Transfer of Shareholding Between Concert Parties
Healthcare

Transfer of Shareholding Between Concert Parties

NMC Health plc (LSE: NMC), the leading integrated healthcare running throughout the United Arab Emirates is pleased to introduce that H.E. Saeed Bin Butti, Khaleefa Bin Butti and Infinite investment LLC (together the "Centurion Investors") have become part of an agreement to get 10 million common shares in NMC (the "Shares"), standing for 4.9 per cent. of the released funding of NMC, from Dr B.R. Shetty at a cost of 2,320.00 cent per share. As the shareholders of NMC prior to the initial public offering in April 2012 (the "IPO"), Dr B.R. Shetty and the Centurion Capitalists (with each other, the "Controlling Shareholders") have, since the IPO, acted with each other, with endorsement and support for NMC's strategic direction, with a view to ensuring the success and development of the Company for all investors.

Joint Non-Executive Chairman, Dr B.R. Shetty, commented: "Having founded NMC in 1975, I am greatly pleased with the growth that has actually been achieved in business and the platform that has been developed for further expansion. In March 2017, I chose that it was time to tip apart as Chief Executive Officer in order to seek other global business interests beyond NMC, and about such rate of interests, now is an ideal time for me to offer a little portion of my shareholding in NMC. I am happy that Centurion continuously be supportive major investors along with myself and I waiting to staying associated with NMC as a considerable investor and Joint Non-Executive Chairman and I am really thrilled regarding the prospects for the company moving forward.".

Talking about the transfer of shares, Mr Prasanth Manghat, President, stated "We are thrilled to have the ongoing assistance of both the Centurion Investors and Dr B.R. Shetty, as long-term shareholders who understand our business and development passions. The transfer of shares stands for a natural progression for Dr B.R. Shetty as he goes after various other business rate of interests and the Board of Supervisors eagerly anticipate his ongoing assistance and unrivalled knowledge of the business and market as the Board continuouslies implement its growth strategy with the purpose to deliver enhanced worth to all shareholders.".

Background to the Transfer of shareholding.

While Dr B.R. Shetty founded business that was to become NMC over 40 years back, since 2011, H.E. Saeed Bin Butti and Khaleefa Bin Butti have together been the largest capitalists in NMC and have held in extra of 30% of the voting share funding of NMC since IPO.

Following to the transfer of Shares, the Controlling Shareholders will certainly remain to keep in aggregate 59.77 per cent. of the provided capital of NMC, with Dr B.R. Shetty's staying passion amounting to 19.44 per cent. of the provided resources of NMC.

As kept in mind in the 8 March 2017 announcement, the stepping down from CEO by Dr B.R. Shetty was an all-natural development for the Company and the transfer of the Shares follows Dr B.R. Shetty's desire to pursue his various other global business interests.

Relationship Agreement.

The Centurion Investors and Dr B.R. Shetty were the shareholders of NMC before its listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2012 and have, since the IPO, been events jointly with each other within in the significance of such term in the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"). The performance party remained in existence prior to, and has remained in existence in any way times considering that, the IPO.

Further to this, the connection between the controlling investors and the Company is laid out in a partnership contract became part of at the time of the IPO and changed in 2014 to abide by the needs connecting to Controlling Shareholders that were introduced right into the Listing Regulations at such time (the "Relationship Contract"). The Partnership Agreement will certainly stay in place after the transfer of Shares.

The transfer of shares is a private purchase transaction shareholders and, because of this, NMC will certainly not obtain any profits from the transfer of Shares. J.P. Morgan Cazenove functioned as Financial Advisor to NMC.

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