Primary Health Share News (PHP)

(Sharecast News) - Primary Health Properties announced the payment of its first quarterly interim dividend in 2019 of 1.4p per ordinary share on Thursday.The FTSE 250 company said the dividend would comprise a property income distribution (PID) of 0.75p per share, and an ordinary dividend of 0.65p per share.It said it would be offering a scrip alternative with the dividend."Shareholders wishing to elect for the scrip dividend alternative, who hold their shares in certificated form and who have not previously completed a scrip mandate form, or, who have done so but subsequently have withdrawn a scrip mandate form, should complete and return a scrip mandate form," the board instructed shareholders in its statement."Shareholders who hold their ordinary shares in CREST must elect for the scrip dividend alternative by submitting an election by CREST input message."The ex-dividend date was set down as 10 January and the record date as 11 January, with the dividend payment and CREST credit date scheduled for 22 February.