Holding(s) in Company

TR1 Notification of Major Interest in Shares

                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying       Bodycote Plc                                     
issuer                                                                                             
of existing shares to which voting rights are     GB00B3FLWH99                                     
attached:ii                                                                                        
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                          
                                                                                                   
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                         X              
                                                                                                   
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result                    
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                    
                                                                                                   
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to                          
qualifying financial instruments                                                                   
                                                                                                   
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                   
                                                                                                   
Other (please specify):                                                                            
                                                                                                   
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the        Norges Bank                                        
notification obligation:iii                                                                        
                                                                                                   
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                  N/A                                                
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                                         
                                                                                                   
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                             
which the threshold is crossed or               21th September 2011                                
reached: v                                                                                         
                                                                                                   
6. Date on which issuer notified:               23rd September 2011                                
                                                                                                   
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or          4%                                                 
reached: vi, vii                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
8. Notified details:                                                                               
                                                                                                   
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                       
                                                                                                   
Class/type of  Situation previous       Resulting situation after the triggering                   
shares         to the triggering        transaction                                                
               transaction                                                                         
                                                                                                   
if possible    Number       Number      Number    Number of voting     % of  voting                
using          of           of          of shares rights               rights x                    
the ISIN CODE  Shares       Voting                                                                 
                            Rights      Direct    Direct xi   Indirect Direct Indirect             
                                                              xii                                  
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
GB00B3FLWH99   7,629,309    7,629,309   7,657,126 7,657,126            4.00%                       
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                
                                                                                                   
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
                                                                                                   
Type of financial          Expiration Exercise/             Number of voting    % of voting              
instrument                      Conversion Period xiv rights that may be  rights                   
                           date                       acquired if the                              
                           xiii                       instrument is                                
                                                      exercised/                                   
                                                      converted.                                   
                                                                                                   
N/A                        N/A  N/A                   N/A                 N/A                      
                                                                                                   
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                      
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                
                                                                                                   
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
                                                                                                   
Type of financial        Exercise Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting      % of voting                
instrument               price date    Conversion    rights instrument     rights xix, xx             
                            xvii    period xviii  refers to                                        
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                        Nominal         Delta      
                         N/                                                                        
N/A                      A  N/A     N/A           N/A                                              
                                                                        N/A             N/A        
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                      
                                                                                                   
Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                       
                                                                                                   
7,657,126                                        4.00%                                             
                                                                                                   
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                     
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                                     
                                                                                                   
N/A                                                                                                
                                                                                                   
Proxy Voting:                                                                                      
                                                                                                   
10. Name of the proxy holder:                             Norges Bank                              
                                                                                                   
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease       N/A                                      
to hold:                                                                                           
                                                                                                   
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold         N/A                                      
voting rights:                                                                                     
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
13. Additional information:                      None                                              
                                                                                                   
14. Contact name:                                Ute Ball, Company Secretary                       
                                                                                                   
15. Contact telephone number:                    [phone]