RNS Number:3831U
AIM
19 January 2004


          ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIM RULE 2

ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

COMPANY NAME:
Matrix Healthcare plc

COMPANY ADDRESS:
Gossard House, 7-8 Savile Row, London

COMPANY POSTCODE:
W1S 3PE

COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:
Registered in England & Wales with registered no. 02463465

COMPANY BUSINESS:
Ownership and operation of 10 care homes operating a total of 374 registered beds.  The Company provides care for
elderly persons and for elderly persons with dementia.

DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price to which
it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares):
8,885,694 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each

CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:
No fundraising on Admission.  However, 3,875,000 new ordinary shares of 5 pence each will be issued on Admission
as consideration for the acquisition of the share capitals of Newsham House Limited and Woodland Healthcare
Limited, two companies engaged in the ownership and operation of care homes. A further 1,250,000 new ordinary
shares may be issued following Admission as further consideration for Newsham House Limited dependent upon
certain planning permissions being achieved.

FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:
Vincent Henry Peter Dewe-Mathews (Chairman)

Rupert Charles Gifford Lywood (Director) *

John Dudley Spiers (Director) *

William Jeremy Davies (Proposed Managing Director) **

Richard John Ellert (Proposed Finance Director) **

Pearl Lorraine Jackson (Proposed Operations Director) **



* It is intended that Rupert Lywood and John Spiers will both resign as directors of Matrix Healthcare at its AGM
to be held on 11 February 2004 prior to the date of Admission

** It is intended that Jeremy Davies, Richard Ellert and Pearl Jackson will each be proposed for appointment to
the board of directors of Matrix Healthcare at its AGM to be held on 11 February 2004 prior to the date of
Admission


PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
STATING WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER ADMISSION:

Holder                                       Pre-Admission                  %        On Admission             %

W J Davies                                       1,477,272              29.5          3,789,772               42.7
R J Ellert                                       1,250,000              24.9          1,250,000               14.1
Best Investment Ltd                                337,900               6.7            337,900                3.8
S Jagsi                                            151,500               3.0            151,500                1.7
P Jackson                                              nil               nil          1,000,000               11.3


NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (G) OF THE AIM RULES:
No information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g).

ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE:
30 September
EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:
12 February 2004
NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:
Durlacher Limited
4 Chiswell Street
London EC1Y 4UP

NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:
As for Nominated Adviser

DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT
THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:
The admission document, which contains full details on the applicant and the admission to AIM of its ordinary
shares of 5 pence each, will be available free of charge from the offices of Durlacher Limited, 4 Chiswell
Street, London EC1Y 4UP for a period of not less than one month from the date of admission.
DATE OF NOTIFICATION:
19 January 2004
NEW/ UPDATE (see note):
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