Holding in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
23 July 2001


Babcock International Group Plc ('Babcock International')

Notification under Section 198-202 Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act')

Babcock International received the following notification from Fidelity
Investments on Friday, 20th July 20001 of an interest under Sections 198-202
of the Act.



' Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the UK
Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the
disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure
constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely
for purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that
any of these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these
interests.

These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies
Act. The Interest detailed herein was acquired solely for investment purposes.
For disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries, bot being non-beneficial holders.

NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - UK COMPANIES ACT

1. Company in which shares are held: Babcock International Group Plc

2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares

 a. FMR Corp.

    82 Devonshire Street

    Boston, MA 02109

    Parent holding company of Fidelity Management Trust Company (MFTC), a US
    state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of
    various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of
    Registered Shareholders and their holdings.)
 b. Fidelity International Limited (FIL)


        PO Box HM 670

        Hamilton HMCC, Bermuda

        Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries,
        including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), investment
        managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional
        clients. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and
        their holdings.)

3. The notifiable interest also comprise the notifiable interests of

Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d

82 Devonshire Street

Boston, MA 02109



A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.


    4. The notifiable interests include interests held on behalf of authorised
    unit trust schemes in the UK, notwithstanding the exemption from reporting
    pursuant to Section 209(I)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.

 5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
    notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the
    purposes of clarity. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FRM
    Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International
    Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C. Johnson
    3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or
    that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint basis.

 6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act,
    namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to
    exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the
    exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.



By ___________________________

Eric D. Roiter

Senior V.P. & General Counsel - FMR Co.

Duly authorised under Powers of Attorney

Dated December 30, 1997, by and on

Behalf of FMR Corp., and its direct and

Indirect subsidiaries.

FUND NAME                 SHARES    MANAGEMENT   NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
                          HELD      COMPANY
(Ordinary Shares)
                            155,300      FMTC    State Street Nominees Ltd
                          8,918,373      FISL    Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)
                                                 Nominees Limited
                            614,450      FIL     Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)
                                                 Nominees Limited
                            716,233      FIL     Northern Trust

Total Ordinary Shares    10,404,356

Current ownership            7.10%
percentage:

Shares in issue:          146,572,545

Change in holdings since   +1,375,000 ordinary
last filing:                     shares'



Name of Babcock International contacts and telephone number for queries:

Robert Martin - Group Assistant Secretary 01494 727296



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