4 April 2014

Bodycote announces that on 4 April 2014, in accordance with the rules of the
Bodycote Incentive Plan ("BIP"), the Company made contingent share awards of
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 BIP and the applicable performance
targets. The options are only exercisable in 2017 if performance criteria are
met. No payment was made for the grant of awards. Awards were made as follows:

Name                        PDMR                 Number of conditional
                                                        Shares awarded

S Harris                    Chief Executive                    109,299

D Landless                  Finance Director                    69,805

P Selbach                   PDMR                                38,314

E Denisse                   PDMR                                34,482

D McCurdy                   PDMR                                41,611

T Gibbons                   PDMR                                45,771

P Adams                     PDMR                                44,385

P Clough                    PDMR                                37,192

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

Name                       PDMR                  Beneficial interest
                                                           In shares

S Harris                   Chief Executive                   570,030

D Landless                 Finance Director                  500,545

P Selbach                  PDMR                                1,804

E Denisse                  PDMR                                    0

D McCurdy                  PDMR                              186,217

T Gibbons                  PDMR                                    0

P Adams                    PDMR                                    0

P Clough                   PDMR                               56,318

Contact for queries:

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