Last checked at 24 Mar 2020 12:25
24 March 2020
Primary Health Properties PLC
(the "Company")
Notice of Interim Dividend
The Company announces that the second quarterly interim dividend in 2020 of 1.475 pence per ordinary share of 12.5 pence each will be paid on 22 May 2020 to shareholders on the register on 3 April 2020. The dividend will comprise a Property Income Distribution (PID) of 1.275 pence per share and an ordinary dividend of 0.2 pence per share. The Company will be offering a scrip alternative with this dividend.
Certain qualifying shareholders may receive PIDs without deduction of withholding tax and further details are available on the Company's website www.phpgroup.co.uk.
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form and who have not previously completed a scrip mandate form, or, who have done so but subsequently have withdrawn a scrip mandate form, should complete and return a scrip mandate form which must be returned to the Company's registrars, Equiniti, at the address given on the form by the Election Date set out below. Details of where to obtain a copy of the scrip mandate form are set out below. Shareholders, who hold their shares in certificated form and have previously completed, and not withdrawn, a scrip mandate form, need take no further action.
Shareholders who hold their ordinary shares in CREST must elect for the scrip dividend alternative by submitting an election by CREST input message by the Election Date set out below.
The key dates for the dividend are detailed in the timetable below. Further information on the dividend, including the terms and conditions and the scrip mandate form, can be obtained from the Investors web pages of the Company's website www.phpgroup.co.uk, or from the Company's Registrars (Equiniti, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA, telephone 0371 384 2030, international callers +44(0)121 415 7047).
Timetable | |
Ex-dividend date | 2 April 2020 |
Record Date | 3 April 2020 |
Scrip Dividend Reference Price calculation dates | 2,3,6,7,8 April 2020 |
Announcement of Scrip Dividend Reference Price | 9 April 2020 |
Latest date for receipt by Equiniti of scrip dividend mandate and CREST input message ("Election Date") | 7 May 2020 |
Definitive share certificates and scrip dividend statements posted | 21 May 2020 |
Dividend payment date/CREST credit date | 22 May 2020 |
Legal Entity Identifier: 213800Y5CJHXOATK7X11
For further information:
Primary Health Properties PLC
Paul Wright, Company Secretary +44(0) 20 7451 7050
Richard Howell, Finance Director +44(0) 20 7104 2004