REG - MD Medical Group - INFORMATION ON DIVIDEND PAYMENT FOR H1 2021

MD Medical InvestmentsAnnouncement

06/09/2021 09:00

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MD Medical Group Investments PLC
  
06 September 2021
  
 





INFORMATION ON DIVIDEND PAYMENT FOR H1 2021
6 September 2021, Moscow. MD Medical Group Investments Plc ("MD Medical Group," "MDMG," the "Group" or the "Company" - LSE: MDMG), a leading Russian private healthcare provider, announces the details for the payment of interim dividends for H1 2021.
On 3 September 2021, the Board of Directors approved an interim dividend for H1 2021 of RUB 1 352 250 180 or RUB 18 per share. The dividend record date is set as 24 September 2021. The Group's GDRs will be marked as ex-dividend on 23 September 2021. The pay date for GDR holders is set for 26 October 2021 in US dollars based on the Central Bank of Russia rate as of 3 September 2021, which corresponds to RUB 72.8491 per USD.
Starting from 1 January 2015, the Company has been a Russian tax resident according to part 8 of article 246.2 of the Russian Tax Code (the "Code"). According to part 5 of article 246 of the Code, foreign organisations which are considered Russian tax residents in line with article 246.2 of the Code are treated as Russian organisations for the purposes of Section 25 of the Code. When paying dividends, according to Section 25 of the Code, Russian organisations which are the source of income are usually (but not limited to) acting as tax agents and withhold taxes at a rate of 15% rate in order to transfer it to Russian tax authorities. Potential holders should consult with their tax advisors if they need to receive the Russian taxes withheld for any payments received in relation to GDRs.
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For further information please contact:



Investors


Media




Dmitry Yakushkin 
MD Medical Group Investments Plc
Tel: +7 495 139 8740 ext. 16329

d.yakushkin@mcclinics.ru


EM

Tom Blackwell: +7 919 102 9064
Sergii Pershyn: +1 929 855 8188
MDMG@em-comms.com



About MD Medical Group
MD Medical Group is a leading provider in the highly attractive Russian private healthcare service market. The company manages 42 modern healthcare facilities, including 6 hospitals and 36 out-patient clinics in Moscow and the Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, Ufa, Perm, Samara and the Samara Region, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Yaroslavl, Ryazan, Kostroma, Novokuznetsk, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Barnaul, Vladimir, Tyumen, Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Tula, Kazan, Vladivostok, Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don.
The Company's shares have been listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE ticker "MDMG") in the form of Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) since 12 October 2012.
Since 9 November 2020, the Company's GDRs have also been traded on Moscow Exchange (in RUB). 
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward looking statements, which are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions and may involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. The forward looking statements contained in this press release are based on past trends or activities and should not be taken that such trends or activities will continue in the future. It is believed that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable, but they may be affected by a number of variables which could cause actual results or trends to differ materially, including, but not limited to: conditions in the market, market position of the Company, earnings, financial position, cash flows, return on capital and operating margins, anticipated investments and economic conditions; the Company's ability to obtain capital/additional finance; a reduction in demand by customers; an increase in competition; an unexpected decline in revenue or profitability; legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments, including, but not limited to, changes in environmental and health and safety regulations; exchange rate fluctuations; retention of senior management; the maintenance of labour relations; fluctuations in the cost of input costs; and operating and financial restrictions as a result of financing arrangements.
No statement in this press release is intended to constitute a profit forecast, nor should any statements be interpreted to mean that earnings or earnings per share will necessarily be greater or lesser than those for the relevant preceding financial periods for the Company. Each forward looking statement relates only as of the date of the particular statement.
 

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