Director/PDMR Shareholding

Bodycote plc (the "Company)

                                                                    27 May 2015

Exercise of Options and sale of shares

On 27 May 2015, the Company was notified that on 26 May 2015 the following
Director and  Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
'PDMR', had exercised share options over ordinary shares of 17 3/11 p each in
the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), under the  2011 and 2012 Co-Investment Plan at
an exercise price of £7.420723 per share.

PDMR            Share options    Share options     Shares   Shareholding    % of   
               exercised under  exercised under     sold        after      issued  
                   the 2012         the 2011                  exercise      share  
                   Bodycote         Bodycote                               capital 
                Co-Investment    Co-Investment                                     
                     Plan             Plan                                         
                                                                                   
D McCurdy           17,506           16,140        33,646      256,241      0.13   

In addition, on 27 May 2015, Bodycote plc (the `Company') was notified that on
26 May 2015 the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities had
completed the sale of ordinary shares of 17  3/11p in the Company.

Name                    Shares sold   Price per share Total number of    % of issued   
                                                      beneficial shares  share capital 
                                                      held                             
                                                                                       
D McCurdy               20,965        £7.420723       235,276                 0.12     

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

On 27 May 2015, the Company was notified that on 27 May 2015 the following
Director and  Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
'PDMR', had exercised share options over ordinary shares of 17 3/11 p each in
the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), under the 2012 Co-Investment Plan at an
exercise price of £7.455 per share.

PDMR             Share options     Shares sold   Shareholding    % of issued  
                exercised under                      after      share capital 
               the 2012 Bodycote                   exercise                   
               Co-Investment Plan                                             
                                                                              
D Landless           8,187            8,187         303,203         0.16      

In addition, on 27 May 2015, Bodycote plc (the `Company') was notified that on
27 May 2015 the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities had
completed the sale of ordinary shares of 17  3/11p in the Company.

Name                    Shares sold   Price per share Total number of    % of issued   
                                                      beneficial shares  share capital 
                                                      held                             
                                                                                       
D Landless              53,000        £7.451332       250,203                 0.13     

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