Costain Regulatory News (COST)

Costain Group PLC("Costain" or the "Company")

Block Listing Application

The Company announces that applications have been made to the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for the admission of 60,000 ordinary shares of 50p each in the capital of the Company (the "Shares") to the Official List and to trading on the main market for listed securities by way of a Block Listing.

The Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of share options under the Company's employee savings related share option scheme and will, upon issue, rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing issued ordinary shares.

28 October 2014