Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
31 March 2006


             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     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.

     FPM    CITIBANK LONDON                        621,600
     FPM    JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                 584,300
     FPM    NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                  324,000
     FPM    BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS              246,200
     FPM    MELLON BANK                            126,300
     FMTC   STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO            471,900
     FMTC   BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO          99,800
     FMTC   JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                    74,500
     FMRCO  STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO          5,723,800    
     FISL   JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH               1,043,008
     FIL    JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH               2,290,200
     FIL    STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO LND(S      541,300
     FIL    BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS              150,700
     FIL    NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE             114,000
     FIL    BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN LTD LUX          5,524


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

     N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     1,106,000 ORDINARY SHARES

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

     0.53%

9)   Class of security

     60P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     UNKNOWN

11)  Date listed company informed

     30 MARCH 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

      12,417,132 ORDINARY SHARES
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

       5.93%

14)  Any additional information

      N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     STANLEY BILLIALD - 020 7291 5000

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

     Date of Notification 31 MARCH 2006





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