Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

Southern Cross Healthcare Group Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

Change in rules

x

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

D. E. Shaw & Co. (U.K.), Ltd.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Barclays Capital Nominees (No 3) Ltd. (only with respect to shares listed in 8.A) 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

June 1, 2009 (date of change in rules)

6. Date on which issuer notified:

June 3, 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

11%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Common Stock

100

100

100

0.00%

GB00B14RYC39

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/  Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Contract for Differences

N/A

December 8, 2009

N/A

21,782,402

Nominal

Delta

11.58%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

21,782,502

11.58%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Each of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. ("DESCO LP") and D. E. Shaw & Co. (U.K.), Ltd. ("DESCO UK") is notifying solely in its capacity as a discretionary investment manager. As general partner of DESCO LP, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. ("DESCO Inc.") is a parent undertaking of DESCO LP and DESCO UK. By virtue of David E. Shaw's position as president and sole shareholder of DESCO, Inc., which is the general partner of DESCO LP, David E. Shaw is a parent undertaking of DESCO LP and DESCO UK.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Stephen Back (Compliance Department)

15. Contact telephone number:

+1 212-478-0000