Mediclinic International plc AGM Statement (5125G)

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Mediclinic International plc

27 July 2021

Mediclinic International plc

(Incorporated in England and Wales)

Company Number: 08338604

LSE Share Code: MDC

JSE Share Code: MEI

NSX Share Code: MEP

ISIN: GB00B8HX8Z88

LEI: 2138002S5BSBIZTD5I60

("Mediclinic" , the " Company ", or the "Group" )

27 July 2021

2021 Annual General Meeting Statement

In line year-to-date operating performance

2021 Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

Mediclinic, the diversified international private healthcare services group, will today host its 2021 AGM. As explained in the 2021 notice of AGM and following the online shareholder engagement event on Monday, 19 July 2021, today's AGM will be purely functional, limited principally to putting the resolutions to shareholders and calling the poll. There will be no presentations regarding the Company's business or current trading and directors based abroad will not be attending the meeting in person.

In line year-to-date operating performance

Given the strong underlying demand for Mediclinic's broad range of services across the continuum of care, the Group continues to expect to deliver growth in revenue and EBITDA across all three divisions in the financial year ending 31 March 2022 ("FY22"). Year-to-date operating performance is in line with expectations based on the previously disclosed FY22 guidance. In FY22, pre-COVID-19 seasonal trends which impact operating performance are expected to return and be reflected in the half-year results of Hirslanden and Mediclinic Middle East.

With the ongoing pandemic, varied pace of vaccine rollouts and planning assumptions of further waves and variants causing continued uncertainty on the shape of the recovery, Mediclinic remains cautious as to the full impact of COVID-19 on near-term operating performance. In line with the outlook statement provided as part of the 2021 financial year results, and given the Group's focus on operational and cost efficiencies, it does not anticipate any long-term structural impediments in returning EBITDA margins at Hirslanden and Mediclinic Southern Africa to pre-pandemic levels. At Mediclinic Middle East, the Group expects margins to continue to gradually increase as it grows its presence across the region, supported by recent expansion and upgrade projects in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Cautionary Statement

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements relating to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, including with respect to the progress, timing and completion of the Group's development; the Group's ability to treat, attract and retain patients and clients; its ability to engage consultants and healthcare practitioners and to operate its business and increase referrals; the integration of prior acquisitions; the Group's estimates for future performance and its estimates regarding anticipated operating results; future revenue; capital requirements; shareholder structure; and financing. In addition, even if the Group's actual results or development are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, those results or developments may not be indicative of the Group's results or developments in the future. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "could", "should", "may", "expects", "aims", "targets", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", or similar. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the Group's current expectations as of the date of this announcement and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In particular, the Group's expectations could be affected by, among other things, uncertainties involved in the integration of acquisitions or new developments; changes in legislation or the regulatory regime governing healthcare in Switzerland, South Africa, Namibia and the UAE; poor performance by healthcare practitioners who practise at its facilities; unexpected regulatory actions or suspensions; competition in general; the impact of global economic changes; the impact of pandemics, including COVID-19; and the Group's ability to obtain or maintain accreditation or approval for its facilities or service lines. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements made in this announcement will in fact be realised and no representation or warranty is given as to the completeness or accuracy of the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement.

The Group is providing the information in this announcement as of this date, and disclaims any intention to, and makes no undertaking to, publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Mediclinic International plc

Mediclinic is a diversified international private healthcare services group, established in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia) and the United Arab Emirates ("UAE").

The Group's core purpose is to enhance the quality of life.

Its vision is to be the partner of choice that people trust for all their healthcare needs.

Mediclinic is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multi-disciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.

At 31 March 2021, Mediclinic comprised 74 hospitals, five subacute hospitals, two mental health facilities, 18 day case clinics and 18 outpatient clinics. Hirslanden operated 17 hospitals and four day case clinics in Switzerland with more than 1 900 inpatient beds; Mediclinic Southern Africa operations included 50 hospitals (three of which in Namibia), five sub-acute hospitals, two mental health facilities and 12 day case clinics (four of which operated by Intercare) across South Africa, and around 8 600 inpatient beds; and Mediclinic Middle East operated seven hospitals, two day case clinics and 18 outpatient clinics with more than 900 inpatient beds in the UAE. In addition, under management contracts, Mediclinic Middle East operates one hospital in Abu Dhabi and will open a 200-bed hospital in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in mid-2022.

The Company's primary listing is on the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") in the United Kingdom, with secondary listings on the JSE in South Africa and the Namibian Stock Exchange in Namibia.

Mediclinic also holds a 29.9% interest in Spire Healthcare Group plc, a leading private healthcare group based in the United Kingdom and listed on the LSE.

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations, Mediclinic International plc

James Arnold, Head of Investor Relations

[e-mail]

[phone]

Media queries

FTI Consulting

Ben Atwell/Ciara Martin - UK

[phone]

Sherryn Schooling - South Africa

[phone]

Registered address : 6(th) Floor, 65 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7NQ, United Kingdom

   Website:   www.mediclinic.com 

Corporate broker : Morgan Stanley & Co International plc and UBS Investment Bank

JSE sponsor (South Africa): Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

NSX sponsor (Namibia): Simonis Storm Securities (Pty) Ltd

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