Holding(s) in Company

Bodycote International PLC
25 June 2003

Notification of increase in material interests - Aegon


Aegon Asset Management UK plc (on behalf of itself and the Aegon UK plc Group of
Companies) notified the Company on 25 June 2003 that it now held 16,936,946
shares of Bodycote International plc representing 6.60% of Bodycote's issued
share capital.


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