Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3313P

Babcock International Group PLC

14 July 2010

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):	An increase in the voting rights of Babcock International Group PLC			√
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See schedule below
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		09 July 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:		13 July 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0009697037

12,325,807

12,325,807

12,361,407

12,361,407

3.44

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

-

-

-

-

-

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

-

-

-

-

-

Nominal

Delta

-

-

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

12,361,407

3.44

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

See below

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	FMR LLC
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire to hold:	35,600
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire to hold voting rights:	09 July 2010

FMR

Issuer name: BABCOCK INTL GROUP PLC

Current ownership percentage: 3.44%

Total shares held: 12,361,407

Issued share capital: 358,405,267

                               SHARES HELD         NOMINEE                                                      MANAGEMENT

                                                                                                                           COMPANY

FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity                      202,900             BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO        FMRCO

Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment              21,600             BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO          PTC

manager for US mutual funds, and FIL Management Trust              102,200             MELLON BANK N.A.                                          FMRCO

Company (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company   424,500             NORTHERN TRUST CO                                      FMRCO

(PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee         2,241,000             STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                   FMR

or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts      9,119,907             STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                  FMRCO

and Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC).                                150,700             STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                  PGATC

                                                                                                         98,600             MELLON BANK NA (C)                                        PTC

Eunice Payne

Company Secretarial Department

14 July 2010

 

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