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        Franklin Templeton Fund Management Limited          
    notification obligation: iii                                                                        
                                                                                                        
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                  Bank of NY London                                   
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    5. Date of the transaction and date on          January 25, 2016                                    
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
    reached: v                                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:               January 26, 2016                                    
                                                                                                        
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or          5%                                                  
    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                                                                                       
    the ISIN CODE      Number        Number         Number       Number of voting     % of  voting rights x 
                       of            of             of shares    rights                                     
                       Shares        Voting                                                                 
                                     Rights         Direct       Direct Indirect xii  Direct    Indirect    
                                                                 xi                                         
                                                                                                            
    ORD GBP.1727                                                        9,575,000               5.00%       
                                                                                                            
    GB00B3FLWH99                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
    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 % of voting rights xix, xx   
    instrument        price        date xvii    Conversion    rights                                        
                                                period xviii  instrument                                    
                                                              refers to                                     
                                                                                                            
                                                                               Nominal              Delta   
                                                                                                            
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                           
                                                                                                            
    Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights                        
                                                                                                            
    9,575,000                                            5.00%                                              
                                                                                                            

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                                
    Proxy Voting:                                                                               
                                                                                                
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                               
                                                                                                
    11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                         
    to hold:                                                                                    
                                                                                                
    12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                           
    voting rights:                                                                              
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    13. Additional information:                                                                 
                                                                                                
    14. Contact name:                            U. Ball, Bodycote plc                          
                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                +44 1625 505300