PR Newswire
London, February 13
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Bodycote PLC GB00B3FLWH99 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 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 notification obligation: iii | Norges Bank | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 09 February 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 13 February 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Above 3% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||||
| GB00B3FLWH99 | 5,729,471 | 5,729,471 | 5,846,965 | 5,846,965 | 3.05 % | ||||||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | ||||||||||||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
| N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5,846,965 | 3.05 % | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | Norges Bank | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A | |
13. Additional information: | None | |
| 14. Contact name: | U Ball, Group Company Secretary, Bodycote plc | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | +44 1625 505300 | |
