20th Sep 2012 18:09
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Bodycote Plc
issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
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 may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (pleasespecify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A
(if different from 3.):
18 September 2012 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 September 20127. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or L&G (Below 3%)
reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares to the triggering transaction if possibleusingthe ISIN CODE Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights of of rights Shares Voting Number Rights of shares Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary GBP 5,777,655 Below 3%0.1727272 (As on 27/06/2012) B: Qualifying Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of voting rights that may be
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ acquired if the % of voting instrument date Conversion Period instrument is rights
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rightsfinancial price date Conversion rights instrumentinstrument period refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights Below 3%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct andIndirect) (Group)Legal & General Investment Management(Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct andIndirect)Legal & General Investment ManagementLimited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Legal & General Insurance
Management (Holdings) Limited Holdings Limited (Direct) (Direct) (LGIMHD)
(LGIH)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General AssuranceManagement) Limited (PMC) Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: Notification using the total voting rights figure of13. Additional information: 191,365,267 14. Contact name: Ute Ball, Bodycote plc15. Contact telephone number: 01625 505300
PINXRelated Shares:
Bodycote