Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii

Bodycote PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

¨

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):

Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii

BlackRock, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v

26 November, 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 November, 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii

Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive; BlackRock, Inc. shares and voting rights remain above the previously disclosed threshold of 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B3FLWH99

9,441,397

9,441,397

N/A

N/A

12,206,794

N/A

6.37%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datexiii

Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Securities Lending

92,186

0.04%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion periodxviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

CFD

504,208

Nominal

Delta

0.26%

0.26%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

12,803,188

6.68%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
See Annex
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	U. Ball, Bodycote plc
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

Name	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited