Directorate Change

CareTech Holdings PLC

("CareTech" or "the Group")

Directorate Change

CareTech Holdings PLC (AIM: CTH), a pioneering provider of specialist social care and education services to adults and children, is pleased to announce the appointment of Adrian Stone to the Board of CareTech. Adrian will serve as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, effective from 1 January 2022. Adrian will replace Karl Monaghan, who will resign from the board with effect from CareTech's AGM in March 2022.

Adrian is an experienced financial professional having worked at KPMG since 1984. He was made an audit partner at KPMG in 1997 before becoming UK Head of Audit in 2015 and a member of the UK executive committee responsible for executive management of the UK firm. He was also a member of the Global Audit Leadership Group until 2017. Previously Adrian held several other senior roles in KPMG's audit practice including head of audit for the north of England and Scotland, chief operating officer for the UK audit practice, head of internal audit and head of KPMG's department of professional practice. Adrian is currently Chairman of Sheffield Hospitals Charity and Non-executive board member of Sheffield Mutual Friendly Society.

Farouq Sheikh OBE, Group Executive Chairman of CareTech, commented: "We welcome Adrian to the Board, his extensive experience will be invaluable to CareTech as we deliver our business plan for growth while continuing to provide excellent quality care to the individuals in our services. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Karl for his contribution to the board and wish him well in his future endeavours."

Additional Disclosures

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules of Companies.

Mr Adrian John Stone (aged 59) holds, or has held, the following current and former directorships in the past five years:

Save as set out above, no further information regarding Adrian Stone is required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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For further information, please contact:

CareTech Holdings PLC 01707 601800

Farouq Sheikh OBE, Group Executive Chairman

Christopher Dickinson, Group Chief Financial Officer

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

Numis (Joint Broker) 020 7260 1000

Jonathan Wilcox

James Black

Duncan Monteith

About CareTech

CareTech Holdings PLC is a leading provider of specialist social care services supporting around 5,000 adults and children with a wide range of complex needs in more than 550 day services the UK employing more than 11,500 staff; and an emerging presence in international markets.

Committed to the highest standards of care and care governance, CareTech's innovative Care Pathway covers Foster care, Children's Services, Adults Services and Digital Technology Solutions.

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