Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
22 December 2005


             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     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.

SEE SCHEDULE BELOW                    

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

419,753

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

-0.2%



9)   Class of security

60P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

22 DEC 2005

11)  Date listed company informed

22 DEC 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

22,721,656
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

10.86%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

STANLEY BILLIALD  020 7291 5049

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

     Date of Notification .....  22 DECEMBER 2005  ...................



                    SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER REGISTER


Name of Shareholder:-           Fidelity                                 Beneficial

Date of                                Number of
Bargain         Number of       % of     Shares      Date Company   Total No. of   % of Issued     Date Company
                 Shares       issued  Currently in     Received       Shares in    Capital of     Announcements
              Traded + or -    class     Issue       Notification      BIG PLC       BIG PLC     Office Notified
10/05/2002                            148,126,466     15/05/2002     14,676,806       9.91%        15/05/2002
31/01/2003     -1,413,033     -1.0%   148,126,466     03/02/2003     13,263,773       8.95%        03/02/2003
11/04/2003        890,836      0.6%   148,126,466     11/04/2003     14,154,609       9.6%         14/04/2003
23/04/2003        865,559      0.6%   148,588,755     23/04/2003     15,020,168      10.1%         25/04/2003
22-Dec-03        -255,540     -0.17%  148,671,978     23/12/2003     14,764,628       9.93%        24/12/2003
26-Feb-04       1,320,600      0.88%  150,249,029     27/02/2004     16,085,228      10.71%        27/02/2004
26-May-04         588,700      0.39%  150,407,999     27/05/2004     16,673,928      11.09%        28/05/2004
20-Jun-04       5,887,271      3.91%  150,462,999     21/06/2004     22,561,199      14.99%        21/06/2004
04-Jul-04       1,282,504      0.63%  204,031,299     05/07/2004     23,843,703      11.69%        06/07/2004
30-Jun-05      -5,714,964     -2.74%  208,593,346     01/07/2005     18,128,739       8.69%        01/07/2005
25-Aug-05      -1,435,154     -0.69%  208,785,018     26/08/2005     16,693,585       8.00%        30/08/2005
                        0      0.00%  208,785,018                    16,693,585       8.00%
06-Sep-05         -25,400     -0.01%  208,785,018     07/09/2005     16,668,185       7.98%
unknown         1,090,100      0.52%  208,785,018     18/10/2005     17,758,285       8.51%        18/10/2005
19-Oct-05       2,627,555      1.26%  208,785,018     20/10/2005     20,385,840       9.76%        20/10/2005
24-Oct-05       1,165,900      0.56%  208,785,018     25/10/2005     21,551,740      10.32%        26/10/2005
01-Nov-05       1,479,845      0.71%  208,785,018     02/11/2005     23,031,585      11.03%        03/11/2005
20-Nov-05        -308,967     -0.15%  208,785,018     21/11/2005     22,722,618      10.88%        22/11/2005
20-Dec-05         418,791      0.20%  209,143,478     21/12/2OO5     23,141,409      11.06%        22/12/2005
22-Dec-05        -419,753     -0.20%  209,143,478     22/12/2005     22,721,656      10.86%        22/12/2005
                        0      O.00%  209,143,478                    22,721,656      10.86%

 
Management    Nominee/Registered Name     Shares Held
Company
FPM           Citibank London                      621,600
FPM           Northern Trust London                496,400
FPM           Bank of New York Brussels            246,200
FPM           Mellon Bank                          126,300
FMTC          State Street Bank and TR Co          367,700
FMTC          Brown Brothers Harriman and Co        75,400
FMTC          JP Morgan Chase Bank                  64,800
FMRCO         State Street Bank and TR Co        5,723,800
FISL          JP Morgan, Bournemouth            13,235,637
FIL           State Street Bank and TR Co Lnd (s   503,100
FIL           JP Morgan Bournemouth                285,800
FIL           Bank of New York Brussels            141,200
FIL           National Astl BK Melbourne            80,800
FIL           Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd Lux        5,524
FIL           JP Morgan, Bournemouth               747,395
                                                22,721,656



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