NMC.L Regulatory News (NMC)

London, 3 January 2014: NMC Health Plc ("NMC") (LSE:NMC), the leading private sector healthcare provider operating across the United Arab Emirates, today provides a trading update for its 2013 financial year.

Trading Update

NMC expects to report results, in line with expectations, for the twelve months ended 31 December 2013. The net debt position, capital expenditure and operational cash flow are also anticipated to be in line with management expectations.

Projects update

NMC opened the Mussafah Day Patient Centre in July 2013 in close proximity to both the rapidly expanding Mohammad bin Zayed City (MBZC) suburb and the Mussafah industrial area of Abu Dhabi. The new facility is connected to a shopping mall and will cater to the growing local population for both outpatient consultancy services and minor surgical procedures. The facility will act as a referral point to our existing Specialty Hospital in central Abu Dhabi, some 35km away, and in the longer term to our new Khalifa City Hospital, some 10km away. We are pleased with progress and patient flow since opening.

Meanwhile, all our other projects including the Dubai Investment Park General Hospital, Brightpoint Women's Hospital, Al Ain Medical Centre and the Khalifa City Hospital are progressing towards their respective opening dates, as communicated earlier in 2013.

Dr B.R.Shetty, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"I am pleased with NMC's growth over the past year in both our healthcare and distribution divisions. Management will continue to work towards increased efficiencies and operational gearing in existing operations and a smooth introduction of new assets.

The opening of our Mussafah Day Patient Centre in July 2013, was the first in a string of new near-term additions to our healthcare portfolio in the UAE. In 2014 we will see the opening of two hospitals and a medical centre, followed by the opening of our largest hospital in H1 2015.

Management and the team at NMC have worked very hard since the IPO to deliver this organic expansion program. Our strategy has been reinforced by the strong population and economic growth seen in the UAE over the past year and the recent adoption of mandatory healthcare insurance in Dubai. Consequently, I look forward to a rewarding 2014 for NMC and its shareholders"

Calendar

Full-year financial results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2013 will be issued on 25 February 2014. NMC will host an analyst/investor webcast on that day. Further details will be announced in due course.

Contacts

Investors:

Prasanth Manghat, Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +971 50 522 5648

Roy Cherry, Head of Strategy and Investor Relations

Tel: +971 50 667 0184

Media:

Brunswick London

Justine McIlroy/Azadeh Varzi

+44 20 7404 5959

Brunswick Gulf

Steve Martin Wajih Halawa

+971 5 6696 9232 +971 5 0100 9207