Animalcare Group plcAnimalcare Group plc (the 'Company')

10 October 2011

Share Allotment & Director Shareholdings

Today the Company allotted 89,500 new ordinary shares of 20p each ('New Ordinary Shares') to Group CEO Stephen Wildridge under the Animalcare Group plc Executive Share Option Scheme (EMI). The options were exercised at a price of 57.5 pence per share.
As a result of this transaction Mr Wildridge has a beneficial interest in 219,068 shares representing 1.07% of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares, which will rank pari passu with existing Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to trading on AIM as soon as is practicable.
In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules we would like to notify the market that following the above allotment:
The Company's issued share capital consists of 20,510,204 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 20p each ('Ordinary Shares'). The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
The figure of 20,510,204 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Animalcare Group plc 01904 487687
Peter Warner, Director
Brewin Dolphin 0845 213 4726
Neil Baldwin

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