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EXHIBIT 99.(a)(10)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BODYCOTE ANNOUNCES EARLY TERMINATION OF HART-SCOTT-RODINO WAITING
PERIOD RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF LINDBERG CORPORATION
December 22, 2000, Cheshire, England -- Bodycote International plc
(LSE:BOY) announced today that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and the regulations thereunder relating to
Bodycote's proposed acquisition of Lindberg Corporation (NASDAQ:LIND) was
terminated on December 22, 2000. The tender offer for all the outstanding shares
of common stock and the associated share purchase rights of Lindberg Corporation
for $18.125 per share in cash is currently scheduled to expire at midnight, New
York City time, on January 17, 2001.
Bodycote operates in the field of materials technology and metal
processing, with principal areas of operation including heat treatment, hot
isostatic pressing, materials testing and metallurgical coatings. Bodycote's
heat treatment division currently has 119 plants in 16 countries around the
world, of which 22 are in North America. The division has benefited from the
growth in the commercial heat treatment market in the UK and the rest of Europe.
Lindberg is the largest commercial heat treater in North America, with
operations in the United States and in Mexico. Lindberg serves more than 10,000
customers in a range of industries including: aerospace, automotive, oil field
equipment, consumer products, agricultural equipment, heavy truck, construction,
defense and machine tool markets.
Contacts: Bodycote International plc,
Martyn Wilton, 978-470-1620
John Hubbard, 214-904-2420
