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           15 May 2017                                                   
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                              
    reached:                          v                                                                            
                                                                                                                   
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                16 May 2017                                                   
                                                                                                                   
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or           Above 4%                                                      
    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    7,570,372      7,570,372   7,880,372     7,880,372             4.12 %                          
                                                                                                                   
    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 period instrument refers to      xix, xx                     
                                   xvii    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                               
                                                                                                                   
    7,880,372                                            4.12 %                                                    
                                                                                                                   
    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