Board Appointment

10 May 2012

                           Bodycote plc ("Bodycote")                           

                               Board Appointment                               

Bodycote plc, the world's leading provider of thermal processing services is
pleased to announce that Eva Lindqvist will be joining the Board as an
independent non-executive Director on 1 June 2012 and will become a member of
its Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Eva Lindqvist spent 20 years at Ericsson, focusing on strategy, production
development and international sales which included overseas assignments in
Japan and USA. In 2000 she joined Telia Sonera the Scandinavian
telecommunications company where she was Senior Vice President, Marketing
Products and Services for its mobile telecoms division. Since 2007 she has
pursued a portfolio career as a non-executive director and is currently a Board
member of three quoted companies, Assa Abloy AB, the global security products
company, Tieto Corporation, the Scandinavian IT services company and Transmode
Holdings AB, a global provider of network solutions.

Eva Lindqvist is a Swedish national with an MSc in Engineering and Applied
Physics from the Linköping Institute of Technology. She also holds an MBA from
the University of Melbourne in Australia.

Alan Thomson, Chairman of Bodycote, commented, "We are delighted that Eva is
joining the Board. Her direct experience of Continental European, North
American and Asian markets will be extremely valuable and we look forward to
her contribution in enabling the Company to meet its future development goals."

There is no further information to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph
9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority

For further information, please contact:

Bodycote plc
Stephen Harris, Chief Executive [phone]
David Landless, Group Finance Director [phone]

FTI Consulting

Richard Mountain

Susanne Yule [phone]

About Bodycote

With more than 170 accredited facilities in 27 countries, Bodycote is the
world's largest provider of thermal processing services. Through heat
treatment, metal joining, surface technology and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP),
Bodycote improves the properties of metals and alloys, extending the life of
vital components for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense,
automotive, power generation, oil & gas, construction, medical and
transportation. Customers in all of these industries have entrusted their
products to Bodycote's care for more than 30 years. For more information, visit
www.bodycote.com.

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