Primary Health Properties PLC ("PHP" or the "Company")
Pursuant to the second interim dividend of 9.25 pence per ordinary share announced on 21 February 2012, and the Scrip Dividend Scheme Circular dated 2 March 2012, the Company announces that it has received valid elections for the Scrip Dividend Offer in respect of 107,332 new ordinary shares of 50p each in the capital of the Company ("New Shares"). PHP has therefore today (4 April 2012) made application for the admission to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority of 107,332 New Shares issued in lieu of the second interim cash dividend for the year ended 31 December 2011. Admission of the new securities is expected to be effective on 5 April 2012.
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Following the allotment of 107,332 new ordinary shares of 50p in the Company in respect of the Scrip Dividend Scheme on 2 April 2012 and in accordance with the Financial Service Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company hereby announces that it has 68,379,562 ordinary shares of 50p each in issue, each share carrying the right to one vote. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.
The above figure of 68,379,562 ordinary shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Service Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.