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RNS Number : 8945A

Primary Health Properties PLC

03 January 2018

3 January 2018

Primary Health Properties PLC

(the "Company")

Notice of Interim Dividend

The Company announces the payment of its first quarterly interim dividend in 2018 of 1.35 pence per ordinary share of 12.5 pence each. The dividend will comprise a Property Income Distribution (PID) of 0.85 pence per share and an ordinary dividend of 0.5 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for the scrip dividend alternative, who hold their shares in certificated form and have previously completed, and not withdrawn, a scrip mandate form, need take no further action.

Shareholders wishing to elect for the scrip dividend alternative, who hold their shares in certificated 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 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 
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 Ex-dividend date                                    11 January 2018 
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 Record Date                                         12 January 2018 
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 Scrip Dividend Reference Price calculation   11,12,15,16,17 January 
  dates                                                         2018 
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 Announcement of Scrip Dividend Reference            18 January 2018 
  Price 
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 Latest date for receipt by Equiniti                 9 February 2018 
  of scrip dividend mandate and CREST 
  input message ("Election Date") 
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 Definitive share certificates and                  22 February 2018 
  scrip dividend statements posted 
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 Dividend payment date/CREST credit                 23 February 2018 
  date 
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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

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