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                                               Yes       
                                                                                                        
    An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result           No        
    in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                     
                                                                                                        
    An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to                 No        
    qualifying financial instruments                                                                    
                                                                                                        
    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                          No        
                                                                                                        
    Other (please                                                                             No        
    specify):                                                                                           
                                                                                                        
    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the        Kames Capital Plc                                   
    notification obligation: iii                                                                        
                                                                                                        
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                      
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    5. Date of the transaction and date on          05/02/2016                                          
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
    reached: v                                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:               09/02/2016                                          
                                                                                                        
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or          4%                                                  
    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                                
                                                                                                         
    GB00B3FLWH99     8,006,621     8,006,621    4,124,624 4,124,624   1,066,343   2.15%       0.56%      
                                                                                                         
    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    instrument refers to    xix, xx             
                                               period xviii                                              
                                                                                                         
    CFD                                                      2,259,756               Nominal     Delta   
                                                                                                         
                                                                                     1.18%               
                                                                                                         
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                        
                                                                                                         
    Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                         
                                                                                                         
    7,450,723                                        3.89%                                               
                                                                                                         

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    Kames Capital:-                                                                             
    Kames Capital Plc                                                                           
                                                                                                
    Kames Capital ICVC                                                                          
    Kames Capital VCIC                                                                          
                                                                                                
    Proxy Voting:                                                                               
                                                                                                
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                             Kames Capital Plc                 
                                                                                                
    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