Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2622C

Babcock International Group PLC

10 November 2009

TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(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 state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Ignis Investment Services Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

05.11.09

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09.11.09

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

8. Notified details:

Nominee holdings

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vi)

GB0009697037

Number of shares

Number of voting Rights (viii)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi) 7,613,512	Direct	Indirect 3.32%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
CFD's			70,000	0.03%

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
7,683,512	3.32%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Pearl Group Limited

Impala Holdings Limited

Pearl Group Holdings (No.1) Ltd

Ignis Asset Management Limited

Ignis Investment Services Limited (indirect)