Dividend Declaration

RNS Number : 6713O

BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A.

11 February 2021

 

11 February 2021

BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A.

(the "Company")

Second Interim Dividend

The information contained within this Announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information. Upon the publication of this Announcement via a Regulatory Information Service this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. (LSE ticker: BBGI), the global infrastructure investment company, is pleased to declare a second interim dividend of 3.59 pence per share for the period 1 July - 31 December 2020, to be paid in accordance with the timetable set out below. Payment of this second interim dividend is consistent with the Company's target dividend payment of 7.18 pence per share in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2020.

Details of the second interim dividend are as follows:

Dividend per share:  3.59 pence

Ex-Dividend date:  18 February 2021

Dividend Record date:  19 February 2021

Qualifying shareholders last date to make scrip dividend election:                                       15 March 2021

Payment date/Allotment of scrip dividend shares: 1 April 2021

A scrip alternative is being offered with this dividend to qualifying investors who wish to receive additional BBGI securities in lieu of a cash payment.  A circular will be sent to shareholders explaining the terms and conditions of the scrip dividend alternative. It is intended that the circular will be mailed on or about 1 March 2021 to all eligible BBGI shareholders as at the dividend record date, being 19 February 2021. The scrip dividend elections will need to be received as instructed by 15 March 2021 from qualifying investors who wish to opt for the scrip dividend alternative.  Full details of how and when to respond will be contained in the circular.

Distributions on the ordinary shares are planned to be paid twice a year, subject to market conditions and to conditions as prescribed by Luxembourg law. The Company has set a target dividend of 7.33 pence per share for 2021.

Note: The distribution guidance above is a target only and not a profit forecast. There can be no assurance that this target will be met or that the Company will make any distributions whatsoever. The times and dates in this announcement are expected times and dates only and are subject to change. Any such changes will be notified to shareholders through a Regulatory Information Service.

For further information, please contact:

BBGI Management Team   [phone]

Duncan Ball

Frank Schramm

NOTES

BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. (BBGI) is a responsible infrastructure investment company and a constituent of the FTSE 250 that invests in and actively manages for the long-term a globally diversified, low-risk portfolio of essential social infrastructure investments.

BBGI is committed to delivering stable and predictable cash flows with progressive long-term dividend growth and attractive, sustainable, returns for shareholders. BBGI has a proactive approach to preserving and enhancing the value of its investments, and to delivering well maintained social infrastructure for communities and end users, whilst serving society by supporting local communities.

All of BBGI's investments are availability-based and supported by secure public sector-backed contracted revenues, with inflation-protection characteristics, that are paid so long as the assets are available for use.

BBGI's investment portfolio is over 99% operational with all its investments located across highly rated investment grade countries with stable, well developed operating environments.

Further information about BBGI is available on its website at www.bb-gi.com *.

The Company's LEI is: 529900CV0RWCOP5YHK95

Any reference to the Company or BBGI refers also to its subsidiaries (where applicable).

* Neither the Company's website nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on its website (or any other website) is (or is deemed to be) incorporated into, or forms (or is deemed to form) part of this announcement.

 

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