Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
17 October 2005

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC

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.

     SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   Percentage of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     1,471,857

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     -0.70%

9)   Class of security

     60p ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     UNKNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     10 OCT 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

     15,511,943
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     7.43%

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

     S. BILLIALD

     Date of Notification     17 OCTOBER 2005




Capital Group Companies, Inc (CG) Holdings
- Registration Schedule

10 October 2005

Nominee/Registered Name                           Shares Held

Capital Guardian Trust Company
  State Street Nominees Limited        607,642
  Chase Nominees Limited             8,101,901
  Midland Bank PLC                     891,800

                                                    9,601,343

Capital International Limited
  State Street Nominees Limited         43,100
  Bank of New York Nominees            613,000
  Northern Trust                       336,900
  Chase Nominees Limited             2,434,900
  Bankers Trust                         60,100
  Morgan Guaranty                       96,800
  Nortrust Nominees                    631,900
  State Street Bank & Trust Co          68,100
  Deutsche Bank AG                     345,100
  HSBC Bank PLC                        270,800
  Mellon Bank NA                        33,000
  Bank One London                       40,900

                                                    4,974,600

Capital International SA
  Citibank London                                     119,900

Capital International Inc.
  State Street Nominees Limited        257,100
  Chase Nominees Limited               559,000

                                                      816,100


                                        TOTAL:     15,511,943



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