Offer Update

Babcock International Group PLC
31 August 2007


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FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE
RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

31 August 2007

BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC ('BABCOCK') FINAL CASH OFFER FOR INTERNATIONAL
NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS PLC ('INS' OR THE 'COMPANY')

OFFER CLOSED

On 9 July 2007, Babcock announced that the Final Cash Offer had become
unconditional in all respects.

As at 3.00 p.m. (London time) on 31 August 2007, Babcock has acquired or has
received valid acceptances in respect of a total of 40,205,941 INS Shares,
representing approximately 63.6 per cent. of the existing issued share capital
of INS.

Of this total:

 -            Babcock owns (other than pursuant to valid acceptances of the
              Final Cash Offer) 27,954,131 INS Shares, representing
              approximately 44.2 per cent. of the existing issued share capital
              of INS; and

 -            Babcock has received valid acceptances for 12,251,810 INS Shares
              representing approximately 19.4 per cent. of the existing issued
              share capital of INS (including acceptances pursuant to
              irrevocable undertakings to accept the Final Cash Offer in respect
              of a total of 253,904 INS Shares, representing approximately 0.4
              per cent. of the existing issued share capital of INS).

Final Cash Offer closed

The Board of Babcock announces that the Final Cash Offer, which is unconditional
in all respects, has not been extended beyond 31 August 2007 and is therefore no
longer open for acceptance.

Settlement

Settlement for INS Shareholders who have validly accepted the Final Cash Offer
prior to 31 August 2007 will be despatched within 14 days of the relevant
acceptance by first class post (in the case of INS Shares held in certificated
form) or credited to the relevant CREST account (in the case of INS Shares held
in uncertificated form).

Terms defined in the Offer Document dated 19 June 2007 shall have the same
meaning in this announcement.

Enquiries:

Babcock                                       Telephone: [phone]
Gordon Campbell
Peter Rogers
Bill Tame

Hawkpoint (financial adviser to Babcock)      Telephone: [phone]
Paul Baines
Chris Robinson

JPMorgan Cazenove (broker to Babcock)         Telephone: [phone]
Dermot McKechnie

Financial Dynamics (Babcock PR enquiries)     Telephone: [phone]
Susanne Yule

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement to persons who are
not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant
jurisdictions in which they are located. Persons who are not resident in the
United Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable
requirements. Any failure to comply with such applicable requirements may
constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdictions.

Hawkpoint, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the
Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Babcock and no one else
in connection with the Final Cash Offer and will not be responsible to anyone
other than Babcock for providing the protections afforded to clients of
Hawkpoint nor for providing advice in relation to the Final Cash Offer, the
content of this announcement or any matter referred to herein.

JPMorgan Cazenove, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by
the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Babcock and no one
else in connection with the Final Cash Offer and will not be responsible to
anyone other than Babcock for providing the protections afforded to clients of
JPMorgan Cazenove nor for providing advice in relation to the Final Cash Offer,
the content of this announcement or any matter referred to herein.




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