Grant of Options

RNS Number : 3304D

System C Healthcare plc

30 November 2009

System C Healthcare plc

("System C" or "the Company")

Directors' Grant of Options

The Company announces that on 30 November 2009, pursuant to the System C Company Share Option Plans (the "CSOP") the following directors of the Company were granted options over a total of 2,250,000 ordinary shares of 1p each (the "Options") as detailed below:

Director	Number of options granted	Exercise price	Exercise period
Ian Denley	1,200,000	60.5p	30 Nov 2012 - 29 Nov 2019
Markus Bolton	1,050,000	60.5p	30 Nov 2012 - 29 Nov 2019

The Options will vest upon the Company achieving certain performance criteria as determined by the Remuneration Committee in accordance with the rules of the CSOP.

Following the Grant of the Options the beneficial interests of Ian Denley and Markus Bolton in the Company are:

Director	Shareholding	%age interest	Total Number of Options
Ian Denley	480,026	0.42	3,779,000
Markus Bolton	4,174,324	3.63	3,450,000

In addition, the Company has today granted options pursuant to the CSOP over a further 800,000 ordinary shares of 1p each to certain other members of the senior management of System C. These options are exercisable between 30 November 2012 and 29 November 2019, at a price of 60.5p per Ordinary Share.