Holding(s) in Company

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 which

voting 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 08/04/2013which the threshold is crossed or reached): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 09/04/2013 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 26,581,379 26,581,379 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction * Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of shares voting rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 26,966,379 12,845,769 14,120,610 6.710% 7.376% 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 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 26,966,379 14.086%

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 Group Company Secretary Bodycote plc

15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0)1625 505300