Directorate Change

17 November 2014 Bodycote plc ("Bodycote") Board Appointment Bodycote plc, the world's leading provider of thermal processing services ispleased to announce that Ian Duncan will be joining the Board as an independentnon-executive Director on 17 November 2014 and will become a member of itsAudit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees. Having trained as an auditor, Ian Duncan moved into banking and then joinedBritish Nuclear Fuels plc as Corporate Finance Director in 1993. He spent eightyears 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 MailHoldings plc. Since 2010 he has pursued a portfolio career as a Non-ExecutiveDirector and is currently a Board member of two quoted companies, BabcockInternational Group plc, an engineering support services company and WANdiscoplc, an enterprise-ready software solutions company. In addition, he is aNon-Executive Director of the Mouchel Group, an international infrastructureand business services group. Ian Duncan has a BA in Geography from the University of Oxford and is achartered accountant (ACA). . Alan Thomson, Chairman of Bodycote, commented, "We are delighted that Ian isjoining the Board. His international and financial experience will be extremelyvaluable and we look forward to his contribution in enabling the Company tomeet its future development goals." There is no further information to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority For further information, please contact: Bodycote plcStephen Harris, Chief Executive +44 (0) 1625 505300David Landless, Group Finance Director +44 (0) 1625 505300 FTI ConsultingRichard MountainSusanne Yule +44 (0) 20 7269 7291 About Bodycote With more than 190 accredited facilities in 26 countries, Bodycote is theworld's largest provider of thermal processing services. Through heattreatment, metal joining, surface technology and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP),Bodycote improves the properties of metals and alloys, extending the life ofvital components for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense,automotive, power generation, oil & gas, construction, medical andtransportation. Customers in all of these industries have entrusted theirproducts to Bodycote's care for more than 30 years. For more information, visitwww.bodycote.com.

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