Babcock Regulatory News (BAB)

1. identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer

of existing shares to which voting rights are

attached: l'

Babcock International Group PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

,/

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the

acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying

financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please

specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the

notification obligation: ''

FMR LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):'v

See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date on

which the threshold is crossed or

reached: v

9 February 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 February 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

reached: V' "'

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares x

Classltype of

shares

' Situation previous

to the triggering

transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

if possible using

Number

Number

Number

Number of voting

% of voting rights x

the ISIN CODE

of

of

of shares

rights

Shares

Voting

Rights

Indirect

Direct x'

Indirect x"

Direct

Indirect

GB0009697037

17,832,503

17,832,503

18,021,403

18,021,403

5.02

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

Expiration

Exercise/

Number of voting

% of voting

instrument

date x'`'

Conversion Period JV

rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised) converted.

rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Exercise

price

Expiration

date

Exercise!

Conversion

period x`'"'

Number of voting rights

instrument refers to

% of voting rights x'x

xx

Nominal

Delta

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FMR LLC

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

185,900

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting

rights:

9 February 2011