Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
04 November 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 SCHEDULE BELOW 

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     1,871,712

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     -0.90%

9)   Class of security

     60P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     2 NOV 2005

11)  Date company informed

     4 NOV 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

     9,629,431
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.61%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     STANLEY BILLIALD - 020 7291 5000
     SHIRLEY BECKER   - 020 7291 5049

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

     Date of Notification      4 NOVEMBER 2005





                         Capital Group Companies


Nominee/Registered Name                      Shares Held

Capital Guardian Trust Company
State Street Nominees Limited                    359,542
Chase Nominees Limited                         4,299,401
Midland Bank PLC                                 562,700
                                               5,221,643

Capital International Limited
State Street Nominees Limited                     35,100
Bank of New York Nominees                        474,300
Northern Trust                                   318,800
Chase Nominees Limited                         2,002,488
Bankers Trust                                     47,300
Morgan Guaranty                                   71,600
Nortrust Nominees                                540,400
State Street Bank & Trust Co                      49,800
Deutsche Bank AG                                 254,000
HSBC Bank PLC                                    213,000
Mellon Bank NA                                    33,000
Bank One London                                   35,900
                                               4,075,688

Capital International SA
Citibank London                                   49,300

Capital International Inc.
State Street Nominees Limited                     80,700
Chase Nominees Limited                           202,100
                                                 282,800

                              Total            9,629,431




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