NMC Health Plc - AGM and Dividend Timetable 

London, 24 April 2017: NMC Health Plc ("NMC" or the "Company") (LSE:NMC), the leading integrated private healthcare provider operating across the United Arab Emirates, announces circulation of its Notice of 2017 Annual General Meeting and confirms details of the timetable for payment of its 2016 final dividend.

The Company's 2017 Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 23 May 2017, at 2:00 pm at the offices of Allen & Overy LLP, One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD. A copy of the Notice of 2016 Annual General Meeting Circular and the accompanying Form of Proxy have  been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at www.Morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.  In addition, the Circular is available to view on the Company's website http://www.nmchealth.com/shareholder-information.

Following the 2016 financial year preliminary results announcement of the Company made on 8 March 2017, in which the Board announced that it is recommending a final dividend of 10.6 pence per ordinary share, the Company hereby confirms the following timetable for payment of this dividend:

·     Ex-dividend date - 11 May 2017

·     Record date - 12 May 2017

·     Payment date - 2 June 2017

Payment of the final dividend remains subject to shareholder approval at the Company's 2017 Annual General Meeting.

Contacts

Investors

NMC                                                                           

Simon Watkins, Group Company Secretary              +44 (0)20 3205 7313

Media:

FTI Consulting, London

Matthew Cole                                                              +44 (0)20 3727 1101

FTI Consulting, Gulf

Shane Dolan                                                               +971 (0)4 437 2100

About NMC

NMC Health plc group is the leading private sector healthcare operator in the United Arab Emirates, with a nation-wide network of hospitals and operations in the country since 1975. NMC currently operates or manages four strategic verticals within its healthcare division. In addition, the Group is also a leading UAE supplier of products and consumables across several key market segments, through its distribution division, with the major contribution coming from healthcare related products. The enlarged company received almost 4.3m patients in 2016. The group is also a leading UAE supplier of products and consumables across several key market segments, with the major contribution coming from healthcare related products. NMC Health plc group reported revenues of US$1220.8m in 2016.

In April 2012 NMC Health plc was listed on the Premium Segment of the London Stock Exchange. NMC Health plc is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.