Holding(s) in Company

TR-1:  NOTIFICATIONOF MAJOR INTERST IN SHARES

                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                        Bodycote Plc                                    
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are               GB00B3FLWH99                                    
attached:ii                                                                                       
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                         
                                                                                                  
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                X     
                                                                                                  
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 (please specify):                                                                           
                                                                                                  
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the        Norges Bank                                       
notification obligation:iii                                                                       
                                                                                                  
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                  N/A                                               
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                                        
                                                                                                  
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                            
which the threshold is crossed or               04 October 2013                                   
reached: v                                                                                        
                                                                                                  
6. Date on which issuer notified:               07 October 2013                                   
                                                                                                  
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or          Below 4%                                          
reached: vi, vii                                                                                  
      
                                                                                            
8. Notified details:                                                                              
                                                                                                  
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                      
                                                                                                  
Class/type of  Situation previous       Resulting situation after the triggering                  
shares         to the triggering        transaction                                               
               transaction                                                                        
                                                                                                  
if possible    Number       Number      Number    Number of voting           % of  voting rights  
using          of           of          of shares rights                     x                    
the ISIN CODE  Shares       Voting                                                                
                            Rights      Direct    Direct xi         Indirect Direct  Indirect     
                                                                    xii                           
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
GB00B3FLWH99   7,747,845    7,747,845   7,647,845 7,647,845                  3.99%                
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                               
                                                                                                  
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                              
                                                                                                  
Type of financial          Expiration Exercise/                  Number of voting     % of voting       
instrument                 date       Conversion Period xiv      rights that may      rights            
                           xiii                                  be                                     
                                                                 acquired if the                        
                                                                 instrument is                          
                                                                 exercised/                             
                                                                 converted.                             
                                                                                                  
N/A                        N/A        N/A                        N/A                  N/A               
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
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 voting rights  
instrument               price    date            Conversion    rights instrument     xix, xx             
                         xvii                     period xviii  refers to                                       
                                                                                                  
                                                                                      Nominal       Delta 
                                                                                                
N/A                      N/A      N/A             N/A           N/A                   N/A           N/A   
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                     
                                                                                                  
Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                      
                                                                                                  
7,647,845                                        3.99%                                            
                                                                                                  

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
N/A                                                                                     
                                                                                        

Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                    Norges Bank            
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease              N/A                    
to hold:                                                                                
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                N/A                    
voting rights:                                                                          
                                                                                        
13. Additional information:                                      None                             
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                                Ute Ball, Bodycote plc           
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                    [phone]