Director/PDMR Shareholding

Co-investment Plan -Director / PDMRs investment


Bodycote plc (the `Company') announces that on 18 May 2012 it was notified by
the trustees of the Bodycote Employee Benefit Trust that the following PDMR had
completed the purchase of shares in connection with the rules of the Bodycote
Co-Investment Plan ("CIP"). A separate notification will be made once Matching
Shares have been awarded.

Name                       Shares          Price per share  Total number of    
                                           in pence         beneficial shares  
                                                            held               
                                                                               
Jan Elwart                 6,343           368              300,965            

Contact for queries:

Ute Ball, Company Secretary: Springwood Court, Macclesfield, SK10 2XF Tel:
01625 505300

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