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22 May 2019

Induction Healthcare Group PLC

("Induction", the "Company, or the "Group")

Admission to trading on AIM and first day of dealings

Induction Healthcare Group PLC, a leading healthcare technology company focused on helping healthcare professionals to streamline the delivery of patient care, today announces the admission of its Ordinary Shares to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

Highlights

· The Company will receive gross proceeds of approximately £14.6 million pursuant to the Placing. In addition, prior to the Placing, the Company completed a pre-IPO fundraise which raised approximately £2.0 million in gross proceeds for the Company.

· The Directors believe that the Placing and admission will enable the Company to accelerate its growth strategy, both through organic and acquisitive growth, with the majority of the funds raised for making acquisitions across a number of modules and geographies.

· Upon Admission, the Company will have a market capitalisation (at the Placing Price) of approximately £34.1 million.

· The total of 29,626,201 Ordinary Shares (including 12,681,915 Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the recently announced Placing) have been admitted to trading on AIM under the ticker INHC.L, and ISIN number GB00BJ0M3545.

· The Company's Admission Document is available to view on its website www.inductionhealthcare.com.

Ibraheem (Ibs) Mahmood, CEO at Induction said:  

"Today marks an important step in a new chapter as we embark on the next stage of Induction's growth strategy. We are pleased with the response of our new and existing shareholders and thank them for their confidence and support. We have made good progress since launch and already attracted over 76,200 healthcare professionals to our app which is helping them deliver patient care more efficiently. 

"The additional funding will enable us to accelerate our growth plans by adding and acquiring new features and functionality to the service we provide and expanding into selective new geographies. We are optimistic and confident that we have the right strategy in place to deliver on the many growth opportunities we have identified and look forward to working with all our stakeholders and healthcare professionals to meet the anticipated demand."

Defined terms used in this announcement shall have the meanings given to them in the Admission Document.

ENQUIRIES

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Numis Securities (Nominated Adviser and Broker)

FTI Consulting (Public relations adviser to Induction)

About Induction

Induction Healthcare Group PLC is a healthcare technology company focused on streamlining the delivery of care by healthcare professionals. The Group's technology helps healthcare professionals to save time and deliver care more effectively and to identify ways to allocate resources more efficiently.

The Group is initially targeting improving the way healthcare professionals communicate with each other through its app, Induction Switch ("Switch"). Switch is an app that provides a directory (allowing Healthcare Professionals to easily find extension numbers), messaging and an administration portal (to share and view hospital guidelines), all in a secure and regulatory compliant setting.

As at 28 February 2019, Switch had over 76,200 registered users, primarily in the UK, including over 50,500 doctors, GPs and consultants. The registered user base grew by more than 42% over the six months to 28 February 2019.

Important Notice

Numis, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting only for the Company in connection with the Placing and Admission and is not acting for or advising any other person, or treating any other person as a client, in relation thereto and will not be responsible for providing the regulatory protection afforded to clients of Numis or advice to any other person in relation to the matters contained herein. Such persons should seek their own independent legal, investment and tax advice as they see fit. Numis' responsibilities as the Company's nominated adviser under the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers and AIM Rules for Companies will be owed solely to the London Stock Exchange and not to the Company, to any of its directors or any other person in respect of a decision to subscribe for or otherwise acquire Shares in reliance on the Admission Document. Numis has not authorised or approved the contents of, or any part of, this announcement and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Numis or its affiliates as to any of its contents.