Director/PDMR Shareholding

Co-investment Plan - Director/PDMRs conditional share awards

Bodycote announces that on 21 May 2012, in accordance with the rules of the
Bodycote Co-Investment Plan ("CIP"), the Company made Matching Share awards
over 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 CIP and the applicable performance
targets. The awards only vest to the extent performance criteria is met in
2015. No payment was made for the grant of awards. Awards were made as follows:

Name                      PDMR                Number of Matching Shares Awarded
                                                                               
David Landless            Finance Director    8,187                            
                                                                               
Dan McCurdy               PDMR                17,506                           
                                                                               
Tracy Glende              PDMR                21,133                           
                                                                               
Jody Turin                PDMR                6,292                            
                                                                               
Jan Elwart                PDMR                13,078                           

The total number of ordinary shares in which each of the executive directors
and other PDMRs below hold a beneficial interest is:

David Landless             Finance Director   377,986                          
                                                                               
Dan McCurdy                PDMR               110,577                          
                                                                               
Tracy Glende               PDMR               125,256                          
                                                                               
Jody Turin                 PDMR               13,983                           
                                                                               
Jan Elwart                 PDMR               300,965                          

Contact for queries:

Ute Ball, Company Secretary: Springwood Court, Macclesfield, SK10 2XF
Tel: [phone]