9 Dec 2015 15:35
For immediate release
9 December 2015
MedicX Fund Limited
("MedicX Fund", "the Fund" or "the Company")
Sale of ordinary shares out of treasury
MedicX Fund Limited announces that earlier today, Wednesday 9 December 2015, it sold for cash 3,000,000 ordinary shares of no par value in the Company. The ordinary shares were sold out of treasury by the Company, at a price per share of 84.0 pence.
The net proceeds will be used in further pursuing the investment objectives of the Company.
Total voting rights
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of ordinary shares in the capital of the Company in issue following this transaction will be 368,125,306 (excluding treasury shares) each with one voting right.
The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
The Company also holds 26,126,876 ordinary shares in treasury.
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For further information please contact:
MedicX Fund +44 (0) 1481 723 450
David Staples, Chairman
Octopus Healthcare Group +44 (0) 1483 869 500
Mike Adams, Chief Executive Officer
Canaccord +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
Andrew Zychowski/Helen Goldsmith
Buchanan +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Charles Ryland/Vicky Watkins
Information on MedicX Fund Limited
MedicX Fund Limited (the "Fund" or the "Company", or together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") is the specialist primary care infrastructure investor in modern, purpose-built primary healthcare properties in the United Kingdom, listed on the London Stock Exchange, with a portfolio comprising 148 properties.
The Investment Adviser to the Company is Octopus Healthcare Adviser Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and is a subsidiary of the Octopus Healthcare Group. The Octopus Healthcare Group is a specialist investor, developer and manager of healthcare properties with 38 people operating across the UK.
The Company's website address is www.medicxfund.com. Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website), nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks within this announcement, are incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.