Holding(s) in Company

Bodycote International PLC
11 April 2002


Putnam - Notification of material interest


Putnam Investment Management, LLC and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC of
Boston, Massachusetts (together 'Putnam') notified the company on 11 April 2002
that it had a material interest amounting to 7,737,821 shares of Bodycote
International plc representing 3.01% of Bodycote's issued share capital.


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