Bodycote Regulatory News (BOY)

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying Bodycote PLCissuer of existing shares to which votingrights are attached: 2: Reason for notification (yes/no)An acquisition or disposal of voting rights yesAn acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments nowhich may result in the acquisition of shares already issuedto which voting rights are attachedAn acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar noeconomic effect to qualifying financial instrumentsAn event changing the breakdown of voting rights noOther (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\HSBCfrom 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 29/05/2015the 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 DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of share If possible use GB00B3FLWH99ISIN code Situation previous to the triggering transactionNumber of shares Number of voting rights28,737,757 28,737,757 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionNumber 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 offinancial conversion that may be acquired voting rightsinstrument period/date (if the instrument exercised/converted) C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument price date Conversion rights rights period instrument refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights28,699,323 14.99 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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