Director Shareholding

Babcock International Group PLC
2 March 2001

Please be advised that Mr N R Young, a director of Babcock International Group
PLC ('Babcock'), exercised on 1 March 2001, 14,022 options over ordinary 60p
shares ('Shares') of Babcock under The Babcock Sharesave Scheme at an option
price of 62.3p per shares.

Mr Young is now interested in 14,022 Babcock Shares.