Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9007D

Babcock International Group PLC

30 March 2011


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Babcock International Group PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			ü
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	See below schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	25 March 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:	29 March 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	5 %

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Indirect

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0009697037

17,940,403

17,955,403

5.00

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

17,955,403

5.00

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
See below schedule

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	FMR LLC
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:	15,000
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:	25 March 2011

Schedule:

FMR

Issuer name:	BABCOCK INTL GROUP PLC
Current ownership percentage:	5.00%
Total shares held:	17,955,403
Issued share caplet:	358,823,381

SHARES HELD		NOMINEE	MANAGEMENT COMPANY
FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity	340,200	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FMRCO
Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment	164,400	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	PTC
Manager for US mutual funds, FIL Management Trust	185,700	MELLON BANK NA	FMRCO
Company (FMTC), Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company	107,400	MELLON BANK N.A.	PTC
(PGATC) a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee	354,600	NORTHERN TRUST CO	FMRCO
or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts	3,984,200	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMR
Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (FGALLC) and	12,225,703	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMRCO
and Pyramis Trust Company (PTC).	60,700	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	PTC
	150,700	STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	PGATC
	144,500	CIBC MELLON TRUST (C)	FCL
	237,300	MELLON BANK NA (C)	PTC