Holding(s) in Company

Bodycote International PLC
05 November 2002

Notice of change in material interest - Fidelity



FMR Corp. of Boston, Massachusetts and Fidelity International Limited of Bermuda
('Fidelity') notified the company on 5 November 2002 that its material interest
now stood at 22,975,600 shares of Bodycote International plc representing 8.96%
of Bodycote's issued share capital, and that such notification also comprised
the interest of Edward C. Johnson III as a principal shareholder of FMR Corp.
and Fidelity.




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