RNS Number:7197O
Bodycote International PLC
15 August 2003



Bodycote International plc

Notification of material interests - Fidelity

Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda ('Fidelity') notified the company on
14 August 2003 that its material interest now totalled a holding of 12,949,200
shares of Bodycote International plc representing 5.05% 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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