Holding(s) in Company

Balfour Beatty plc ("the Company") received notice today from Citigroup Global Transaction Services, on behalf of Standard Life Investments Limited ("Standard Life"), that Standard Life now hold 41,130,821 50p Ordinary Shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), representing 5.98% of the total voting rights of the Company.

Of the 41,130,821 Ordinary Shares, the Company has been advised that 23,842,916 (3.47%) comprise a direct interest in the Company's total voting rights and that 17,287,905 (2.51%) comprise an indirect interest in the Company's total voting rights.