CareTech : Director/PDMR Shareholding

2 November 2018

CareTech Holdings PLC

('CareTech' or the 'Company')

Director/PDMR Shareholdings

CareTech Holdings PLC (AIM: CTH), a pioneering provider of specialist social care services in the UK, today announces the following Director/PDMR share purchases.

Westminster Holdings Limited ('Westminster'), a company wholly owned and controlled by the Westminster Trust (a discretionary trust of which the beneficiaries include Farouq Sheikh and Haroon Sheikh, the Company's Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer respectively), has today purchased 100,000 shares in CareTech at 403p per share.

In addition, Cosaraf Pension Fund, a Self-Administered Scheme established for the benefit of Farouq Sheikh and Haroon Sheikh, has today purchased 60,000 shares in CareTech at 403p per share.

Following today's purchase, the interests of Mr F Sheikh and Mr H Sheikh and their connected persons in the issued share capital of the Company are as follows:

	No. of ordinary shares	% of issued share capital
Farouq Sheikh	638,919	0.59%
Haroon Sheikh	690,226	0.63%
Westminster Holdings Limited	10,547,864	9.69%
Cosaraf Pension Fund	230,000	0.21%
Total	12,107,009	11.12%

Also on 1 November 2018, Michael Hill, the Company's Group Finance Director, purchased 2,500 shares in CareTech at 401p per share. Mr Hill's total holding in the Company is now 139,905 shares, representing 0.13% of the Company's issued share capital.

For further information please contact:

CareTech Holdings plc01707 601 800

Farouq Sheikh, Executive Chairman

Michael Hill, Group Finance Director

Panmure Gordon (Nomad and Joint Broker) 0207 886 2500

Emma Earl

Freddy Crossley

Charles Leigh-Pemberton

WH Ireland (Joint Broker)0207 220 1666

Adrian Hadden

Chris Viggor

Buchanan (PR Adviser)0207 466 5000

Mark Court

Sophie Wills

Tilly Abraham

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	Westminster Holdings Limited ('Westminster')
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Westminster is a company wholly owned and controlled by the Westminster Trust (a discretionary trust of which the beneficiaries include Farouq Sheikh and Haroon Sheikh, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company respectively). As Mr F Sheikh and Mr H Sheikh are both PDMRs, Westminster is classified as a PCA for the purposes of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	CareTech Holdings PLC
b)	LEI	213800HI1AZG2GLBYF65
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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 0.5p each GB00B0KWHQ09
b)	Nature of the transaction	Share purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume 403p 100,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	100,000 403p
e)	Date of the transaction	1 November 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Cosaraf Pension Fund ('Cosaraf')
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Cosaraf is a Self-Administered Scheme established for the benefit of Farouq Sheikh and Haroon Sheikh, a Self-Administered Scheme established for the benefit of Farouq Sheikh and Haroon Sheikh. As Mr F Sheikh and Mr H Sheikh are both PDMRs, Cosaraf is classified as a PCA for the purposes of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	CareTech Holdings PLC
b)	LEI	213800HI1AZG2GLBYF65
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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 0.5p each GB00B0KWHQ09
b)	Nature of the transaction	Share purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	60,000 403p
e)	Date of the transaction	1 November 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Michael Hill
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Finance Director
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	CareTech Holdings PLC
b)	LEI	213800HI1AZG2GLBYF65
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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 0.5p each GB00B0KWHQ09
b)	Nature of the transaction	Share purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	2,500 401p
e)	Date of the transaction	1 November 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange