Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
19 July 2002



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT (EUROPE) LTD.

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or 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.

     HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT (EUROPE) LTD.

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     376,188

6)   (2.54%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     60P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     17TH JULY 2002

11)  Date company informed

     19-7-2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     14,833,473
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     10.0163

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MR S.A.R. BILLIALD     0207 291 5016

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification .......19/7/2002.................




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