9 Sep 2020 10:00
INFORMATION ON DIVIDEND PAYMENT FOR H1 2020
9 September 2020, Moscow. MD Medical Group Investments Plc ("MD Medical Group," "MDMG," the "Group" or the "Company" - LSE: MDMG), a leading Russian private healthcare provider, announces the details for the payment of interim dividends for 1H 2020.
On 4 September 2020, the Board of Directors approved an interim dividend for H1 2020 of RUB 736,225 thsd, or RUB 9.8 per share. The dividend record date is set as 18 September 2020. The Group's GDRs will be marked as ex-dividend on 17 September 2020. The pay date for GDR holders is set for 20 October 2020 in US dollars based on the Central Bank of Russia rate as of 4 September 2020, which corresponds to RUB 75.4680 per USD.
Under the Russian Tax Code, dividends paid by Russian companies are subject to the following tax rates:
· 15% as a general rule;
· At a reduced rate in the case of Russian tax residents and residents of foreign jurisdictions whose Governments have signed a double taxation treaty ("DTT") with the Government of Russia.
Detailed information regarding dividend taxation and applicable reduction according to the Russian Tax Code is listed in Appendix 1.
Appendix#1 DIVIDEND TAXATION PROCEDURES
This announcement contains inside information.
For further information please contact:
Investors | Media |
Dmitry Yakushkin MD Medical Group Investments Plc Tel: +7 (495) 139 87 40, ext. 16329d.yakushkin@mcclinics.ru | EMTom Blackwell: +7 919 102 9064 Sergii Pershyn: +1 929 855 8188 MDMG@em-comms.com |
About MD Medical Group
MD Medical Group is a leading provider in the highly attractive Russian private healthcare service market. The company manages 42 modern healthcare facilities, including 6 hospitals and 36 out-patient clinics in Moscow and the Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, Ufa, Perm, Samara and the Samara Region, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Yaroslavl, Ryazan, Kostroma, Novokuznetsk, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Barnaul, Vladimir, Tyumen, Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Tula, Kazan, Vladivostok, Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don.
The Company's shares have been listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE ticker "MDMG") in the form of Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) since 12 October 2012.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward looking statements, which are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions and may involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. The forward looking statements contained in this press release are based on past trends or activities and should not be taken that such trends or activities will continue in the future. It is believed that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable, but they may be affected by a number of variables which could cause actual results or trends to differ materially, including, but not limited to: conditions in the market, market position of the Company, earnings, financial position, cash flows, return on capital and operating margins, anticipated investments and economic conditions; the Company's ability to obtain capital/additional finance; a reduction in demand by customers; an increase in competition; an unexpected decline in revenue or profitability; legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments, including, but not limited to, changes in environmental and health and safety regulations; exchange rate fluctuations; retention of senior management; the maintenance of labour relations; fluctuations in the cost of input costs; and operating and financial restrictions as a result of financing arrangements. No statement in this press release is intended to constitute a profit forecast, nor should any statements be interpreted to mean that earnings or earnings per share will necessarily be greater or lesser than those for the relevant preceding financial periods for the Company. Each forward looking statement relates only as of the date of the particular statement.