Cancellation of shares held in treasury

For immediate release

                                                                   28 July 2011

                         WORLDWIDE HEALTHCARETRUST PLC                         

                                (the "Company")                                

                        CANCELLATION OF TREASURY SHARES                         

In conformity with the provisions of the Transparency Directive, the Company
hereby notifies the market that the total number of Ordinary shares currently
held in treasury, being 358,607 have today been cancelled. The total number of
Ordinary shares that the Company has in issue and therefore, the total number
of voting rights in the Company is 43,157,210.

The figure of 43,157,210 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculation by which they may determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For and on behalf of

Frostrow Capital LLP

Company Secretary

For further information, please contact:

Mark Pope

Frostrow Capital LLP

Tel: [phone]