TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the                 
    FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i                                                   
                                                                                                 
    1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                    Bodycote plc                 
    issuer of existing shares to which voting                                                    
    rights are attached:                                                                         
                                                                                                 
    1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer   (please mark with an "X"              
    if appropriate)                                                                              
                                                                                                 
    Non-UK issuer                                                                                
                                                                                                 
    2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with                
    an "X")                                                                                      
                                                                                                 
    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                               X  
                                                                                                 
    An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                          
                                                                                                 
    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                             
                                                                                                 
    Other (please specify)iii:                                                                   
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
    3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation                                  
                                                                                                 
    Name                                            Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen plc      
                                                    affiliated investment management entities    
                                                    with delegated voting rights on behalf of    
                                                    multiple managed portfolios                  
                                                                                                 
    City and country of registered office (if       Edinburgh, Scotland                          
    applicable)                                                                                  
                                                                                                 
    4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v                                       
                                                                                                 
    Name                                                                                         
                                                                                                 
    City and country of registered office (if                                                    
    applicable)                                                                                  
                                                                                                 
    5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or   06/10/2017                                   
    reachedvi:                                                                                   
                                                                                                 
    6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):  10/10/2017                                   
                                                                                                 
    7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation                       
                                                                                                 
                          % of voting     % of voting rights  Total of both in  Total number of  
                        rights attached   through financial     % (8.A + 8.B)   voting rights of 
                       to shares (total      instruments                        issuervii        
                           of 8. A)       (total of 8.B 1 +                                      
                                                8.B 2)                                           
                                                                                                 
    Resulting                11.37               0.00               11.37          191,456,172   
    situation on the                                                                             
    date on which                                                                                
    threshold was                                                                                
    crossed or reached                                                                           
                                                                                                 
    Position of              11.74               0.00               11.74                        
    previous                                                                                     
    notification (if                                                                             
    applicable)                                                                                  
                                                                                                 

       

     8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the                                            
     threshold was crossed or reachedviii                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
     A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
     Class/type of       Number of voting rightsix                      % of voting rights                              
     shares                                                                                                             
     ISIN code (if              Direct                 Indirect                Direct                  Indirect         
     possible)                 (Art 9 of              (Art 10 of         (Art 9 of Directive          (Art 10 of        
                          Directive 2004/109      Directive 2004/109    2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)    Directive 2004/109/    
                             /EC) (DTR5.1)         /EC) (DTR5.2.1)                                  EC) (DTR5.2.1)      
                                                                                                                        
     GB00B3FLWH99                 N/A               21,781,445.00                N/A                    11.37           
                                                                                                                        
     SUBTOTAL 8. A                       21,781,445.00                                       11.37                      
                                                                                                                        
     B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC                                     
     (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
     Type of financial   Expiration    Exercise/                   Number of voting rights    % of voting rights        
     instrument          datex         Conversion Periodxi         that may be acquired if                              
                                                                   the instrument is                                    
                                                                   Exercised/converted.                                 
                                                                                                                        
                                       SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                                  
                                                                                                                        
     B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)                                    
     (b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))                                                                      
                                                                                                                        
     Type of         Expiration        Exercise/          Physical or cash     Number of      % of voting rights        
     financial       datex             Conversion         settlementxii        voting rights                            
     instrument                        Period xi                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                          SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                                                
                                                                                                                        
    9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation                                     
    (please mark the                                                                                                    
    applicable box with an "X")                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
    Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural                                      
    person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding                                        
    directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii                                                   
                                                                                                                        
    Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or                             X          
    the                                                                                                                 
    financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate                                               
    controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as                                        
    necessary)                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                        
                 Namexv                 % of voting          % of voting rights         Total of both if it equals      
                                       rights if it          through financial            or is higher than the         
                                       equals or is       instruments if it equals         notifiable threshold         
                                        higher than        or is higher than the                                        
                                      the notifiable        notifiable threshold                                        
                                         threshold                                                                      
                                                                                                                        
    Standard Life Investments              9.75                     0.00                           9.75                 
    Limited                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
    Ignis Investment Services              1.08                     0.00                           1.08                 
    Limited                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
    Aberdeen Asset Investments             0.44                     0.00                           0.44                 
    Limited                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
    Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited        0.10                     0.00                           0.10                 
                                                                                                                        
    10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
    Name of the proxy holder                           N/A                                                              
                                                                                                                        
    The number and % of voting rights held             N/A                                                              
                                                                                                                        
    The date until which the voting rights will be     N/A                                                              
    held                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
    11. Additional informationxvi                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
    In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named                                             
    discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf                                     
    of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the                                        
    client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced                                             
    investment manager.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                        
    This disclosure is to reflect the fact that the underlying investment                                               
    management entity Standard Life Investments Limited crossed through a                                               
    notifiable threshold due to trading on 6 October 2017. The threshold crossed                                        
    was 10% and Standard Life Investments Limited managed 10.09% shares in Bodycote                                     
    plc prior to this crossing.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        

       

    Place of completion  Aberdeen, United Kingdom                                            
                                                                                             
    Date of completion   10/10/2017