Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
06 December 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

     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 BELOW SCHEDULE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   Percentage of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      158,200

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     -0.08%

9)   Class of security

      60P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

      UNKNOWN

11)  Date company informed

      5/12/2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

      41,696,659
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      19.97%

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 ....06 DECEMBER 2005.........


Schroder Registration Schedule


                                         06-Dec-05
Nominee/Registered Name                                    Shares Held


Banque Internationale a Luxembourg S                           110,000

British Coal Staff Superannuation a/c: P                     5,300,000

Chase Manhattan Bank                                         1,308,722

Chase Nominees Ltd                                           1,700,000

Dexia Bil Dublin Branch                                        176,407

Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd                                       386,100

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme a/c: R                           6,000,000

Nortrust Nominees Limited                                    1,100,000

Nutraco Nominees Ltd                                           917,000

State Street                                                   410,500

                                                            17,408,729




Schroder Unit Trusts Ltd (SUTL)                             18,994,121

Schroder Nominees Ltd                                          796,400

Schroder Investment North America Ltd                        4,497,400

                                                            24,287,921

                                              Total         41,696,650






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