Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying    Bodycote PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:

2: Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                       yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments    no
which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued
to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar            no
economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                  no
Other (please specify):                                           no
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the       Standard Life Investments (Holdings)
notification obligation:                       Limited (Parent Company) -14.990%
                                               comprised of:

                                               Standard Life Investments Limited -
                                               14.859%
 
                                               Ignis Investment Services Limited -
                                               0.131%

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different   Vidacos Nominees\HSBC
from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which  29/05/2015
the threshold is crossed or reached):

6. Date on which issuer notified:              01/06/2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         15%
reached:

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share If possible use     GB00B3FLWH99
ISIN code
 
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares                        Number of voting rights
28,737,757                              28,737,757
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares    Number of voting rights              Percentage of
                                                         voting rights
                    Direct              Indirect         Direct  Indirect

28,699,323          13,360,443          15,338,880       6.978   8.012

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of          Expiration date Exercise/        No. of voting rights Percentage of
financial                        conversion       that may be acquired voting rights
instrument                       period/date      (if the instrument
                                                  exercised/converted)
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial    Exercise   Expiration  Exercise/    Number of voting % of voting
instrument           price      date        Conversion   rights           rights
                                            period       instrument
                                                         refers to
                                                                           Nominal   Delta
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights                Percentage of voting rights
28,699,323                             14.99

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 14.990% comprised of:
 
Standard Life Investments Limited - 14.859%
 
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.131%


Proxy Voting:
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:
 
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, Group Company Secretary,
                               Bodycote plc

15. Contact telephone number:  01625 505300