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 26 of March 2013which the threshold is crossed or reached): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 of March 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 26,829,131 26,829,131 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction * Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of shares voting rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 26,578,687 12,448,577 14,130,110 6.503% 7.382% 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 26,578,687 13.885%

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 to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Ute Ball, Company Secretary Bodycote plc

15. Contact telephone number: +44 1625 505300