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Capital Group Companies Inc15 December 2005 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) The Capital Group CompaniesCompany dealt in Balfour Beatty plcClass of relevant security to Ordinary Shareswhich the dealings beingdisclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 14 December 2005 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 5,229,000 shares (1.22%) N/A(2) Derivatives (other than - N/Aoptions)(3) Options and agreements - N/Ato purchase/sellTotal 5,229,000 shares (1.22%) N/A (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities N/A N/A(2) Derivatives (other than N/A N/Aoptions)(3) Options and agreements N/A N/Ato purchase/sellTotal N/A N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details N/A N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)Purchase 137,600 shares 3.4675 - GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unit (Note e.g. CFD 6) (Note 7) 5) N/A N/A N/A N/A (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option e.g. call selling, securities to price e.g. date money option purchasing, which the American, paid/ varying option European received etc. relates (Note etc. per unit 7) (Note 5) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 5)N/A N/A N/A (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if(Note 8) applicable) (Note 5)N/A N/A N/A 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding betweenthe person disclosing and any other person relating to the votingrights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on thisform or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition ordisposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referredto on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 14 December 2005 Contact name Gina Martinez Telephone number (213) 615-0469 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/ N/Aofferor with which connectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of N/Aconnection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Balfour Beatty