Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BODYCOTE PLC

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Barclays Capital Securities Ltd disclosed on 03 Nov 2026 a public opening position in Bodycote PLC showing direct ownership of 6,457,073 shares (3.79%) and cash-settled derivative longs of 435,113 shares (0.26%) for total interests of 6,892,186 shares (4.05%); aggregate short positions total 6,944,401 shares (4.08%), producing a small net short of 52,215 shares (0.03%). Recent dealing included purchases of 194,803 shares at £9.1650–£9.1706 and sales of 49,625 shares at ~£9.17; no indemnity or related agreements were disclosed.

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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.				KEY INFORMATION
(a)	Name of exempt principal trader:				BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				BODYCOTE PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:
(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt				BODYCOTE PLC
	principal trader is connected
(d)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:				03 Nov 2026
(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal				NO
	trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
2.				POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree
	to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security:				17 3/11p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			6,457,073	3.79%	500,170	0.29%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			435,113	0.26%	6,444,231	3.79%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			6,892,186	4.05%	6,944,401	4.08%
(b)	Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive
	options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
3.				DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Total number of		Highest price per unit	Lowest price per unit
security				securities		paid/received	paid/received
17 3/11p ordinary		Purchase		194,803		9.1706 GBP	9.1650 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		Sale		49,625		9.1700 GBP	9.1598 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		300	9.1706 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		483	9.1686 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		279	9.1679 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		146	9.1678 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		42	9.1692 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		813	9.1686 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		128	9.1598 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		167	9.1697 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		575	9.1695 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,700	9.1706 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		873	9.1698 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		20,470	9.1705 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,923	9.1650 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		427	9.1650 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,821	9.1700 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,717	9.1702 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		80	9.1600 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,997	9.1683 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,400	9.1693 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		322	9.1700 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		7,174	9.1671 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,923	9.1650 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		427	9.1650 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,250	9.1705 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34	9.1675 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,585	9.1700 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,260	9.1650 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		CFD		Closing Long		114,523	9.1700 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,942	9.1700 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,967	9.1700 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		697	9.1675 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		837	9.1700 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		CFD		Closing Long		1,466	9.1700 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,117	9.1700 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,372	9.1600 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates


(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit


(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						applicable)

4.				OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				04 Nov 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BODYCOTE PLC

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