Artemis' voting rights at 4.7%

Artemis Investment Management Limited notified the company on 1 May that as of
29 April 2009 it held voting rights in respect of 8,794,530 shares in the
capital of the company which represents 4.7% of the total voting rights in
Bodycote plc as at that date (previously 5.12% on 27 March 2009).