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          GB00B3FLWH99                                        
    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         Norges Bank                                               
    notification obligation: iii                                                                               
                                                                                                               
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                   N/A                                                       
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                 
                                                                                                               
    5. Date of the transaction and date on           09 February 2017                                          
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                          
    reached:                                  v                                                                
                                                                                                               
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                13 February 2017                                          
                                                                                                               
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or           Above 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    5,729,471      5,729,471   5,846,965   5,846,965                   3.05 %                  
                                                                                                               
    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.                      
                                                                                                               
                                                                                                               
    N/A                       N/A      N/A                          N/A                        N/A             
                                                                                                               
                                                                                                               
                                                                                                               
                                                                                                               
    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                                                        
                                                                                                               
    N/A                N/A         N/A     N/A             N/A                             Nominal     Delta   
                                                                                                               
                                                                                           N/A         N/A     
                                                                                                               
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                              
                                                                                                               
    Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights                            
                                                                                                               
    5,846,965                                           3.05 %                                                 
                                                                                                               

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    N/A                                                                                         
                                                                                                
    Proxy Voting:                                                                               
                                                                                                
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                             Norges Bank                       
                                                                                                
    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:                                                                              
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    13. Additional information:                  None                                           
                                                                                                
    14. Contact name:                            U Ball, Group Company Secretary, Bodycote plc  
                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                +44 1625 505300