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