30 October 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), purchased 300,000 shares in CareTech at 369p per share on 29 October 2018.

Following the 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

10,447,864

9.60%

Cosaraf Pension Fund

170,000

0.16%

Total

11,947,009

10.97%

In addition, on 29 October 2018, Karl Monaghan, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, purchased 6,700 shares in the Company at 369p per share. Mr Monaghan's total holding is 41,484 shares, representing 0.038% of the Company's issued share capital.

Also on 29 October 2018, Jamie Cumming, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, purchased 2,500 shares in the Company at 369p per share. Mr Cumming's total holding is 2,500 shares, representing 0.002% 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

369p

300,000

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

300,000

369p

e)

Date of the transaction

29 October 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Karl Monaghan

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive 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

6,700

369p

e)

Date of the transaction

29 October 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Jamie Cumming

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive 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

369p

e)

Date of the transaction

29 October 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

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