Acquisition

Babcock International Group PLC
19 June 2002








Date:                19 June 2002

Contact:             Bill Tame, Group Finance Director

                     Babcock International Group PLC

                     Telephone: [phone]

                     Ginny Pulbrook

                     Citigate Dewe Rogerson

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                        Babcock International Group PLC

               Acquisition of Service Group International Limited








Babcock International Group PLC announces that it has today completed the
acquisition of the business and certain assets of Service Group International
Limited. Details of the transaction were announced on 5 June 2002.






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Notes to editors:

About Babcock International Group PLC

Babcock International Group PLC is a support services business providing
technical services, training and facilities management to the defence and civil
sectors. In the year to 31 March 2002 sales from continuing business were £358.9
million.


The Group operates in three principal sectors: Technical Services (engineering
and support services in defence, rail, marine and secure facilities sectors),
Training & Support (support services, training and facilities management for the
defence and civil sectors) and Materials Handling (material processing
technologies and engineered systems). The Group is currently in the process of
disposing of the Material Handling division as part of Babcock's strategy to
focus on the support services market and, in the process, enhance shareholder
value.


Babcock's head office is in London and the Company's shares are quoted on the
London Stock Exchange. For further information, please visit Babcock's website
at www.babcock.co.uk.



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