RNS Number:5681O
Bodycote International PLC
12 August 2003

                           Bodycote International plc


Notification of material interests - Fidelity



Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda ('Fidelity') notified the company on
11 August 2003 that its material interest now totalled a holding of 12,749,200
shares of Bodycote International plc representing 4.97% 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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