Cleantech Index

RNS Number : 2026Y

Plant Health Care PLC

02 July 2008

 

3 July 2008

Plant Health Care plc

('Plant Health Care' or 'the Company')

Plant Health Care selected by Cleantech Index

Plant Health Care (AIM: PHC), a leading provider of natural products for plants and soil, is pleased to announce it has been selected by the Cleantech Group™, LLC to join its prestigious Cleantech Index™ (AMEX: CTIUS) of public cleantech companies, effective June 30, 2008.

The Cleantech Group's Cleantech Index is the first, and only, equity index to offer investors and index licensees an easy, liquid and cost-effective way to track and invest in the broad cleantech category. Unlike indices that specifically track narrow sectors such renewable energy or water, the Cleantech Index includes the leading companies from a broad range of sectors such as advanced materials, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, in addition to energy efficiency, renewables and water.

Now comprised of 76 publicly traded companies, the Cleantech Index is the industry gold standard upon which a growing range of financial products are based. In 2007, the Index outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 37.4%, over the last 12 months by 26.3%, and in 2008 (through June 27) by 6.5%.

'Plant Health Care's addition to the Cleantech Index reflects the significance of the company to global cleantech investors,' said Rafael Coven, Managing Director of Cleantech Indices for the Cleantech Group, LLC, and Index Advisor.

With its inclusion in the Cleantech Index, Plant Health Care is also now being traded in funds based upon CTIUS, including the PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio ETF (Amex: PZD) and KSM Cleantech ETF (Bloomberg: KSMCLNT: IT) in Israel, among others.

For more information on the Cleantech Index: http://www.cleantechindex.com/

- Ends -

Enquiries:

John Brady	Evolution Securities Limited	Tavistock Communications
Chief Executive	Tim Redfern/Grant Schaffer	Jeremy Carey/Matt Ridsdale
Tel: [phone]	Tel: [phone]	Tel: [phone]

Notes to Editors:

About Plant Health Care

Plant Health Care plc is a leading provider of natural products for plants and soil. Established in 1995 in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) in the United States, PHC currently has approximately 70 employees and has operations in the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. The Company listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in July 2004. Ticker symbol is PHC.

PHC's products are aimed at the landscape, agriculture and land reclamation industries and are environmentally beneficial. Through the commercialization of these products, PHC is capitalizing on current long-term trends toward natural systems and biological products for plant care and soil and water management. Further information is available at: www.planthealthcare.com.

About the Cleantech Group, LLC

The Cleantech Group pioneered the cleantech investment category in 2002. Today, it accelerates the development and market adoption of clean technologies globally through membership in the largest global network of investors and companies, representing more than $3 trillion in assets. Member investors, growth companies/vendors, enterprises, service providers, and others receive access to capital, investment opportunities, market leading research and data, insight, sales opportunities, human capital, and promotional opportunities. The Cleantech Group also produces the premier Cleantech Forum events worldwide. Details at http://www.cleantech.com.

 

END

 

 

NRAFKBKPABKDCOK