Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
9 May 2005



                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC

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 BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     1,491,967

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     0.72%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     

8)   Percentage of issued Class


9)   Class of security

      60P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     5 MAY 2005

11)  Date company informed

     6 MAY 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

      16,539,000
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      7.94%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     STANLEY BILLIALD  -  020 7291 5000

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

     Date of Notification ..9 MAY 2005......



Capital Group Companies, Inc (CG) Holdings 
- Registration Schedule 

9 May 2005 


Nominee/Registered Name                                      Shares Held 
   
Capital Guardian Trust Company                        
State Street Nominees Limited                         576,800          
Chase Nominees Limited                              9,176,200        
Midland Bank PLC                                      936,000                                     
                                                              
                                                                10,689,000
Capital International Limited                             
State Street Nominees Limited                           43,100
Bank of New York Nominees                              742,400
Northern Trust                                         336,900
Chase Nominees Limited                               2,479,500
Bankers Trust                                           60,100
Morgan Guaranty                                         96,800
Nortrust Nominees                                      605,700 
State Street Bank & Trust Co                            68,100
Deutsche Bank AG                                       355,700
HSBC Bank PLC                                          297,000
Bank One London                                         40,900

                                                                 5,126,200
Capital International SA                                         
Citibank London                                                    125,000


Capital International Inc. 
State Street Nominees Limited                         143,800
Chase Nominees Limited                                455,000
                                                                  598,800

                                                      TOTAL    16,539,000



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