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Babcock International Group PLC31 August 2007 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO ORFROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THERELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPRESS ANNOUNCEMENT 31 August 2007 BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC ("BABCOCK") FINAL CASH OFFER FOR INTERNATIONALNUCLEAR SOLUTIONS PLC ("INS" OR THE "COMPANY") OFFER CLOSED On 9 July 2007, Babcock announced that the Final Cash Offer had becomeunconditional in all respects. As at 3.00 p.m. (London time) on 31 August 2007, Babcock has acquired or hasreceived valid acceptances in respect of a total of 40,205,941 INS Shares,representing approximately 63.6 per cent. of the existing issued share capitalof 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 unconditionalin all respects, has not been extended beyond 31 August 2007 and is therefore nolonger open for acceptance. Settlement Settlement for INS Shareholders who have validly accepted the Final Cash Offerprior to 31 August 2007 will be despatched within 14 days of the relevantacceptance by first class post (in the case of INS Shares held in certificatedform) or credited to the relevant CREST account (in the case of INS Shares heldin uncertificated form). Terms defined in the Offer Document dated 19 June 2007 shall have the samemeaning in this announcement. Enquiries: Babcock Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7291 5000Gordon CampbellPeter RogersBill Tame Hawkpoint (financial adviser to Babcock) Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7665 4500Paul BainesChris Robinson JPMorgan Cazenove (broker to Babcock) Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7588 2828Dermot McKechnie Financial Dynamics (Babcock PR enquiries) Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7269 7221Susanne Yule The release, publication or distribution of this announcement to persons who arenot resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevantjurisdictions in which they are located. Persons who are not resident in theUnited Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicablerequirements. Any failure to comply with such applicable requirements mayconstitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdictions. Hawkpoint, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by theFinancial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Babcock and no one elsein connection with the Final Cash Offer and will not be responsible to anyoneother than Babcock for providing the protections afforded to clients ofHawkpoint nor for providing advice in relation to the Final Cash Offer, thecontent of this announcement or any matter referred to herein. JPMorgan Cazenove, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom bythe Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Babcock and no oneelse in connection with the Final Cash Offer and will not be responsible toanyone other than Babcock for providing the protections afforded to clients ofJPMorgan Cazenove nor for providing advice in relation to the Final Cash Offer,the content of this announcement or any matter referred to herein. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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