Holding(s) in Company

Bodycote International PLC
11 April 2002

Fidelity - Notification of further increase in notifiable interest

Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda ('Fidelity') notified the company on
10 April 2002 that it has increased its material interest to a holding of
18,240,521 shares of Bodycote International plc representing 7.11% 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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