CareTech Holdings plc (the "Company")

22 February 2012

Directors' Shareholdings

The Company was notified on 20 February 2012 that the Cosaraf Pension Fund, a Self Administered Scheme established for the benefit of Farouq Sheikh, the Executive Chairman of the Company, and Haroon Sheikh, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, purchased 100,000 shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 138.25 pence per share (the "Transaction").

Following the Transaction, the notifiable interests of Farouq and Haroon Sheikh and their connected persons (as defined by the Companies Act 2006) are as shown in the following table, amounting in aggregate to 13,622,500 Ordinary Shares or 27.47% of the issued share capital.



Holder

Shareholding prior to the Transaction


Change arising
from the
Transaction


Shareholding following the Transaction







Westminster Holdings Limited

10,422,500


-


10,422,500







Haroon Sheikh

485,000


-


485,000







Farouq Sheikh

485,000


-


485,000







Cosaraf Trust

2,060,000


-


2,060,000







Cosaraf Pension Fund

70,000


100,000


170,000


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Total

13,522,500


100,000


13,622,500








Percentage of issued share capital


27.27%






27.47%

The above percentage figures are based on a total issued share capital of 49,586,905 Ordinary Shares, each carrying voting rights.

For further information, please contact:

CareTech Holdings PLC                                                                          01707 601 800

Farouq Sheikh, Executive Chairman

N+1 Brewin (Nominated Adviser & Broker)                                            020 3201 3170

Aubrey Powell, Luke Boyce