Appointment of Non Executive Director

Press Release 5 August 2011

Circle Holdings plc

Appointment of Non Executive Director

Circle Holdings plc (the "Company"), the vehicle that enables financial institutions to invest in Circle, the healthcare enterprise co-owned by the largest partnership of doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals in the UK (the "Circle Partnership"), announces today that Andrew Shilston, aged 55, has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Company and Chair of the Audit Committee, effective immediately.

Andrew graduated from the University of Oxford in 1977 with an MA in Engineering Sciences and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and an Associate of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Andrew joined Rolls-Royce Group PLC in 2002 and was appointed Group-Finance Director in 2003. He was Finance Director at Enterprise Oil Ltd from 1993 to 2002. Andrew was also an Independent Non-Executive Director of AEA Technology Group plc between 1996 and 2004 and Cairn Energy plc between 2004 and 2008.

In addition to that of the Company Mr. Shilston holds or has held the following directorships within the five year period prior to this announcement:

There are no other matters which are required to be announced pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 to the AIM Rules.

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About Circle

Circle Holdings plc is the 50.1% owner of Circle [1], the healthcare enterprise co-owned by the largest partnership of doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals in the UK, founded by Ali Parsa, Chief Executive Officer, and Massoud Fouladi, Chief Medical Officer. Circle was established in 2004 with the aim of empowering doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals to redefine the healthcare delivery in the UK for the benefit of their patients. Within the Circle Partnership, which holds 49.9% of Circle, more than 2,500 consultants and Circle employees are empowered to achieve the greatest levels of patient care and efficiency through active participation in managing Circle's operations.

Circle's NHS and independent healthcare operations include a day surgery hospital in Nottingham treating NHS patients, an independent hospital, CircleBath, and two independent clinics in Windsor and Stratford. CircleBath opened in March 2010 and was Circle's first new build hospital which has since received external endorsement as one of the finest hospitals in Britain. Circle is developing its second independent hospital, CircleReading, which is expected to open in late 2012. Circle is the preferred bidder to manage Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust which will become the first NHS acute hospital trust to be franchised in England. Circle also has a strong pipeline with plans to grow through a combination of new hospital builds and increasing delivery of NHS services.

For more information please visit www.circleholdingsplc.com and www.circlepartnership.co.uk

[1] References to Circle in this announcement are references to Circle Health Limited.