Primary Health Properties PLC Dividend Declaration (3804T)

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RNS Number : 3804T

Primary Health Properties PLC

05 January 2017

5 January 2017

Primary Health Properties PLC

(the "Company")

Notice of Interim Dividend

The Company hereby announces the payment of its first quarterly interim dividend for 2017 (being a third interim dividend in respect of the financial year ending 31 December 2016) of 1.31 pence per ordinary share of 12.5 pence each. The Company will be offering a scrip alternative with this dividend.

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, 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 wishing to elect for the scrip dividend alternative, who hold their shares in certificated form and have previously completed, and not withdrawn, a scrip mandate form, need take no further action.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 [phone], international callers [phone]).

 
 Timetable 
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 Ex-dividend date                    12 January 2017 
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 Record Date                         13 January 2017 
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 Scrip Dividend Reference           12, 13, 16, 17 & 
  Price calculation dates            18 January 2017 
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 Announcement of Scrip Dividend      19 January 2017 
  Reference Price 
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 Latest date for receipt by         10 February 2017 
  Equiniti of scrip dividend 
  mandate and CREST input message 
  ("Election Date") 
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 Definitive share certificates      23 February 2017 
  and scrip dividend statements 
  posted 
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 Dividend payment date/CREST        24 February 2017 
  credit date 
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For further information:

Primary Health Properties PLC

   Paul Wright, Company Secretary                                    [phone] 
   Phil Holland, Finance Director                                         [phone] 

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