Rule 8.3 - BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.60
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               25 March 2010


2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant       1,964,833     0.86%        611,169     0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives      527,350     0.23%        764,872     0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,492,183     1.09%      1,376,041     0.60%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      14,143               5.6757
Purchase      7,534                5.6676
Purchase      473                  5.7000
Purchase      9,101                5.6847
Purchase      1,210                5.6841
Purchase      13,072               5.6523
Purchase      8,999                5.6826
Purchase      15,985               5.6585
Purchase      16,998               5.6790
Purchase      582                  5.6900
Purchase      31,533               5.6715
Purchase      49,293               5.6911
Purchase      10,398               5.6657
Sale          702                  5.6739
Sale          600                  5.7050
Sale          5,858                5.6771
Sale          1,328                5.6675
Sale          1,579                5.6401
Sale          531                  5.6500
Sale          3,872                5.7200
Sale          6,482                5.6718
Sale          6,549                5.6718
Sale          8,999                5.6826
Sale          140,200              5.6743
Sale          9,149                5.6832
Sale          18,132               5.6793
Sale          19,484               5.6977
Sale          28,211               5.6684
Sale          39,218               5.6971
Sale          8,999                5.6821

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1579          5.6401
CFD            Long          702           5.6738
CFD            Long          140200        5.6743
CFD            Long          8999          5.6821
CFD            Long          600           5.705
CFD            Short         31533         5.6715

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry      Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date        paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.               per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         26 March 2010
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)