TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                                       
                                                                                                                          
    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer          Bodycote PLC                                              
    of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                         
    attached: ii                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
    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          Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent                
    notification obligation: iii                      Company) - 15.013%                                                  
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                        
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                            
                                                                                                                          
    5. Date of the transaction and date on            06/07/2016                                                          
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                     
    reached: v                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                          
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                 07/07/2016                                                          
                                                                                                                          
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or            Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 15%                  
    reached: vi, vii                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                          
    8. Notified details:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                          
    A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
    Class/type of Situation previous            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                      
    shares        to the triggering                                                                                       
                  transaction                                                                                             
    if possible                                                                                                           
    using         Number            Number      Number            Number of voting       % of  voting rights x            
    the ISIN CODE of                of          of shares         rights                                                  
                  Shares            Voting                                                                                
                                    Rights      Direct            Direct xi  Indirect    Direct      Indirect             
                                                                             xii                                          
                                                                                                                          
    GB00B3FLWH99  28,709,516        28,709,516  28,744,454                   28,744,454              15.013%              
                                                                                                                          
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                   
                                                                                                                          
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                  
                                                                                                                          
    Type of financial       Expiration  Exercise/                      Number of voting          % of voting              
    instrument              date xiii   Conversion Period xiv          rights that may be        rights                   
                                                                       acquired if the                                    
                                                                       instrument is                                      
                                                                       exercised/ converted.                              
                                                                                                                          
    C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                                         
    Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                          
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                  
                                                                                                                          
    Type of          Exercise   Expiration  Exercise/           Number of voting rights      % of voting rights           
    financial        price      date xvii   Conversion          instrument refers to         xix, xx                      
    instrument                              period xviii                                                                  
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                             Nominal             Delta    
                                                                                                                          
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                          
    Number of voting rights                                Percentage of voting rights                                    
                                                                                                                          
    28,744,454                                             15.013%                                                        
                                                                                                                          

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 15.013%                                      
    Standard Life Investments Limited - 14.785%                                                 
    Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.228 %                                                 
                                                                                                
    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