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22 Jan 2008 07:02

Southern Cross Healthcare Grp PLC22 January 2008 Headline: Director/PDMR Shareholding Date: 22 January 2008 Southern Cross Healthcare Group PLC Ordinary shares of 1p each Southern Cross Healthcare Group PLC ('the Company') announces that on 17thJanuary 2008 it granted awards in the UK for nil consideration over 3,719,808shares (1.98% of issued share capital) under the Southern Cross Healthcare Group2006 Performance Share Plan ("Plan"). Pursuant to DR 3.1.4 and following notifications received on 17th January infulfilment of the obligations imposed by DR 3.1.2 we hereby announce that thefollowing awards have been granted to Directors/PDMRs. Total Number ofDirector/PDMR Current Award Existing Award Shares over which awards now held William Colvin 142,663 0 142,663John Murphy 114,991 150,000 264,991Jason Lock 59,783 55,556 115,339 The awards take the form of conditional awards, being a deferred right toacquire shares in the future at no cost to the participant, subject toperformance conditions being achieved. The performance conditions relate to earnings per share for the financial yearending on 3rd October 2010 and total shareholder return measured over the periodfrom 1st October 2007 to 3rd October 2010. Subject to the rules of the plan andthe satisfaction of the performance conditions, the earliest vesting date of theawards is 17th January 2011. William D. McLeishCompany Secretary01325 351100 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange