Issue of ordinary shares and property disposal

RNS Number : 2669S

The MedicX Fund Limited

19 December 2016

 

For immediate release

19 December 2016

MedicX Fund Limited

("MedicX Fund", "the Fund" or "the Company")

Issue of ordinary shares and property disposal

MedicX Fund Limited announces that earlier today, Monday 19 December 2016, it issued for cash 1,000,000 ordinary shares of no par value in the Company. The ordinary shares were issued under the Company's block listing facility, at a price of 87.25 pence per share.

In addition, MedicX Fund Limited announces that on Wednesday 14 December 2016, the sale of one primary healthcare property at Harleston was completed. The sale price was based on the current valuation which was £0.8m.

The net proceeds raised will be used in further pursuing the investment objectives of the Company.

Total voting rights

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of ordinary shares in the capital of the Company in issue following this transaction will be 397,966,844 (excluding treasury shares) each with one voting right.

The above figure may be used by shareholders 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 Company, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 

The Company also holds 8,185,338 ordinary shares in treasury and has 12,081,109 ordinary shares of no par value remaining under its block listing facility to be used to satisfy demand that cannot be met through the secondary market. 

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For further information please contact:

MedicX Fund                                                                  [phone]

David Staples, Chairman

Octopus Healthcare Group                                               [phone]

Mike Adams, Chief Executive Officer

Canaccord Genuity                                                          [phone]

Andrew Zychowski/Helen Goldsmith        

Buchanan                                                                      [phone]

Charles Ryland/Victoria Hayns

Information on MedicX Fund Limited

MedicX Fund Limited (the "Fund" or the "Company", or together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") is the specialist primary care infrastructure investor in modern, purpose-built primary healthcare properties in the United Kingdom and Ireland, listed on the London Stock Exchange, with a portfolio comprising 152 properties.

The Investment Adviser to the Company is Octopus Healthcare Adviser Ltd, which is part of the Octopus Healthcare group. Octopus Healthcare invests in and develops properties as well as creating partnerships to deliver innovative healthcare buildings to improve the health, wealth and wellbeing of the UK. It currently manages over £1 billion of healthcare investments across a number of platforms, with a focus on four core areas: GP surgeries, care homes, retirement housing and private hospitals. Octopus Healthcare is part of the Octopus group, a fast-growing UK fund management business with leading positions in several specialist sectors including healthcare property, energy, property finance and smaller company investing. Octopus manages £6 billion of funds for more than 50,000 retail and institutional investors.

Octopus Healthcare Adviser Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

The Company's website address is www.medicxfund.com. Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website), nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks within this announcement, are incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

 

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