Holding(s) in Company

Bodycote International PLC
25 March 2002


Fidelity - Notification of increase in material interest

Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda ('Fidelity') notified the company on
22 March 2002 that it held 14,611,522 shares of Bodycote International plc
representing 5.70% 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.


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange