30 May 2018

Plant Health Care plc

('Plant Health Care' or the 'Company')

Grant of options

The Company announces that on 25 May 2018 options over a total of 2,327,642 ordinary shares of 1p each were granted to Dr Christopher Richards, Executive Chairman and Interim CEO of the Company, and Dr Richard Webb, Executive Director of the Company. The option grants have been made under the Plant Health Care plc 2017 Employee Share Option Plan.

Dr Richards has been granted a total of 1,860,104 options over ordinary shares as follows:

· 369,557 options over ordinary shares which have an exercise price of 25p, a 10 year life and are not subject to performance conditions;

· 369,557 options over ordinary shares which have an exercise price of 40p, a 10 year life and are not subject to performance conditions;

· 123,186 options over ordinary shares which have an exercise price of 40p, a 10 year life and are subject to performance conditions; and

· 997,804 options over ordinary shares which have an exercise price of 50p, a 10 year life and are subject to performance conditions.

Following these grants, Dr Richards will hold options over a total of 3,363,777 ordinary shares.

Dr Webb has been granted 467,538 options over ordinary shares which have an exercise price of 24p, a 10 year life and are subject to performance conditions. Following this grant, Dr Webb will hold options over a total of 2,073,727 ordinary shares.

Plant Health Care plc

Chris Richards - Executive Chairman and Interim CEO

Jeffrey Hovey - Chief Financial Officer

+1 919 926 1600

Liberum - Nomad and Joint Broker

Clayton Bush

Chris Clarke

+44 (0) 203 100 2000

Arden Partners plc - Joint Broker
John Llewellyn-Lloyd / Dan Gee-Summons

+44 (0) 20 7614 5900

Company website: www.planthealthcare.com

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Dr Christopher Richards

2.

Reason for the Notification

a)

Position/status

Executive Chairman and Interim CEO

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Plant Health Care plc

b)

LEI

213800KBQPJZ2FM8QH27

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

Ordinary Shares of 1p each

Identification code

GB00B01JC540

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

Volume

25p

40p

40p

50p

369,557

369,557

123,186

997,804

d)

Aggregated information:

·Aggregated volume

·Price

1,860,104

As above

e)

Date of the transaction

25 May 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Dr Richard Webb

2.

Reason for the Notification

a)

Position/status

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

Plant Health Care plc

b)

LEI

213800KBQPJZ2FM8QH27

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

Ordinary Shares of 1p each

Identification code

GB00B01JC540

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

Volume

24p

467,538

d)

Aggregated information:

·Aggregated volume

·Price

Single transaction as in 4c) above

467,538

Exercise price - 24p

e)

Date of the transaction

25 May 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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