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Tax treatment of ordinary share dividend for shareholders on the South African register
Mediclinic International plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
Company Number: 08338604
LSE Share Code: MDC
JSE Share Code: MEI
NSX Share Code: MEP
ISIN: GB00B8HX8Z88
LEI: 2138002S5BSBIZTD5I60
South African income tax number: 9950122714
(“Mediclinic”, the “Company”, or the “Group”)
11 December 2019
TAX TREATMENT OF ORDINARY SHARE DIVIDEND FOR SHAREHOLDERS ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN REGISTER
Background
Shareholders on the South African register of the Company are referred to Mediclinic’s
announcement of the results for the six months ended 30 September 2019 and dividend
declaration released on the Stock Exchange News Service and on the Regulatory News Service
on 14 November 2019, confirming that the Board of Directors of Mediclinic had declared an
interim dividend from retained earnings of 3.20 pence per ordinary share for the six months
ended 30 September 2019.
The interim dividend will be paid on Tuesday, 17 December 2019 to all ordinary shareholders
who are on the register of members at the close of business on the record date of Friday,
6 December 2019.
Shareholders on the South African register will be paid the ZAR cash equivalent of 60.83200
cents (48.6656 cents net of dividend withholding tax) per share. A dividend withholding tax of
20% will be applicable to all shareholders on the South African register who are not exempt
therefrom. The ZAR cash equivalent has been calculated using the following exchange rate:
GBP1: ZAR19.01, being the five-day average GBP/ZAR exchange rate (Bloomberg) on Friday,
8 November 2019 at 15:00 GMT.
Tax treatment for shareholders on the South African register
South African tax resident shareholders on the South African register:
In terms of the Company’s Dividend Access Trust structure, eligible South African tax resident
shareholders on the South African register set out below will receive the full dividend, namely
60.83200 cents per share, from the Dividend Access Trust and therefore regarded as a local
South African dividend. For purposes of South African dividend withholding tax, the entire
dividend of 60.83200 cents per share is taxable at a rate of 20%, unless one of the following
applicable exemptions apply:
1. in the case of shares held in certificated form, eligible shareholders who are registered
on the South African register with an address in South Africa (other than PLC Nominees
Proprietary Limited (or any successor entity through which shares held in dematerialised
form are held)); and
2. in the case of shares held in dematerialised form, in respect of whom the South African
transfer secretaries of the Company have determined, in good faith and by reference to
the information provided to them by the eligible shareholders and/or their brokers and/or
central securities depository participants, that such eligible shareholders are either (i) tax
resident in South Africa or (ii) have an address in South Africa and have not expressly
indicated that they are not tax resident in South Africa as at the dividend record date.
Non-South African tax resident shareholders on the South African register:
Non-South African tax resident shareholders on the South African register will be paid the
dividend by the Company in the usual way and not through the Dividend Access Trust. The
entire dividend of 60.83200 cents per share payable to such shareholders will therefore be
regarded as a foreign dividend and exempt from South African dividend withholding tax,
provided that the relevant exemption forms have been completed and submitted as prescribed.
About Mediclinic International plc
Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, established in South Africa in
1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia) and the United
Arab Emirates.
The Group’s core purpose is to enhance the quality of life.
Its vision is to be the partner of choice that people trust for all their healthcare needs.
Mediclinic is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multi-disciplinary services across the
continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and
trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and
regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.
Mediclinic comprises 77 hospitals, five sub-acute hospitals, 13 day case clinics and 22
outpatient clinics. Hirslanden operates 17 hospitals, two day case clinics and three outpatient
clinics in Switzerland with more than 1 900 inpatient beds; Mediclinic Southern Africa operations
include 53 hospitals (three of which in Namibia), five sub-acute hospitals and nine day case
clinics (four of which are operated by Intercare) across South Africa, and more than 8 500
inpatient beds; and Mediclinic Middle East operates seven hospitals, two day case clinics and
19 outpatient clinics with more than 900 inpatient beds in the United Arab Emirates.
The Company’s primary listing is on the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) in the United Kingdom,
with secondary listings on the JSE Ltd in South Africa and the Namibian Stock Exchange in
Namibia.
Mediclinic also holds a 29.9% interest in Spire Healthcare Group plc, a leading private
healthcare group based in the United Kingdom and listed on the LSE.
For further information, please contact:
Company Secretary, Link Company Matters Limited
Caroline Emmet
+44 (0)20 7954 9569
Investor Relations, Mediclinic International plc
James Arnold, Head of Investor Relations
ir@mediclinic.com
+44 (0)20 3786 8181
Media queries
FTI Consulting
Brett Pollard/Ciara Martin - United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 3727 1000
Sherryn Schooling - South Africa
+27 (0)21 487 9000
Registered address: 6th Floor, 65 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7NQ, United Kingdom
Website: www.mediclinic.com
Joint corporate brokers: Morgan Stanley & Co International plc and UBS Investment Bank
JSE sponsor: Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
NSX sponsor: Simonis Storm Securities (Pty) Ltd
Date: 11-12-2019 09:00:00
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