Healthcare Services Group Increases Fourth Quarter Dividend to $0.16125

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.'s HCSG Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.16125 per common share, payable on March 16, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business February 24, 2012. This represents the 35th consecutive regular quarterly cash dividend payment, as well as the 34th consecutive increase since our initiation of regular quarterly cash dividend payments in 2003. They intend to release their results for the year ended December 31, 2011 during the week of February 6, 2012. Following the release, they will hold a conference call to discuss their results.