Transaction in Own Shares

For immediate release

                                                                27 January 2012

                        WORLDWIDE HEALTHCARE TRUST PLC                         

                                (the "Company")                                

                    MARKET PURCHASE OF COMPANY'S OWN SHARES                    

The Company has today purchased a market total of 56,150 Subscription shares of
1p each in the capital of the Company at a price of 114p per Subscription share
for cancellation.

Following this transaction and in conformity with the provisions of the
Transparency Directive, the Company hereby notifies the market that the
resultant number of Subscription shares that the Company has in issue is
7,754,310.

For and on behalf of

Frostrow Capital LLP

Company Secretary

For further information, please contact:

Mark Pope

Frostrow Capital LLP

Tel: [phone]