Acquisition

Babcock International Group PLC
21 April 2008


                           Babcock International PLC

                                 21 April 2008

                                 Acquisition of

                            Weir Strachan & Henshaw




Babcock International Group PLC ('Babcock'), the engineering support services
company, today announces it has acquired Weir Strachan & Henshaw ('S&H') from
The Weir Group PLC for a net cash consideration of £65 million.



S&H is a leading specialist engineering design, project manager and provider of
through-life support for the defence and nuclear industries, with locations in
the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the United States. S&H is also a
principal service provider for the Canadian submarine fleet.



Babcock is a leading provider of support to the Royal Navy's submarine and
surface ship fleet.  The acquisition will further strengthen Babcock's Marine
division, extending its range of marine support services through S&H's expertise
in weapons handling and launch systems.  The acquisition will also provide an
opportunity for Babcock to enhance its geographic and customer footprint.



In the nuclear sector, S&H has expertise in fuel handling and decommissioning
and waste handling services.  The acquisition will complement Babcock's existing
nuclear service capability and enhance its position as a major UK supplier of
engineering support services in key areas of this expanding marketplace.



In the financial year ended 31 December 2007, S&H generated gross revenues of
£51.8 million.



Peter Rogers, Chief Executive of Babcock said:



'The acquisition of S&H enables us to further expand in two of our key markets -
Marine and Nuclear. In Marine, the combination of our existing expertise in
submarine support with that of S&H makes us well-placed to build strongly on the
international presence that S&H has already established.  In both markets the
acquisition will extend our range of services to customers, thereby opening up
new growth opportunities.'



For further enquiries, please contact:



Babcock International Group PLC                Tel:  [phone]
Peter Rogers
Bill Tame
Terri Wright

Financial Dynamics (PR for Babcock)            Tel:  [phone]
Andrew Lorenz
Richard Mountain
Sophie Kernon




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