NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: Bodycote Plc
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 Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A
(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 26 June 2012
reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 June 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: L&G (Above 3%)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares previous
to the triggering
transaction
if possible
using Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE of of rights
Shares Voting Number
Rights of shares
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Below 3%
Ordinary GBP 5,777,655 5,777,655 3.01%
0.1727272
(As on 11/05/
2012)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of voting
rights that may be
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ acquired if the % of voting
instrument date Conversion Period instrument is rights
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting
financial price date Conversion instrument refers to rights
instrument period
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
5,777,655 3.01%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)
(Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 5,777,655 - 3.01%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Insurance Holdings
Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General
Limited (PMC) Assurance Society
Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Pensions
Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
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:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of
13. Additional information: 191,354,572
14. Contact name: Ute Ball, Bodycote plc
15. Contact telephone 01625 505300
number: