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                                                  X                
                                                                                                                  
    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         BlackRock, Inc.                                              
    notification obligation: iii                                                                                  
                                                                                                                  
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                    
                                                                                                                  
    5. Date of the transaction and date on           7 July, 2016                                                 
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                             
    reached: v                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                  
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                8 July, 2016                                                 
                                                                                                                  
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                        
    reached: vi, vii                                 Voting rights attached to shares holding for                 
                                                     BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5%                            
                                                                                                                  
    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    9,451,150      9,451,150   N/A         N/A         9,642,008  N/A         5.03%               
                                                                                                                  
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                           
                                                                                                                  
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                          
                                                                                                                  
    Type of financial         Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting           % of voting             
    instrument                         Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be         rights                  
                              date                             acquired if the                                    
                              xiii                             instrument is                                      
                                                               exercised/ converted.                              
                                                                                                                  
    Securities Lending                                         1,166,742                  0.60%                   
                                                                                                                  
    C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                                 
    Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                           
                                                                                                                  
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                          
                                                                                                                  
    Type of financial  Exercise    Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights    % of voting rights          
    instrument         price       date    Conversion      instrument refers to       xix, xx                     
                                   xvii    period xviii                                                           
                                                                                                                  
    CFD                                                    2,956,177                  Nominal         Delta       
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                      1.54%           1.54%       
                                                                                                                  
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                  
    Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights                               
                                                                                                                  
    13,764,927                                          7.18%                                                     
                                                                                                                  
    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                                
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                                                
                                                                                                                  
    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:                         Bodycote plc                                              
                                                                                                                  
    14. Contact name:                                   U. Ball, Group Company Secretary                          
                                                                                                                  
    15. Contact telephone number:                       +44 (0)1625 505300