Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
18 May 2006

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company



Babcock International Group PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest



Fidelity International Limited



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



FPM        Citibank London  621,600

FPM        JP Morgan, Bournemouth  1,073,100

FPM        Northern Trust London  258,600

FPM        Bank of New York Brussels 238,300

FPM        Mellon Bank 98,400

FMTC       State Street Bank and TR Co  273,800

FMTC       Brown Brothers Harriman and Co  99,800

FMTC       JP Morgan Chase Bank  74,500

FMRCO      State Street Bank and TR Co  1,776,256

FISL       JP Morgan, Bournemouth  1,043,008

FIL        JP Morgan, Bournemouth  1,801,400

FIL        State Street Bank and TR Co Lndn (s  499,100

FIL        Bank of New York Brussels  120,200

FIL        National Astl BK Melbourne  114,000

FIL        Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd Lux  4,141





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



2,242,515 ordinary shares



8. Percentage of issued class



1.07%



9. Class of security



60p Ordinary Shares



10. Date of transaction



Unknown



11. Date company informed



18 May 2006



12. Total holding following this notification



8,096,205 ordinary shares



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



3.87%



14. Any additional information



N/A



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, Group Assistant Company Secretary



Date of notification



18 May 2006



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