2008 Annual Report – now online

Publication of the Annual report

Bodycote plc announces that its Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2008, the Notice of Annual General Meeting and form of proxy are now available on the Company’s website at www.bodycote.com/investors/reports-and-results

Printed copies of these documents will be posted to shareholders on or around 25 March 2009 and they will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority’s document viewing facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.

In accordance with paragraph 6.3.5 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules we set out in the on-line version and the London Stock Exchange version a full copy of the Group Business Review in unedited full text. A condensed set of financial statements was included in our final results announcement issued on February 25, 2009.

The Annual report contains a responsibility statement in compliance with DTR 4.1.12 signed on behalf of the Board by Stephen Harris, Chief Executive and David Landless, Finance Director. This confirms that to the best of their knowledge:

1. The financial statements, prepared for the purposes of the consolidation in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU and for the purposes of the parents’ separate financial statements in accordance with UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole; and

2. The Group Business Review, which is incorporated into the Directors’ Report, includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties they face.

The Annual General Meeting of the Company will take place at 2:00pm on Monday, 27 April 2009 at Springwood Court, Springwood Close, Tytherington Business Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2XF.

Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. In particular, all statements that express forecasts, expectations and projections with respect to future matters, including trends in results of operations, margins, growth rates, overall market trends, the impact of interest or exchange rates, the availability of financing for the Company, anticipated cost savings or synergies and the completion of the Company’s strategies, are forward-looking statements. By their nature, these statements and forecasts involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements and forecasts. The forward-looking statements reflect the knowledge and information available at February 25, 2009, the date of signing of the Annual report, and will not be updated during the year. Nothing in this announcement should be construed as a profit forecast.