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 nomay result in the acquisition of shares already issued to whichvoting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic noeffect 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 Ltdnotification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Vidacos Nomineesdifferent from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on 30/01/2014which the threshold is crossed or reached): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 31/01/2014 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 GB00B3FLWH99 use ISIN code Situation previous to the triggering transaction * Number of shares * Number of voting rights 28,643,108 28,643,108 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction * Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of shares voting rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 28,748,108 13,844,876 14,903,232 7.231% 7.784% 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) Nominal Delta C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of votinginstrument price date Conversion voting rights period rights instrument refers to Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 28,748,108 15.016% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holderwill cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease tohold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Ute Ball, Bodycote plc 15. Contact telephone number: (01625) 505300