TIDMBAB

RNS Number : 9829W

Babcock International Group PLC

15 February 2017

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                     Babcock International Group PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                      X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                            The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                         See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                  13 February 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                    14 February 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                          Below 10% - Aggregate of voting rights 
  or                                                                                        from shares 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type       Situation previous                Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of               to the triggering                 transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                  Number           Number           Number          Number of voting        % of voting rights 
                   of               of               of shares       rights                  (x) 
                   Shares           Voting 
                                    Rights 
---------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  ----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
---------------      -----------    -----------    --------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
    Ordinary 
     Shares 
 (GB0009697037)     51,221,268       51,221,268                                50,380,653                   9.9646% 
---------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial    Expiration     Exercise/                        Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument           date (xiii)    Conversion Period                rights that may           rights 
                                      (xiv)                            be 
                                                                       acquired if the 
                                                                       instrument is 
                                                                       exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/         Number of voting          % of voting rights 
 financial           price         date (xvii)    Conversion         rights instrument         (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period             refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
-----------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                                              Nominal       Delta 
-----------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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                     50,380,653                                                   9.9646% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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                                                         Number of      Percent of 
                                                            Shares       Outstanding 
    The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") 
     holdings                                             50,380,653      9.9646% 
 
    Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: 
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    -- Capital Research and Management Company(1)         50,380,653      9.9646% 
 
           *    EuroPacific Growth Fund(2)                 27,737,416        5.4861% 
 (1) Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  (2) Mutual fund managed by Capital Research and Management Company. 
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Tosin Oseni

Group Secretariat

Babcock International Group PLC

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