Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
15 May 2006





                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company



Babcock International Group PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest



UBS AG



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18







4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them



UBS AG



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired



N/A



6. Percentage of issued class



N/A



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed



Not known



8. Percentage of issued class



Below 3%



9. Class of security



60p Ordinary Shares



10. Date of transaction



11 May 2006



11. Date company informed



12 May 2006



12. Total holding following this notification



Not known



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



Not known



14. Any additional information





15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries



Stanley Billiald - 020 7291 5000



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification



Stanley Billiald



Date of notification



15 May 2006



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