Bodycote Regulatory News (BOY)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


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

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Y

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 Schroders plc
notification obligation:iii

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

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 06.06.12
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified: 07.06.12

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Below 5%
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 rights
using of of of shares rights x
the ISIN CODE Shares Voting
Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
xi xii

Ordinary

GB00B3FLWH99

12,938,685 9,579,865 12,893,055 N/A 9,534,235 N/A 4.982%


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 Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting
financial price date xvii Conversion instrument refers to rights xix, xx
instrument period xviii


Nominal Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights

9,534,235 4.982%

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

Schroder Investment Management Limited 9,506,618 4.968%

Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 27,617 0.014%


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:


The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by
13. Additional those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment
information: management agreements.

14. Contact
name:
Ute Ball, Bodycote plc

15. Contact
telephone
number: 01625 505300