TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                      
                                                                                                        
    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer      Bodycote Plc                                
    of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                       
    attached:                                                                                           
                                                                                                        
    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        Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)                     
    notification obligation:                                                                            
                                                                                                        
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                      
     (if different from 3.):                        Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS &   
                                                    LGPL)                                               
                                                                                                        
                                                    Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)     
                                                    Limited (PMC)                                       
                                                                                                        
                                                    25 October 2016                                     
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                              
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
    reached:                                                                                            
                                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:               27 October 2016                                     
                                                                                                        
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or          L&G (Below 3%)                                      
    reached:                                                                                            
                                                                                                        

       

    8. Notified details:                                                                                      
                                                                                                              
    A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                       
                                                                                                              
    Class/type of   Situation previous       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction             
    shares          to the triggering                                                                         
                    transaction                                                                               
    if possible                                                                                               
    using           Number       Number                      Number of voting         % of  voting rights     
    the ISIN CODE   of           of          Number          rights                                           
                    Shares       Voting      of shares                                                        
                                 Rights                                                                       
                                                             Direct         Indirect  Direct       Indirect   
                                                                                                              
    Ordinary GBP     5,768,179                Below 3%        Below 3%      -         Below 3%     -          
    0.1727272                                                                                                 
                                                                                                              
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                       
                                                                                                              
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                      
                                                                                                              
                                                                   Number of voting                           
    Type of financial       Expiration   Exercise/                 rights that may be       % of voting       
    instrument              date         Conversion Period         acquired if the          rights            
                                                                   instrument is                              
                                                                   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 rights  % of voting rights   
    instrument         price        date         Conversion     instrument refers to                          
                                                 period                                                       
                                                                                                              
                                                                                         Nominal      Delta   
                                                                                                              
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                             
                                                                                                              
    Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights                            
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
     Below 3%                                                                                                 
                                                                                                              

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                            
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                                
                                                                                                              
    Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (Below 5% = Total                                 
    Position)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                              
    Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and                              
    Indirect)  (Below 5% = Total Position)                                                                    
                                                                                                              
    Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5% =                               
    Total Position)                                                                                           
    Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (Below 5% = UTM)                                            
                                                                                                              
    Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)                                    
                                                                                                              
    Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited               
    Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (PMC)                  (Direct) (LGIH) (LGAS & LGPL)                            
                                                                                                              
    Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)  Legal & General Assurance Society Limited                
    Limited  (PMC) (PMC)                             (LGAS & LGPL) (LGAS & LGPL)                              
                                                                                                              
                                                     Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)                
                                                     (LGPL)                                                   
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
    Proxy Voting:                                                                                             
                                                                                                              
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                                       N/A                                   
                                                                                                              
    11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                 N/A                                   
    to hold:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                              
    12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                   N/A                                   
    voting rights:                                                                                            
                                                                                                              
                                                        Notification using the total voting rights figure of  
    13. Additional information:                          191,456,172                                          
                                                                                                              
    14. Contact name:                                   U Ball, Group Company Secretary, Bodycote plc         
                                                                                                              
    15. Contact telephone number:                       +44 1625 505300