10 June 2016

    Bodycote plc announces that on 10 June 2016, 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 2019 if performance criteria are
    met.  No payment was made for the grant of awards.  Awards were made as
    follows:

                                                            Number of
              Name                   PDMR                 conditional
                                                       Shares awarded
                                                                     
    S Harris                  Chief Executive                 151,767
                                                                     
    D Landless                Finance Director                 96,927
                                                                     
    P Selbach                 PDMR                             64,069
                                                                     
    E Denisse                 PDMR                             55,763
                                                                     
    D McCurdy                 PDMR                             69,851
                                                                     
    T Gibbons                 PDMR                             73,881
                                                                     
    P Clough                  PDMR                             62,368

    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                 177,422  
                                                                                        
    D Landless                                 Finance Director                 63,203  
                                                                                        
    P Selbach                                  PDMR                             23,988  
                                                                                        
    E Denisse                                  PDMR                              2,620  
                                                                                        
    D McCurdy                                  PDMR                            239,008  
                                                                                        
    T Gibbons                                  PDMR                              1,671  
                                                                                        
    P Clough                                   PDMR                              7,520  

    Contact for queries:

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