Directorate Change

17 November 2014

                           Bodycote plc ("Bodycote")                           

                               Board Appointment                               

Bodycote plc, the world's leading provider of thermal processing services is
pleased to announce that Ian Duncan will be joining the Board as an independent
non-executive Director on 17 November 2014 and will become a member of its
Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Having trained as an auditor, Ian Duncan moved into banking and then joined
British Nuclear Fuels plc as Corporate Finance Director in 1993. He spent eight
years in the US as the CFO of Westinghouse, part of British Nuclear Fuels plc,
before returning to the UK in 2006 as Group Finance Director of Royal Mail
Holdings plc. Since 2010 he has pursued a portfolio career as a Non-Executive
Director and is currently a Board member of two quoted companies, Babcock
International Group plc, an engineering support services company and WANdisco
plc, an enterprise-ready software solutions company. In addition, he is a
Non-Executive Director of the Mouchel Group, an international infrastructure
and business services group.

Ian Duncan has a BA in Geography from the University of Oxford and is a
chartered accountant (ACA). .

Alan Thomson, Chairman of Bodycote, commented, "We are delighted that Ian is
joining the Board. His international and financial experience will be extremely
valuable and we look forward to his contribution in enabling the Company to
meet its future development goals."

There is no further information to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph
9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority

For further information, please contact:

Bodycote plc
Stephen Harris, Chief Executive              [phone]
David Landless, Group Finance Director       [phone]

FTI Consulting
Richard Mountain
Susanne Yule                                 [phone]

About Bodycote

With more than 190 accredited facilities in 26 countries, Bodycote is the
world's largest provider of thermal processing services. Through heat
treatment, metal joining, surface technology and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP),
Bodycote improves the properties of metals and alloys, extending the life of
vital components for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense,
automotive, power generation, oil & gas, construction, medical and
transportation. Customers in all of these industries have entrusted their
products to Bodycote's care for more than 30 years. For more information, visit
www.bodycote.com.

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