Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
10 November 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

     1,705,000

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     -0.82%

9)   Class of security

     60P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     8 NOV 2005

11)  Date company informed

     10 NOV 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

     7,924,431
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.80%

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      10 NOVEMBER 2005





                         Capital Group Companies


Nominee/Registered Name                      Shares Held

Capital Guardian Trust Company
State Street Nominees Limited                    274,042
Chase Nominees Limited                         3,624,701
Midland Bank PLC                                 413,500
                                              __________
                                               4,312,243

Capital International Limited
State Street Nominees Limited                     26,300
Bank of New York Nominees                        374,400
Northern Trust                                   299,700
Chase Nominees Limited                         1,614,688
Bankers Trust                                     33,200
Morgan Guaranty                                   53,200
Nortrust Nominees                                453,100
State Street Bank & Trust Co                      30,500
Deutsche Bank AG                                 170,200
HSBC Bank PLC                                    161,500
Mellon Bank NA                                    33,000
Bank One London                                   30,300
                                              __________
                                               3,280,088

Capital International SA
Citibank London                                   49,300

Capital International Inc.
State Street Nominees Limited                     80,700
Chase Nominees Limited                           202,100
                                              __________
                                                 282,800

                              Total            7,924,431






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