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Animalcare Group PLC

09 February 2015

Animalcare Group plc

("Animalcare" or the "Group")

Directorate Change

Animalcare (AIM: ANCR), a leading supplier of veterinary medicines, announces the appointment of George Gunn as a Non-Executive Director of the Group with immediate effect.

Mr Gunn stepped down recently as Head of the Animal Health Division and from the Executive Committee of Novartis AG on completion of the sale of that division on 1(st) January 2015. He has extensive experience in Animal Health Pharmaceuticals over a career that has spanned 30 years within the industry including the Wellcome Foundation, Janssen Pharmaceutical, Pharmacia Corporation and Novartis, where he has worked since 2003. In his early career Mr Gunn worked as a Veterinary Practitioner in Scotland before joining the Ministry of Agriculture as a Veterinary officer advising on notifiable disease issues.

Mr Gunn is a qualified veterinary surgeon, a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and has an Honorary Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Edinburgh. Mr Gunn is a past-Chairman of the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) and past-President of the International Federation of Animal Health (IFAH).

James Lambert, Chairman, commented: "I am very pleased to welcome George Gunn on to the board of Animalcare. George's achievements in animal health are extensive and impressive in equal measure. George will complement the skills of the existing board members and bring additional commercial and product development experience to the team to help deliver our strategy. We are very excited by the additional momentum provided by George's appointment and believe the future is looking bright for the business."

For further information, please contact:

 
 Animalcare Group plc                                                   Tel: 01904 487 687 
 Iain Menneer, Chief Executive Officer 
 Chris Brewster, Chief Financial 
  Officer 
 
 Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Broker) 
 Freddy Crossley/Peter Steel                                            Tel: 020 7886 2500 
 
 Walbrook PR Ltd                           Tel: 020 7933 8780 or animalcare@walbrookpr.com 
 Paul McManus                                                           Mob: 07980 541 893 
 Lianne Cawthorne                                                       Mob: 07584 391 303

Appendix 1: disclosures required pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules

George William Gunn (aged 64) has, during the past five years been a director of the following companies:

 
 Novartis Centre de Recherche Santé Animale SA 
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 Novartis Consumer Health AG 
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 Novartis Consumer Health Schweiz AG 
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 Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. 
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 Novartis Animal Health UK Limited 
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 Novartis Animal Vaccines Limited 
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 Novartis Sanidad Animal S.L. 
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 Vericore Holdings Limited 
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 Vericore Limited 
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Save as set out in this announcement, there are no further details to be disclosed under Rule 17 or Schedule 2(g) of the AIM rules in respect of Mr Gunn.

About Animalcare: www.animalcaregroup.co.uk

Animalcare is a leading veterinary sales and marketing company based in York with 57 employees including a field sales force of 14 representatives selling to all veterinary practices around the United Kingdom.

Animalcare has developed a range of generic veterinary medicines and animal identification products primarily to companion animal veterinary markets.

Animalcare operates in three product areas:

-- Licensed Veterinary Medicines - a range of branded veterinary licensed pharmaceuticals sold to veterinary professionals in the UK and selected markets in Northern Europe. The range can be divided into four main categories; antibacterials, anaesthetics & analgesics, Aqupharm intravenous fluids and vitamins & speciality pharmaceuticals.

-- Companion Animal Identification - Identichip is the pioneering microchip identification system in the UK. Animalcare also owns and operates the Anibase database; together the market leader in electronic identification for pets in the UK.

-- Animal Welfare Products - a range used by veterinary professionals in the diagnosis and care of their patients, for example intravenous infusion accessories, ophthalmic instruments, hygiene solutions and bandages and dressings.

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