New Appointment

Babcock International Group PLC
27 February 2003




Date:                 27th February 2003

Contact:              Gordon Campbell, Chairman

                      Babcock International Group PLC

                      Telephone: [phone]



                      Richard Mountain/Rob Gurner

                      Financial Dynamics

                      Telephone: [phone]




                        Babcock International Group PLC

                   Appointment of New Non-Executive Director



Babcock International Group PLC is very pleased to announce that Admiral Sir
Nigel Essenhigh is to be appointed as a non-executive director of the Company
with effect from 4th March 2003.  He will be invited to sit on the Audit and
Remuneration Committees of the Board.



Until his retirement from the Royal Navy in late 2002, Sir Nigel was First Sea
Lord and Chief of Naval Staff.



Under the rules on the acceptance of outside appointments by Crown Servants,
Admiral Essenhigh applied for permission to accept this appointment.  The Prime
Minister, on the advice of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments,
approved the application subject only to the automatic three months waiting
period which applies at his rank.



It is confirmed that there are no details that are required to be disclosed in
connection with Sir Nigel Essenhigh under paragraphs 6 F 2(b) to (g) of the
Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority.







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Notes to editors:

About Babcock International Group PLC



Babcock International Group PLC is a support services business providing
technical services, training and facilities management to the defence and civil
sectors.  In the year to 31 March 2002 sales from continuing business were
£358.9 million.


The Group operates in three principal sectors: Technical Services (engineering
and support services in defence, rail, marine and secure facilities sectors),
Training & Support (support services, training and facilities management for the
defence and civil sectors) and Materials Handling (material processing
technologies and engineered systems).  The Group is currently in the process of
disposing of the Material Handling division as part of Babcock's strategy to
focus on the support services market and, in the process, enhance shareholder
value.



Babcock's head office is in London and the Company's shares are quoted on the
London Stock Exchange.  For further information, please visit Babcock's website
at www.babcock.co.uk.




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