Holding(s) in Company

Bodycote International PLC
26 March 2002


            Fidelity - Notification of increase in material interest


Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda ('Fidelity') notified the company on
26 March 2002 that it held 15,761,522 shares of Bodycote International plc
representing 6.15% 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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