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