Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
10 January 2008

TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):



Babcock International Group PLC



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: YES



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: NO



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: NO



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):



Schroders plc



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):



5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached (v):



8 January 2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:



9 January 2008



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:



From 15% - 14%



8. Notified details:





A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible  Situation previous to the          Resulting situation after the
using the ISIN CODE               Triggering transaction (vi)        triggering  transaction (vi)
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary



GB0009697037                      36,327,607                         36,327,607






Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect

GB0009697037                 N/A                      N/A          32,371,462           N/A         14.11%




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.






Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights

32,371,462                     14.11%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


Schroders Investment Management Limited                                            30,326,462       13.22%
Schroder Investment Management North America Limited                                2,045,000        0.89%





Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A



13. Additional information:

The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those
firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management
agreements.



14. Contact name:

Vicky Wand



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7658 3750






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