Directors' and PDMRs' share interests

Directors' and PDMRs' share interests

Bodycote announces that the following initial conditional share awards have
been made under the Bodycote Incentive Plan which was approved by shareholders
at the AGM in May 2006. These awards comprise rights to acquire Bodycote shares
at nil cost and will vest in March 2010 subject to the relevant performance
targets being met.

Director/PDMR                                                 Awards
                                                                    
John Hubbard    Chief Executive                              110,420
                                                                    
David Landless  Finance Director                              76,784
                                                                    
Derek Sleight   Corporate Development Director                57,078
                                                                    
Gerald Higgins  Testing PDMR                                  61,155
                                                                    
Jan Elwart      Central Europe PDMR                           49,112
                                                                    
Michael Hallas  UK and Nordic PDMR                            50,963
                                                                    
J-J. Jeuch      Corporate Development PDMR                    25,876
                                                                    
Guy Prunel      Western Europe PDMR                           39,660
                                                                    
Martyn Wilton   Americas Thermal Processing PDMR              50,371
                                                                    
Gordon Lawrence Americas Testing PDMR                         46,099


Bodycote also announces that Mr Martyn Wilton, PDMR in respect of Bodycote's
North American Thermal Processing operations, today exercised 58,903 share
options granted in 1997 at 241.92p and which would otherwise have expired on 20
May 2007. He has also today sold 58,903 shares at 291.59p.

Following the sale Mr Wilton's beneficial share interests comprise 50,127
shares registered in his own name.

In addition Mr Wilton has 146,483 options over ordinary shares exercisable
between 26 April 2002 and 15 September 2013 at prices between 147p and 371p.

                                                                     9 May 2007