Bodycote Plc - Transaction in Own Shares

                
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26 May 2026

Bodycote plc

Share Buyback Programme - Transactions in Own Securities

Bodycote plc (the Company) announces that in the week 18 May to 22 May 2026, it
purchased for cancellation the following number of its ordinary shares of 173/11
pence each (Ordinary Shares) through Barclays Bank plc, as part of the first £40
million tranche of the £80 million share repurchase programme announced on 11
March 2026 (the `Programme').  All Ordinary Shares were purchase from Barclays
Bank plc as an `on exchange' transaction subject to the rules of the London
Stock Exchange.

+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+
|Dates of purchase:                             |18 May - 22 May 2026|
+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+
|Total number of ordinary shares purchased:     |119,464             |
+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+
|Highest price paid per share (pence per share):|716.00p             |
+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+
|Lowest price paid per share (pence per share): |677.00p             |
+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+
|Volume weighted average price paid per share   |693.70p             |
|                                               |                    |
|(pence per share)                              |                    |
+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+

Since the commencement of this Programme, the Company has purchased 1,396,691
Ordinary Shares in aggregate for cancellation from Barclays Bank plc in
accordance with the Programme.

Following the above purchases and cancellation of these Ordinary Shares, the
Company will have 171,365,899 Ordinary Shares in issue, with no shares held in
treasury. This figure represents the total number of voting rights in the
Company and may be used by shareholders for the purposes of Rule 2.9 of the City
Code on Takeovers and Mergers.

The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) for the Ordinary
Shares is GB00B3FLWH99 and the Company's LEI is 213800V93QFW53NB7Y29.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of UK Listing Rule
9.6.6.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation, a breakdown
of the individual trades made by Barclays as principal on behalf of the Company
in connection with the above purchases is detailed in the attachment.

For further information, please contact:

Bodycote plc

Jim Fairbairn, Chief Executive Officer

Ben Fidler, Chief Financial Officer

Peter Lapthorn, Head of FP&A and Investor Relations

Tel: +44 1625 505300

FTI Consulting

Richard Mountain

Edward Knight

Tel: +44 203 727 1340


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