Director/PDMRs' Conditional Share Awards

Bodycote announces that on 30 March 2011, 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 2014 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    234,767

D Landless          Finance Director   157,176

J Elwart            PDMR               142,506

G Prunel            PDMR               107,128

D McCurdy           PDMR               88,466

T Glende            PDMR               114,105

J Turin             PDMR               90,272

Awards made under the BIP in 2008 have lapsed as performance targets have not
been achieved.

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    138,690

D Landless          Finance Director   134,948

J Elwart            PDMR               114,019

G Prunel            PDMR               50,051

D McCurdy           PDMR               19,367

T Glende            PDMR               0

J Turin             PDMR               3,390

Contact for queries:

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

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