Balfour Beatty plcLSE: BBY

Balfour Beatty: Transaction in Own Shares

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Summary by 6ix AI

Balfour Beatty plc, an international infrastructure group, bought back 475,788 of its ordinary shares of 50 pence each through Merrill Lynch International between October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026, under its share buyback programme announced on January 5, 2026 and increased on March 11, 2026.

Key details

  • The repurchased shares will be held in treasury (shares the company keeps rather than cancels), with no voting rights attached.
  • Following the purchase, Balfour Beatty will have 473,250,842 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares, which is also its total number of voting rights.
  • Under the buyback programme, Balfour Beatty has repurchased 19,597,742 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of 823.5941 pence.
  • Purchases were made on the London Stock Exchange, Chi-X, BATS and Turquoise, at prices ranging from 809.50 pence to 892.50 pence a share across the five trading days.

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

Balfour Beatty PLC
19 October 2026
 

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES

Monday 19 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 475,788 of its ordinary shares of 50 pence each through Merrill Lynch International between 12 October 2026 and 16 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 473,250,842 (excluding treasury shares).

The Group has, under the Share Buyback, repurchased 19,597,742 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of 823.5941 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 473,250,842. 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)

12 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

880.0416

65,000

876.50

882.50

Chi-X (CXE)

880.0412

15,000

876.50

881.50

BATS (BXE)

879.7818

7,688

876.00

881.00

Turquoise

879.9680

5,000

876.50

882.00

13 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

862.2562

65,000

842.50

892.50

Chi-X (CXE)

859.2817

15,000

843.00

892.00

BATS (BXE)

860.3494

9,133

843.00

892.50

Turquoise

860.2387

4,590

842.50

892.50

14 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

835.6103

65,000

827.50

849.00

Chi-X (CXE)

835.8780

13,614

824.50

848.50

BATS (BXE)

834.5402

10,000

824.50

848.50

Turquoise

837.2246

4,129

824.50

849.00

15 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

821.5982

70,000

814.00

825.50

Chi-X (CXE)

822.7604

14,846

814.00

830.00

BATS (BXE)

822.8920

10,000

809.50

830.00

Turquoise

821.8744

4,204

814.00

830.00

16 October 2026

London Stock Exchange

836.8257

70,000

822.50

840.50

Chi-X (CXE)

837.6826

15,000

822.50

842.00

BATS (BXE)

837.4188

8,459

823.00

841.00

Turquoise

837.8541

4,125

826.00

841.00

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 (www.balfourbeatty.com) is a leading international infrastructure group. We deliver the complex, critical infrastructure that keeps economies moving and communities connected.
  • We finance, develop, build, maintain and operate essential infrastructure, combining deep engineering and construction expertise with long-term investment capability.
  • For more than a century, we have shaped landmark infrastructure around the world. Today, our teams are delivering and managing major projects across our core markets, including operating and maintaining the M25 and its key arterial routes; helping to deliver Hinkley Point C, the UK’s first new nuclear power station in a generation; expanding Rolls-Royce’s Raynesway facilities in Derby to support the UK’s submarine programme; and delivering Knox Street in Dallas, Texas, a major mixed-use development transforming one of the city’s most vibrant neighbourhoods.

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