Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
25 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 BELOW SCHEDULE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   Percentage of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     1,000,000

8)   Percentage of issued Class

      -0.48%    

9)   Class of security

     60P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     21 OCT 2005

11)  Date company informed

     24 OCT 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

      11,883,143
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      5.69%

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

     Date of Notification .......25 OCTOBER 2005.................


                          Capital Group Companies

Nominee/Registered Name                                   Shares Held

Capital Guardian Trust Company
State Street Nominees Limited                              385,642
Chase Nominees Limited                                   5,488,501
Midland Bank PLC                                           615,600
                                                         6,489,743
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                                             49,300

Capital International Inc.
State Street Nominees Limited                               80,700
Chase Nominees Limited                                     288,800
                                                           369,500

                                            Total       11,883,143






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