Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
10 December 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

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 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.

SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   Percentage of issued Class



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

369,968

8)   Percentage of issued Class

-0.18%

9)   Class of security

60P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

10-12-04

11)  Date company informed

9-12-2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

41,499,407
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

19.98%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

S.BILLIALD
020 7291 5000

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

     Date of Notification .......10/12/2004.................


SCHRODER REGISTRATION SCHEDULE

10 DECEMBER 2004

NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
                                                       SHARES HELD

BANK OF NEW YORK                                         1,210,000
BANQUE INTERNATIONALE A LUXEMBOURG S                       203,620
BRITISH COAL STAFF SUPERANNUATION A/C:P                  7,102,213
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                       3,181,114
MELLON NOMINEES (UK)LTD                                    426,100
MINEWORKERS' PENSION SCHEME A/C:R                        6,877,549
NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED                                2,055,000
STATE STREET                                               541,000

                                                        21,596,596

SCHRODER UNIT TRUSTS LTD (SUTL)                         12,818,063
SCHRODER NOMINEES LTD                                      820,500
SCHRODER INVESTMENT NORTH AMERICA LTD                    6,264,248

                                      TOTAL:            41,499,407





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