Blocklisting Application

WORLDWIDE HEALTHCARE TRUST PLC(the "Company")

4 August2010

Blocklisting

Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC announces that a blocklisting application has
been made in respect of 5,000,000 ordinary shares of 25p each to be admitted to
the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for the shares to be
admitted to trading on its main market.

Shares issued under the blocklisting will be used to satisfy demand that cannot
be met through the secondary market and/or in respect of the exercise of
subscription rights of the Company's subscription shares.

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Enquiries:

Mark Pope                               020 3008 4913                          
                                                                               
Frostrow Capital LLP                                                           
                                                                               
Jane Lewis                              020 3100 0295                          
                                                                               
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