CareTech : Annual Report and Notice of AGM

For immediate release

19 February 2020

CareTech Holdings PLC

('CareTech' or 'the Group')

Posting of Annual Report & Accounts and Notice of AGM

CareTech Holdings PLC (AIM: CTH), a pioneering provider of specialist social care services in the UK, announces that its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2019 and the notice of the 2020 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') and related form of proxy have been posted to shareholders.

The AGM will be held on 17 March 2020 at 10.00am at CareTech's headquarters, Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 1AG.

An electronic copy of the Annual Report and Accounts and the AGM notice are being made available at the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.caretech-uk.com.

For further information, please contact:

CareTech Holdings PLC 01707 601800

Farouq Sheikh, Executive Chairman

Christopher Dickinson, Group Finance Director

Consilium Strategic Communications 020 3709 5700

Mary-Jane Elliott

Chris Welsh

Angela Gray

Panmure Gordon (Nomad and Joint Broker)020 7886 2500

Emma Earl

Freddy Crossley

Charles Leigh-Pemberton

WH Ireland (Joint Broker)020 7220 1666

Adrian Hadden

Jessica Cave

Matthew Chan

About CareTech

CareTech Holdings plc is a leading provider of specialist social care and education services, supporting around 4,500 adults and children with a wide range of complex needs in more than 550 residential facilities and specialist schools around the UK and employing approximately 10,000 staff.

Committed to the highest standards of care and care governance, CareTech provides its innovative care pathways covering; Adult learning disabilities and specialist services; Children's residential and education services; and foster care.

CareTech, which was founded in 1993, began trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in October 2005 under the ticker symbol CTH.

For further information please visit:www.caretech-uk.com