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    Healthcare Locums - Change of Accounting Period

    

    Healthcare Locums plc
    ("HCL" or the "Company
    ")

    Change of Accounting Period



    HCL announces its intention to amend its accounting period from a fixed 12 month period ending on 31 December each year, to a rolling 52 week period ending on the Sunday closest to 31 December each year, with immediate effect. In order to retain a December year end, the Company will report a 53 week period once every 5 to 6 years.

    In the current year the Company will release its interim results for the period 1 January to 1 July 2012 and its annual results for the period 1 January to 30 December 2012 in accordance with the timetable set out in the AIM Rules.

    Future (Other OTC: FRNWF.PK - news) results will report the following periods:

    Year Interims Annual

    2013 26 weeks to 30 June 52 weeks to 29 December

    2014 26 weeks to 29 June 52 weeks to 28 December

    2015 26 weeks to 28 June 53 weeks to 3 January 2016


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    For further information please contact:

    Healthcare Locums (LSE: HLO.L - news) plc
    Stephen Burke, Chief Executive Officer
    020 7451 1451

    Investec Bank plc
    Gary Clarence/Patrick Robb/Daniel Adams
    020 7597 5970

    Pelham Bell Pottinger
    David Rydell/Emma Kent/Duncan Mayall/Charlotte Offredi
    020 7861 3232

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