5th Apr 2011 14:11
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TR-1: NOTIFICATIONS OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | 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 | x | ||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
Other (please specify): | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | BlackRock, Inc. | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | |||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 31st March 2011 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 4th April 2011 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Holding has gone below 5% | ||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB0009697037 | 13,536,793 | 13,536,793 | N/A | N/A | 14,476,923 | N/A | 4.03%* | |||||||||
*Situation previous was based on a total of 229,697,692 voting rights issued and resulting situation is based on a total of 358,838,092 voting rights issued.
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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CFD | 2,636,500 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
0.73% | 0.73% | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
17,113,423 | 4.77% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |
. BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 17,113,423 (4.77%) | |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | |
Valerie Teller
Company Secretarial Department
Babcock International Group PLC
5 April 2011
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