Share Option Grants

System C Healthcare plc
29 January 2008

System C Healthcare plc ("System C" or the "Company")

29 January 2008

Share option grants

The Company announces that, pursuant to the System C Healthcare plc Company
Share Option Plan ("CSOP") referred to in the admission document of the Company
dated 28th June 2005, the following directors of the Company were granted
options today over System C Healthcare plc ordinary shares of 1p each as
detailed below:-

Director             Number of CSOP options granted    Exercise price    Exercise period
Ian Denley                      256,542                     29.5p        29 Jan 2011 - 28 Jan 2018
Markus Bolton                   155,864                     29.5p        29 Jan 2011 - 28 Jan 2018
Andrew Coll                     185,288                     29.5p        29 Jan 2011 - 28 Jan 2018

The Company announces that, pursuant to the System C Healthcare plc EMI Share
Option Plan ("EMI") adopted 16th January 2008, the following directors of the
Company were granted options today over System C Healthcare plc ordinary shares
of 1p each as detailed below:-

Director            Number of EMI options granted      Exercise price      Exercise period
Ian Denley                     237,966                      29.5p          29 Jan 2011 - 28 Jan 2018
Markus Bolton                  338,644                      29.5p          29 Jan 2011 - 28 Jan 2018
Andrew Coll                    236,949                      29.5p          29 Jan 2011 - 28 Jan 2018

The options are subject to the achievement of performance criteria as determined
by the Remuneration Committee, and as required under the rules of the Company
Share Option Plan.

Enquiries



Jane Conner
Company Secretary
System C Healthcare plc

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