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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14d-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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LINDBERG CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
BODYCOTE INVESTMENTS VI, INC.
BODYCOTE INTERNATIONAL PLC
(Name of Filing Persons (Offerors))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
535171102
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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JOHN CHESWORTH
BODYCOTE INTERNATIONAL PLC
HULLEY ROAD
HURDSFIELD, MACCLESFIELD
CHESHIRE, ENGLAND SK10 2SG
011-44-1625-505-300
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
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Copies to:
MARILYN SONNIE
JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE
599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
(212) 326-3939
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The filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the
commencement of a tender offer.
The transaction to which the statement relates is a third-party tender
offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1(a) Press release issued in the United States
99.1(b) Press release issued in England
