TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are                               Bodycote Plc
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        X
in theacquisition 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                             Old Mutual Plc
notification obligation:iii

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if differentfrom 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                                             13/01/2014
reached:v

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                             14/01/2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                        Crossed 6%
reached:vi, vii



8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

Class/type of    Situation         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares           previous
                 to the triggering <3%
                 transaction
if possible
using            Number   Number   Number     Number of voting     % of  voting rightsx
the ISIN CODE    of       of       of shares  rights
                 Shares   Voting
                          Rights   Direct     Directxi Indirectxii Direct   Indirect

GB00B3FLWH99
                 10545952 10545952            10400219                         5.43%




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.

CFD                                                  1316000                0.69%




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
financial  price    date xvii   Conversion    instrument refers to     rights xix, xx
instrument                      period xviii


                                                                       Nominal     Delta
N/A



Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                Percentage of voting rights

11716219                               6.12%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi



N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                        N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                  N/A
to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                    N/A
voting rights:



13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:                                         Ute Ball, Bodycote plc

15. Contact telephone number:                                +44 1625 505300