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                                Royal London Asset Management Limited
    notification obligation: iii                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 Registered Shareholder               Nominal      %           
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                   
                                                   HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK)  5,853,645   3.0574         
                                                   Ltd                                                           
                                                                                                                 
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                            18 May 2017
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                            
    reached: v                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                 
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                 19 May 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                                
                                                                                                                 
                     5,603,645       5,603,645   5,853,645     5,853,645      N/A      3.0574%     N/A           
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    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                          
                                                                                                                 
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                         
                                                                                                                 
    Type of financial        Expiration  Exercise/                  Number of voting           % of voting       
    instrument               date xiii   Conversion Period xiv      rights that may be         rights            
                                                                    acquired if the                              
                                                                    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 xvii   Conversion period instrument refers to        xix, xx               
                                             xviii                                                               
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                           Nominal      Delta    
                                                                                                                 
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
    Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights                             
                                                                                                                 
    5,853,645                                            3.0574%                                                 
                                                                                                                 
    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                               
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                                               
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
    See 4 above                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                 
    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:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
    13. Additional information:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                 
    14. Contact name:                                              U Ball, Group Company Secretary, Bodycote plc 
                                                                                                                 
    15. Contact telephone number:                                                                +44 1625 505300