Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities or Connected Persons

Balfour Beatty plc (the "Company") was informed on 31 December 2014 by The Trustee of the Balfour Beatty Employee Share Ownership Trust (the "Trust") that each of the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") acquired, for nil consideration, the number of Ordinary Shares of 50p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company shown below against his name following the release on 31 December 2014 of awards made in 2013 under the rules of the Company's long-term incentive plan, The Balfour Beatty Performance Share Plan 2011:

Director (Name: Number of Ordinary Shares released)

Mr D J Magrath: 89,841

Other PDMR (Name: Number of Ordinary Shares released)

Mr C D Vaughan 68,639

Each of the following PDMRs subsequently sold the number of Ordinary Shares shown below against his name at a price of 208.1p per Ordinary Share on 31 December 2014 solely to meet income tax and National Insurance obligations:

Director (Name: Number of Ordinary Shares sold)

Mr D J Magrath: 42,310

Other PDMR (Name: Number of Ordinary Shares sold)

Mr C D Vaughan 32,325

As a consequence of the above-mentioned transactions the total number of Ordinary Shares held by each Director and other PDMR and any connected persons within the meaning of Section 252 of the Companies Act 2006, is as follows:

Director (Name: Number of Ordinary Shares; percentage of issued Ordinary Share capital)

Mr D J Magrath: 191,890; 0.028%

Other PDMR (Name: Number of Ordinary Shares; percentage of issued Ordinary Share capital)

Mr C D Vaughan 85,284; 0.012%

Each of these transactions took place in Jersey, Channel Islands.

This notification is made under DTR Rule 3.1.4.

Contact and telephone number for queries/

Duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:

Mr Martin T A Purvis, Head of Secretariat, 020 7216 6800