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
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 Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent
notification obligation: iii Company)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on 16/06/2017
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 20/06/2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 13%
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 24,782,310 24,782,310 24,899,376 24,899,376 13.00%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
date xiii 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 Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
financial price date xvii Conversion instrument refers to xix, xx
instrument period xviii
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
13.00%
24,899,376
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 13.00%
Standard Life Investments Limited - 12.66%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - Below 5%
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, Group Company Secretary, Bodycote plc
15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 1625 505300