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Biocare Solutions PLC
17 December 2007




Biocare Solutions plc

("Biocare" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Pre-close Trading statement

Biocare Solutions plc, the developer, manufacturer and vendor of effective natural household cleaning and laundry 
products, today issues a trading update ahead of its full year results ending 31 December 2007.

Production Facilities

As anticipated at the interim results issued in September, the Board is pleased to announce that new production 
facilities in southern Italy are now fully operational.

Following the transfer of the Company's operations into the new plant at Ferrandina and the closure of manufacturing 
facilities in Meda, close to Milan, overhead and production cost savings are expected which will positively impact the 
Company's performance as it moves into 2008.

The enhanced production capacity provides the company with a platform to expand commercial activities both in Italy and 
internationally.

Trading

The Company is pleased to announce the acquisition of a new Italian client who is a specialist in the cleaning products 
field. We estimate that, when we are supplying all their outlets, it will add Euro500,000 to our annual sales.

In line with management expectations, after taking account of delays in commissioning the new factory and consequent 
lack of production capacity, the Company expects full year operating results for 2007 to be similar to those of 2006.

Financing

The Board has continued to review the capital needed for expansion and the appropriate capital structure for the Group 
going forward.

RAB Special Situations (Master) Fund Limited ("RAB"), a substantial shareholder of Biocare, which holds 35,040,000 
ordinary shares representing 38.23 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company, has agreed to extend its short 
term facility by a further �300,000 pending discussions to restructure existing and any further short term loans to the 
Group and to replace these with a significantly lower-cost convertible loan. Other than this facility the Company is 
debt free which provides sufficient headroom for suitable bank funding which is expected to be put in place during 2008 
as production expands.

Corporate Structure

The Company has also reviewed its corporate structure to meet the needs of the business going forward. To maximise the 
international potential for the Company's range of all-natural cleaning products, Tony Higson is taking up a new role 
as International Commercial Director. Martin Shelley, who is fluent in Italian, assumes responsibility for the Italian 
operations. Stuart Anderson (previously non-executive) has agreed to become Executive Chairman of Biocare.

Enquiries:

Biocare Solutions plc
Stuart Anderson                                                    020 7448 5211

KBC Peel Hunt, Nominated Adviser and Broker                        020 7418 8900
Richard Kauffer
Deon Veldtman

Financial PR                                                       020 7354 0356

James Poole                                                        07768 991 096



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