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                No               
    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                                                                                  No               
    specify):                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                    
    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the       Kames Capital Plc                                                
    notification obligation: iii                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                  
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
    5. Date of the transaction and date on         26/10/2016                                                       
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                               
    reached: v                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
    6. Date on which issuer notified:              28/10/2016                                                       
                                                                                                                    
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         3%                                                               
    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   5,765,930     5,765,930   4,528,330   4,528,330      1,188,300   2.36%       0.62%               
                                                                                                                    
    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.                             
                                                                                                                    
    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 period     instrument refers to     xix, xx                     
                                 xvii    xviii                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                        Nominal         Delta       
                                                                                                                    
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
    Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                                    
                                                                                                                    
    5,716,630                                        2.98%                                                          
                                                                                                                    
    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                                  
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                                                  
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
    Kames Capital:-                                                                                                 
    Kames Capital Plc                                                                                               
                                                                                                                    
    Kames Capital ICVC                                                                                              
    Kames Capital VCIC                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
    Proxy Voting:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                                    Kames Capital Plc                              
                                                                                                                    
    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, Group Company Secretary, Bodycote plc                
                                                                                                                    
    15. Contact telephone number:                                                                                   
                                                       +44 1625 505300