Holding(s) in Company

TR1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Bodycote plcissuer of existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 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 votingrights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect Noto qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please Nospecify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Kames Capitalnotification obligation: iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date on 23/09/2013which the threshold is crossed orreached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 25/09/2013 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 3%reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares to the triggering transaction if possibleusingthe ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights of of of shares rights x Shares Voting Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect GB00B3FLWH99 5,588,605 5,588,605 5,109,542 5,109,542 775,042 2.67% 0.40% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument 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 financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument price date xvii Conversion period xviii rights instrument rights xix, xx refers to CFD 93,910 Nominal Delta 0.05% 1 Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 5,978,494 3.12% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Kames Capital:- Kames Capital Plc Kames Capital Management Ltd Kames Capital ICVC Kames Capital VCIC Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Kames Capital 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Ute Ball, Bodycote plc 15. Contact telephone number: +44 1625 505300