keeps economies moving and communities connected.
  • We finance, develop, build, maintain and operate essential infrastructure, combining deep engineering and construction expertise with long-term investment capability.
  • For more than a century, we have shaped landmark infrastructure around the world. Today, our teams are delivering and managing major projects across our core markets, including operating and maintaining the M25 and its key arterial routes; helping to deliver Hinkley Point C, the UK’s first new nuclear power station in a generation; expanding Rolls-Royce’s Raynesway facilities in Derby to support the UK’s submarine programme; and delivering Knox Street in Dallas, Texas, a major mixed-use development transforming one of the city’s most vibrant neighbourhoods.

 

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