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Primary Health Properties PLC
("PHP" or the "Company")
Notice of Interim Dividend
and
Launch of Dividend Reinvestment Plan
The Company announces that the first quarterly interim dividend in 2023 of 1.675 pence per ordinary share of 12.5 pence each will be paid as to 1.34 pence by way of a Property Income Distribution ("PID") and the remainder as an ordinary dividend on 23 February 2023 to shareholders on the register on 13 January 2023.
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.
The Company also announces that it is inviting shareholders to participate in a dividend reinvestment plan ("DRIP") in respect of the current interim dividend and any future dividends. The DRIP will be provided by Equiniti Financial Services Limited ("Equiniti FS") and administered by PHP's registrars, Equiniti Limited ("Equiniti"), and provides shareholders with the opportunity to reinvest dividend payments to purchase additional ordinary shares in PHP in the market. A circular setting out full details of the DRIP ("Circular"), an application form to participate in the DRIP ("DRIP Application Form") and the terms and conditions under which Equiniti FS will be offering the DRIP will be posted to shareholders and published on PHP's website later today.
Shareholders who hold their ordinary shares in certificated form and who wish to participate in the DRIP will need to ensure that a completed DRIP Application Form is received by Equiniti no later than 5:00pm on 3 February 2023 (the "Election Date"). Shareholders who hold their ordinary shares in CREST and who wish to participate in the DRIP must do so by submitting an election by CREST input message by the Election Date.
PHP is suspending the scrip dividend and will not be offering a scrip alternative with this dividend.
The key dates for the dividend are detailed in the timetable below.
| Timetable | |
| Ex-dividend date | 12 January 2023 |
| Record Date | 13 January 2023 |
| Latest date for receipt by Equiniti of DRIP Application Forms and input of CREST elections | 5:00pm on 3 February 2023 |
| Dividend payment date/CREST credit date | 23 February 2023 |
| Estimated DRIP purchase date | 24 February 2023 |
| DRIP shares credited/certificates posted | 1 March 2023 |
Legal Entity Identifier: 213800Y5CJHXOATK7X11
For further information:
Primary Health Properties PLC
Paul Wright, Company Secretary +44(0) 203 833 3344
Richard Howell, CFO +44(0) 203 833 3342
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