| Shares
£m |
| Cost | |
| At 1 January 2018 | 397.5 |
| Acquisitions | 0.1 |
| At 31 December 2018 | 397.6 |
| Provision for impairment | |
| At 1 January 2018 | 6.6 |
| At 31 December 2018 | 6.6 |
| Net book value | |
| At 31 December 2018 | 391.0 |
| At 31 December 2017 | 390.9 |
During 2018 the Company subscribed CHF 100,000 (£76,000) in Bodycote (Suisse) SA.
The following subsidiaries have taken advantage of an exemption from audit under section 479A of the Companies Act 2006. As the ultimate parent, Bodycote plc has provided a statutory guarantee for any outstanding liabilities of this business. All subsidiaries undertakings have been included in the consolidation.
| Bodycote Heat Treatments Limited |
| Bodycote Surface Technology Limited |
| Bodycote H.I.P. Limited |
| Bodycote America Finance Limited |
| Bodycote America Treasury Limited |
| Bodycote Finance Limited |
| Bodycote Finance UK Limited |
| Bodycote International Limited |
| Bodycote Investments |
| Bodycote Nominees No. 1 Limited |
| Bodycote Pension Trustees Limited |
| Bodycote HIP Germany Limited |
| Bodycote Treasury Services Limited |
| Bodycote Thermal Processing Mexico Limited |
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