Director/PDMR Shareholding

Bodycote plc (the "Company)

 

                                                                  20 April 2011

Exercise of Options

 

On 20 April 2011, the Company was notified that G Prunel, a
PDMR, had exercised share options over 2,673 ordinary shares of 17 3/11 p each
in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), under the 2001 share option scheme at an
exercise price of 2.0337 per share.

Following this transaction, G Prunel's interest increased to 52,724
Ordinary Shares, representing 0.03% per cent of the Company's issued share
capital.

Contact for queries:

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