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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Bodycote Plc 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 (please specify): 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.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 26 June 2012 reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 June 2012 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: L&G (Above 3%) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares previous to the triggering transaction if possible using Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights the ISIN CODE of of rights Shares Voting Number Rights of shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Below 3% Ordinary GBP 5,777,655 5,777,655 3.01% 0.1727272 (As on 11/05/ 2012) B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting 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 rights % of voting financial price date Conversion instrument refers to rights instrument period Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 5,777,655 3.01% 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 and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 5,777,655 - 3.01%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Limited (PMC) Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 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: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 13. Additional information: 191,354,572 14. Contact name: Ute Ball, Bodycote plc 15. Contact telephone 01625 505300 number:

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