Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	ALAN THOMSON
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	BODYCOTE PLC
b)	LEI	213800V93QFW53NB7Y29
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	ORDINARY SHARES OF 17  3/11p  GB00B3FLWH99
b)	Nature of the transaction	PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES UNDER DRIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 583.5p 314
d)	Aggregated information
	-Aggregated volume
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-11-04
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)