Holding(s) in Company

Bodycote International PLC
23 January 2002


                  Fidelity - Notification of material interest



Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda ('Fidelity') notified the company
on 22 January 2002 that it held 11,106,566 shares of Bodycote International
plc representing 4.33% of Bodycote's issued share capital, and that such
notification also comprised the interest of Edward C. Johnson III as a
principal shareholder of Fidelity.



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