Directors' Dealings

BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
9 September 1999

To Company Announcements Office

Please be advised of the following grants of share options made to Dr T J Parker
and Dr G Schafer, directors of Babcock International Group PLC ('Babcock'):


Grantee         No of Share Options     Stock       Date of Grant  Price 
                Granted   

Dr TJ Parker    The Babcock 1999      Babcock 50p    9 September   118p
                Unapproved          Ordinary Shares   1999 
                Executive Share
                Option Scheme
                256,907  

Dr G Schafer    The Babcock 1999      Babcock 50p
                Overseas            Ordinary Shares   9 September   118p  
                Executive Share                       1999
                Option Scheme
                180,021