Babcock International Group PLC has been informed by its Chairman, Mike Turner CBE, that, following the introduction of the new UK Corporate Governance Code, relating to the duration of Chair appointments, he intends to step down as Chairman at the close of the Company's Annual General Meeting in July 2019. The Board has accepted his decision with regret. The Company's Senior Independent Director, Professor Sir David Omand GCB, will lead the Board's nominations committee in an orderly succession process.