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               26 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         5,843,202    1.81%       422,328      0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives        841,882    0.26%       115,602      0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0    0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                6,685,084    2.08%       537,930      0.17%


(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      12                   3.2050
Purchase      23,980               3.2000
Purchase      7,964                3.2040
Purchase      3,982                3.1940
Purchase      11,634               3.2004
Purchase      39,477               3.2067
Sale          23,980               3.2000
Sale          2,790                3.2012
Sale          44,293               3.1892
Sale          23,980               3.1988
Sale          3                    3.1900


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,   Long/Short       Number of       Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities      (GBP)
CFD             Short            21868           3.1939
CFD             Short            3982            3.194
CFD             Short            11634           3.2004
CFD             Short            7964            3.204
CFD             Short            12              3.205
CFD             Shor             39477           3.2066
CFD             Long             44293           3.1892
CFD             Long             3               3.19
CFD             Long             2790            3.2011

(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                         27 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