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
attached: ii

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which       No
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     No
to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                           No

Other (please                                                              No
specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the  Kames Capital
notification obligation: iii

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on    23/09/2013
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:         25/09/2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or    3%
reached: vi, vii
 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of    Situation previous          Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares           to the triggering
                 transaction
 
if possible
using
the ISIN CODE
                 Number         Number        Number          Number of voting              % of voting rights
                 of             of            of shares       rights                        x
                 Shares         Voting
                                Rights        Direct          Direct xi      Indirect xii   Direct       Indirect

GB00B3FLWH99     5,588,605      5,588,605     5,109,542       5,109,542      775,042        2.67%        0.40%
 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial           Expiration   Exercise/                              Number of voting         % of voting
instrument                  date xiii    Conversion Period xiv                  rights that may be       rights
                                                                                acquired if the
                                                                                instrument is
                                                                                exercised/ converted.
 

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 xvii     Conversion period xviii    rights instrument         rights xix, xx
                                                                           refers to
 
CFD                                                                        93,910                    Nominal     Delta

                                                                                                     0.05%       1
 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights

5,978,494                                                 3.12%


 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
 
Kames Capital:-
 
Kames Capital Plc
 
Kames Capital Management Ltd
 
Kames Capital ICVC
 
Kames Capital VCIC
 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                        Kames Capital

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
 
13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:                       Ute Ball, Bodycote plc

15. Contact telephone number:           [phone]