TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the Bodycote PLC
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached:
2: Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which no
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which
voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic no
effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights no
Other (please specify): no
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Standard Life Investments Ltd
notification
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Vidacos Nominees
different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on 6 January 2010
which the threshold
is crossed or reached):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 January 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 7%
reached:
8: Notified Details
A. Voting rights attached to shares
* Class/type of share If possible GB00B3FLWH99
use ISIN code
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
* Number of shares * Number of voting rights
13,125,426 13,125,426
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
* Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of
shares voting rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
13,172,280 8,708,401 4,463,879 4.638% 2.377%
B. Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of
financial date conversion rights that may voting rights
instrument period/date be acquired
(if the
instrument
exercised/
converted)
NominalDelta
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
instrument price date Conversion voting rights
period rights
instrument
refers to
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
13,172,280 7.015%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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: investments_mo@standardlife.com
Standard Life Investments Ltd
15. Contact telephone number: (0131) 245 6565