RNS Number:7946L
Bodycote International PLC
02 June 2003

Fidelity - Notification of change in notifiable interest



FMR Corp. of Boston, Massachusetts and Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda
( together "Fidelity") notified the company on 30 May 2003 that it now held
12,764,971 shares of Bodycote International plc representing 4.98% 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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