Director/PDMR Shareholding

Co-investment Plan - Director/PDMRs conditional share awards

Bodycote announces that on 24 May 2011, 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
2014. No payment was made for the grant of awards. Awards were made as follows:

Name                      PDMR                Number of Matching Shares Awarded
                                                                               
Stephen Harris            Chief Executive     10,608                           
                                                                               
David Landless            Finance Director    2,783                            
                                                                               
Dan McCurdy               PDMR                16,140                           
                                                                               
Tracy Glende              PDMR                3,966                            
                                                                               
Jody Turin                PDMR                16,141                           
                                                                               
Jan Elwart                PDMR                14,538                           

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

Stephen Harris             Chief Executive    143,782                          
                                                                               
David Landless             Finance Director   136,284                          
                                                                               
Dan McCurdy                PDMR               28,244                           
                                                                               
Tracy Glende               PDMR               2,380                             
                                                                               
Jody Turin                 PDMR               9,685                             
                                                                               
Jan Elwart                 PDMR               121,070                          

Contact for queries:

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

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