Offer unconditional

Babcock International Group PLC
09 July 2007


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

9 July 2007

BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC ('BABCOCK') FINAL CASH OFFER FOR INTERNATIONAL
NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS PLC ('INS')

FINAL CASH OFFER UNCONDITIONAL IN ALL RESPECTS


On 19 June 2007, Babcock announced that it had acquired or had an option to
acquire 43.3 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of INS and launched
a final recommended mandatory cash offer for INS of 63 pence per share (the
'Final Cash Offer'). In addition, at that time Babcock indicated that it had
received irrevocable commitments to accept the Final Cash Offer from the
directors of INS in respect of a further 0.4 per cent. of the existing issued
share capital of INS.


Level of acceptances and ownership

As at 11.00 a.m. (London time) on 9 July 2007 Babcock has acquired or has
received valid acceptances in respect of a total of 31,745,759 INS Shares,
representing approximately 50.9 per cent. of the existing issued share capital
of INS.


As a result, the Final Cash Offer has become unconditional in all respects.


Of this total:


- Babcock owns 27,954,131 INS Shares, representing approximately 44.8 per cent.
of the existing issued share capital of INS; and


- Babcock has received valid acceptances for 3,791,628 INS Shares representing
approximately 6.1 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of INS
(including acceptances pursuant to irrevocable undertakings to accept the Final
Cash Offer in respect of a total of 253,904 INS Shares, representing
approximately 0.4 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of INS).



Extension of the Final Cash Offer

The Board of Babcock announces that the Final Cash Offer has been extended and
will remain open for acceptance for a further 15 days, until 3.00 p.m. on 24
July 2007.


Procedure for acceptance

INS Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Final Cash Offer are urged to do
so as soon as possible and in any event no later than 3.00 p.m. on 24 July 2007.
The procedure for acceptance is set out in paragraph 18 of Part 2 of the Offer
Document.


Forms of Acceptance not yet returned should be completed and returned in
accordance with the instructions set out in the Offer Document and in the Form
of Acceptance so as to be received as soon as possible and in any event no later
than 3.00 p.m. on 24 July 2007.


If INS Shares are held in CREST acceptance should be made electronically so that
the TTE instruction settles as soon as possible and in any event no later than
3.00 p.m. on 24 July 2007.


Terms defined in the Offer Document dated 19 June 2007 shall have the same
meaning in this announcement.


Enquiries:

Babcock                                       Telephone: [phone]
Gordon Campbell
Peter Rogers
Bill Tame

Hawkpoint (financial adviser to Babcock)      Telephone: [phone]
Paul Baines

JPMorgan Cazenove (broker to Babcock)         Telephone: [phone]
Dermot McKechnie

Financial Dynamics (Babcock PR enquiries)     Telephone: [phone]
Susanne Walker


The release, publication or distribution of this announcement to persons who are
not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant
jurisdictions in which they are located. Persons who are not resident in the
United Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable
requirements. Any failure to comply with such applicable requirements may
constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdictions.


Hawkpoint, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the
Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Babcock and no one else
in connection with the Final Cash Offer and will not be responsible to anyone
other than Babcock for providing the protections afforded to clients of
Hawkpoint nor for providing advice in relation to the Final Cash Offer, the
content of this announcement or any matter referred to herein.


JPMorgan Cazenove, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by
the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Babcock and no one
else in connection with the Final Cash Offer and will not be responsible to
anyone other than Babcock for providing the protections afforded to clients of
JPMorgan Cazenove nor for providing advice in relation to the Final Cash Offer,
the content of this announcement or any matter referred to herein.




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