Director/PDMR Shareholding

Bodycote announces that on 10 April 2012, in accordance with the rules of the
Bodycote Incentive Plan ("BIP"), the Company made contingent share awards of
ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

The awards noted below comprise a maximum conditional award of Ordinary Shares
of 17 3/11p each subject to the rules of the BIP and the applicable performance
targets. The options are only exercisable in 2015 if performance criteria are
met. No payment was made for the grant of awards. Awards were made as follows:

Name                  PDMR              Number of Shares
                                        awarded

S Harris              Chief Executive   255,895

D Landless            Finance Director  163,457

J Elwart              PDMR              146,840

G Prunel              PDMR              109,634

D McCurdy             PDMR              94,489

T Glende              PDMR              120,799

J Turin               PDMR              95,417

The total number of ordinary shares in which each of the executive directors
and other PDMRs below hold a beneficial interest is:

Name                  PDMR              Beneficial interest

S Harris              Chief Executive   160,730

D Landless            Finance Director  117,284

J Elwart              PDMR              131,701

G Prunel              PDMR              52,724

D McCurdy             PDMR              8,877

T Glende              PDMR              2,380

J Turin               PDMR              9,685

Contact for queries:

Ute Ball, Company Secretary: Springwood Court, Macclesfield, SK10 2XF  Tel: [phone]