Rule 8.3 - BODYCOTE INTERNATIONAL

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              BODYCOTE INTERNATIONAL
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               20 April 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

  (a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
       security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                    Short

                      Number       (%)        Number       (%)

(1) Relevant         6,430,512    1.99%       398,243      0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives        589,338    0.18%       191,297      0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0    0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                7,019,850    2.18%       589,540      0.18%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase          1,842              3.2000
Purchase          5,600              3.0836
Purchase         42,214              3.0927
Purchase         88,204              3.0710
Purchase         55,869              3.1399
Purchase        191,634              Transfer
Purchase         14,775              3.0606
Purchase         23,100              3.1975
Sale             23,100              3.1975
Sale            250,000              3.0735
Sale             51,190              3.1084
Sale              9,219              3.1917


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,   Long/Short       Number of       Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities      (GBP)
CFD              Short              14775              3.0606
CFD              Short              88204              3.0709
CFD              Short               5600              3.0836
CFD              Short              42214              3.0927
CFD              Short              55869              3.1398
CFD              Short               2450              3.1934
CFD              Short               1842              3.2
CFD              Long               51190              3.1083
CFD              Long                9219              3.1917


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)





4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         23 April 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk