Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3751Y

Babcock International Group PLC

04 July 2008

 



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Babcock International Group PLC

2. Reason for the notification 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

  Lloyds TSB Group Plc

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

Perry Nominees Ltd

Boltro Nominees Ltd

Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees ltd

State Street Nominees Ltd

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

3 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

   4 July 2008

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

4%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
0969703 Ord GBP	Number of shares 9,170,185	Number of voting rights  9,170,185

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	9,266,188	Direct	Indirect 9,266,188	Direct	Indirect 4.039

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
9,266,188	4.039

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

78,651 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

2,333 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

16,250 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

9,168,954 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

Stanley Billiald

Group Assistant Company Secretary

4 July 2008

 

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