Bodycote Regulatory News (BOY)

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the Bodycote PLC
underlying 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 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 no 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 Ltd notification

obligation:

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on 13 June 2012
which the threshold

is crossed or reached):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 14 June 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 14%
reached:
8: Notified Details

A. Voting rights attached to shares

* Class/type of share If possible GB00B3FLWH99
use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

* Number of shares * Number of voting rights

26,961,182 26,961,182

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

* Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of
shares voting rights

Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

26,670,482 13,683,866 12,986,616 7.151% 6.787%

B. Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of
financial date conversion rights that may voting rights
instrument period/date be acquired
(if the
instrument
exercised/
converted)

NominalDelta

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 % of voting
instrument price date Conversion voting rights
period rights
instrument
refers to

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights

26,670,482 13.938%

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

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, Bodycote plc

15. Contact telephone number: +44 1625 505300