Grants of Share Options to Directors

Animalcare Group plc (the "Company")

4 November 2011

Grants of Share Options to Directors

The Company announces that it has granted options over ordinary shares in the Company of 20p each ("Shares") to certain directors as follows;

Scheme Name: Animalcare Group plc Executive Share Option Scheme

Option Price: £1.675 per share

Date of Grant: 14 October 2011

Vesting Date: 1 October 2014

S M Wildridge 71,600 shares

S M Wildridge 28,400 shares Unapproved options

I D Menneer 60,000 shares

P O R Warner 30,000 shares

Unless otherwise indicated, these options were granted as Enterprise Management Initiative ("EMI") options.

Scheme Name: Animalcare Group plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme (SAYE)

Option Price: £1.34 per share

Date of Grant: 10 October 2011

Maturity Date: 1 November 2014

S M Wildridge 6,716 shares

I D Menneer 3,358 shares

P O R Warner 2,686 shares

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For further information, please contact:

Animalcare Group plc 01904 487687

Peter Warner, Director

Brewin Dolphin 0845 213 4726

Neil Baldwin

ENDS