Holding(s) in Company

24th May 2011 10:07

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 20 May 2011 which the threshold is crossed or reached): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 May 2011 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 26,766,005 26,766,005

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

* Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of shares voting rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 26,711,434 14,890,532 11,820,902 7.790% 6.184%

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 26,711,434 13.974%

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: (01625) 505300

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