Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
27 February 2004


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FIDELITY INVESTMENTS


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.

     CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON     -      1,108,955 (FISL)
     CHASE NOMINEES LTD (FSL)        -     13,990,425
     CHASE NOMINEES LTD (FIL)        -        990,850


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     1,320,600


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     0.88%


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     
8)   Percentage of issued Class


9)   Class of security

     60P ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     26-2-04


11)  Date company informed

     27-02-04


12)  Total holding following this notification

     16,085,228

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     10.71%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MR STANLEY BILLIARD
     020 7291 5016


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

     Date of Notification 
     
     27-2-2004



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