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Balfour Beatty: Transaction in Own Shares

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Summary by 6ix AI

Balfour Beatty plc, an international infrastructure group, bought 463,518 of its ordinary shares of 50 pence each through Merrill Lynch International between October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026. The purchases were made under its share buyback programme, which was announced on January 5, 2026 and increased on March 11, 2026.

Key details

  • Balfour Beatty will hold the repurchased shares in treasury, meaning the company keeps them itself and they carry no voting rights.
  • After these purchases, there will be 473,726,630 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares, and the total number of voting rights in the company is 473,726,630.
  • Under the buyback so far, Balfour Beatty has repurchased 19,121,954 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price (an average weighted by the number of shares bought) of 823.0166 pence. These are the only shares it holds in treasury.
  • The shares were bought on the London Stock Exchange (65,000 shares each day) and on the Chi-X, BATS and Turquoise trading venues. The weighted average price on the London Stock Exchange was 917.6322 pence on October 5 and 878.5448 pence on October 9.

6ix AI wrote this summary from the release below and checked it against the release.

Balfour Beatty PLC
12 October 2026
 

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES

Monday 12 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 463,518 of its ordinary shares of 50 pence each through Merrill Lynch International between 5 October 2026 and 9 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 473,726,630 (excluding treasury shares).

The Group has, under the Share Buyback, repurchased 19,121,954 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of 823.0166 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 473,726,630. 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)

5 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

917.6322

65,000

910.50

932.00

Chi-X (CXE)

917.5567

14,301

910.50

932.00

BATS (BXE)

916.9506

10,000

911.50

930.00

Turquoise

917.8983

4,233

912.00

931.00

6 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

905.5199

65,000

898.00

918.00

Chi-X (CXE)

906.2838

15,000

898.50

918.50

BATS (BXE)

905.8044

8,925

898.00

918.50

Turquoise

906.0932

5,000

898.50

917.50

7 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

885.1720

65,000

874.50

897.00

Chi-X (CXE)

887.1733

13,043

875.50

896.00

BATS (BXE)

887.3862

8,585

875.00

896.00

Turquoise

887.7353

4,076

875.50

896.00

8 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

864.3857

65,000

851.50

874.50

Chi-X (CXE)

864.3447

15,000

851.00

874.50

BATS (BXE)

864.5308

10,000

852.00

874.50

Turquoise

864.3833

5,000

851.00

874.50

9 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

878.5448

65,000

866.00

885.50

Chi-X (CXE)

879.6932

12,682

866.50

885.00

BATS (BXE)

879.9081

8,186

867.00

884.50

Turquoise

879.5650

4,487

866.50

885.00

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 is a leading international infrastructure group delivering the complex, critical infrastructure that keeps economies moving and communities connected.
  • With around 26,000 employees, we finance, develop, build, maintain and operate essential infrastructure across the UK, US and Asia, combining deep engineering and construction expertise with long-term investment capability.
  • For over one hundred years, we have delivered landmark projects around the world. Today, our teams are helping to deliver major programmes including Hinkley Point C, the UK’s first new nuclear power station in a generation; the Lyric Theatre in Hong Kong, a world-class cultural venue at the heart of the West Kowloon Cultural District; and the Knox Street Development in Dallas, Texas, a major mixed-use scheme helping to reshape one of the city’s most vibrant neighbourhoods.

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