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               22 March 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         5,869,922    1.82%       422,912      0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives        864,334    0.27%       100,203      0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0    0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                6,734,256    2.09%       523,115      0.16%


(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            4,739               3.1951
Purchase           78,876               3.2423
Purchase            5,630               3.2155
Purchase           43,845               3.2261
Purchase            3,300               3.2062
Purchase            3,960               3.2015
Purchase            4,263               3.2249
Sale                4,739               3.1951
Sale                3,950               3.2372
Sale               11,595               3.2102
Sale                8,806               3.2211
Sale                2,600               3.2325
Sale                4,739               3.1951
Sale                6,700               3.2298
Sale                4,452               3.2157

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,   Long/Short       Number of       Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities      (GBP)
CFD               Short              24610          3.1951
CFD               Short               3960          3.2015
CFD               Short               3300          3.2062
CFD               Short               5630          3.2154
CFD               Short               4263          3.2249
CFD               Short              43845          3.226
CFD               Short              78876          3.2423
CFD               Long                4739          3.195
CFD               Long               11595          3.2102
CFD               Long                4452          3.2156
CFD               Long                8806          3.221
CFD               Long                6700          3.2298
CFD               Long                2600          3.2325
CFD               Long                3950          3.2372


(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 March 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