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   30/10/2017                                   
    reachedvi:                                                                                   
                                                                                                 
    6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):  01/11/2017                                   
                                                                                                 
    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                9.96                0.00               9.96           191,456,172   
    situation on the                                                                             
    date on which                                                                                
    threshold was                                                                                
    crossed or reached                                                                           
                                                                                                 
    Position of              10.94               0.00               10.94                        
    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/  Directive 2004/109/ 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)  Directive 2004/ 
                         109/EC) (DTR5.1)    EC) (DTR5.2.1)                               109/EC)     
                                                                                        (DTR5.2.1)    
                                                                                                      
    GB00B3FLWH99                N/A            19,077,248               N/A                9.96       
                                                                                                      
    SUBTOTAL 8. A                     19,077,248                                9.96                  
                                                                                                      
    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      
    instrument           datex      Conversion Periodxi     that may be acquired if  rights           
                                                            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      
    financial        datex          Conversion      settlementxii     voting rights  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  
                                    rights if it     through financial      equals or is higher  
                                    equals or is     instruments if it      than the notifiable  
                                     higher than    equals or is higher          threshold       
                                         the        than the notifiable                          
                                     notifiable          threshold                               
                                      threshold                                                  
                                                                                                 
    Standard Life Investments           8.35               0.00                    8.35          
    Limited                                                                                      
                                                                                                 
    Ignis Investment Services           1.07               0.00                    1.07          
    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   N/A                                            
    be 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.                                                                          
                                                                                                 

       

    Place of completion  Aberdeen, United Kingdom                                            
                                                                                             
    Date of completion   01/11/2017