Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging   
         managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them      

    1   Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /   
         person  closely associated                                              
                                                                                 
    a)  Name                    ALEXANDRA LAFORIE                                
                                                                                 
    2   Reason for the notification                                              
                                                                                 
    a)  Position/status           PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED TO PDMR -            
                                  DOMINIQUE YATES                                
                                  GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR DESIGNATE               
                                                                                 
    b)  Initial notification/   INITIAL NOTIFICATION                             
        Amendment                                                                
                                                                                 
    3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction    
        platform, auctioneer or auction monitor                                  
                                                                                 
    a)  Name                    BODYCOTE PLC                                     
                                                                                 
    b)  LEI                     213800V93QFW53NB7Y29                             
                                                                                 
    4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type  
        of instrument;                                                           
        (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where
        transactions have been conducted                                         
                                                                                 
    a)  Description of the       ORDINARY SHARES OF 17  3/11p                    
        financial instrument,                                                    
        type of instrument                                                       
                                                                                 
                                 GB00B3FLWH99                                    
        Identification code                                                      
                                                                                 
    b)  Nature of the           PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES                      
        transaction                                                              
                                                                                 
    c)  Price(s) and volume(s)  Price(s)                 Volume(s)               
                                                                                 
                                640.3735p                50,000                  
                                                                                 
    d)  Aggregated information                                                   
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
        -Aggregated volume                                                       
                                                                                 
    e)  Date of the transaction 2016-10-19                                       
                                                                                 
    f)  Place of the            London Stock Exchange (XLON)                     
        transaction