Director/PDMR Shareholding

Bodycote plc (the "Company)

 

                                                                  22 March 2013

Exercise of Options

 

On 22 March 2013, the Company was notified that on 21 March 2013 Guy
Prunel, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
(`PDMR'), had exercised share options over 16,042 ordinary shares of 17 3/11 p
each in the Company (`Ordinary Shares'), under the 2003 share option scheme
(`options') at an exercise price of GBP 1.4727 per share.

On 22 March 2013, the Company was also notified that on 21 March 2013 G Prunel,
a `PDMR', had exercised share options over Ordinary Shares under the 2009
Bodycote Investment Plan (`BIP') at an exercise price of £5.4416 per share.
This is an exercise of the remaining award under the 2009 Bodycote Investment
Plan.

PDMRs       Share options      Ordinary    Price per   Shareholding     % of   
           exercised under  Shares sold to  Ordinary    after both     issued  
            2009 Bodycote     cover tax    Share sold exercises and    share   
           Investment Plan   liabilities                   sale       capital  
                                                                               
Guy Prunel     127,336          60,000      £5.4416      222,144       0.12%   

The announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4

Contact for queries:

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