TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
Identity of the issuer or the underlying Bodycote PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:
2: Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may no
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 no
qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights no
Other (please specify): no
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Standard Life Investments (Holdings)
notification Limited (Parent Company) -14.995%
obligation: comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited -
14.884%
Ignis Investment Services Limited -
0.111%
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Vidacos Nominees\HSBC
from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 17/11/2015
the threshold
is crossed or reached):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 18/11/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 15%
reached:
8: Notified Details
Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of share If possible use GB00B3FLWH99
ISIN code
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares Number of voting rights
28,719,300 28,719,300
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of
voting rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
28,709,516 0 28,709,516 0.000 14.995
Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of
financial conversion period rights that may voting rights
instrument /date be acquired
(if the
instrument
exercised/
converted)
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights
period instrument
refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
28,709,516 14.995
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -14.995%
comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited - 14.884%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.111%
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: +44 1625 505300