HCEG Healthcare Ent.

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Healthcare Enterprise Group PLC
13 December 2007



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            UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA OR SOUTH AFRICA



13 December 2007


Healthcare Enterprise Group PLC


Disposal of Ridgecrest Healthcare holding.



Healthcare Enterprise Group plc (AIM: HCEG, "HCEG", the "Group", the "Company"),
the international healthcare products group has sold its minority shareholding
in Ridgecrest Healthcare Group Inc. ("Ridgecrest"), the US pink sheets listed
healthcare consulting and advisory group.


The consideration is being satisfied by way of exchange for 1,125,000 shares in
ValiRx plc, the AIM listed therapeutic research and development company (AIM:
VAL), plus an additional 300,000 shares in ValiRx, once filing of a patent
application with the UK Patent Office in relation to certain intellectual
property arrangements has been made.


HCEG will also receive 400,000 shares and 700,000 warrants in the US-based
Cancer Therapeutics, Inc. a biotherapy company that is a leader in activated
cell technology for cancer therapy.



This exchange of assets is not expected to result in any material change to the
carrying value of the Group's investment in Ridgecrest which was �510,000 on 28
February 2007.  The Board plans to realise these investments in an orderly
manner at the earliest opportunity.



Lyndon Gaborit, Executive Deputy Chairman, said:



"We are pleased to complete our first disposal into a more readily realisable
and liquid investments.  Cash proceeds from disposals will be used to reduce
further the Group's borrowing and provide additional working capital for its
operations."





Enquiries:

Healthcare Enterprise Group PLC                         01925 898 200
Lyndon Gaborit, Executive Deputy Chairman

Numis                                                   020 7260 1000
David Poutney

College Hill                                            020 7457 2020
Adrian Duffield / Jon Davies



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