Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Bodycote International PLC
4 April 2000


          Bodycote International PLC ('the company')
                               
Bodycote International plc announces that it has been notified
by Mr D.F. Landless, the finance director, in respect of the
following dealing today in the company's ordinary share
capital:

Name                Transaction

DF Landless         Purchase of 1,000 shares at 226p each

Following this transaction Mr Landless' interests will
comprise 3,500 ordinary shares all registered in the name Mrs
M. Landless, and executive share options as under:-

Number of options   Exercise price      Exerciseable
50,000              396.00              26/04/2002
50,000              312.50              14/12/2002