TORONTO, June 26, 2024 /CNW/ - Medical Facilities Corporation (TSX: DR) ("Medical Facilities") announced on June 19, 2024, that a cash dividend payment of Cdn $0.09 per common share will be payable on July 15, 2024, to holders of record of common shares at the close of business on June 28, 2024. The dividend payment amount, payment date, and record date remain the same. Medical Facilities is revising the ex-dividend date to June 28, 2024, to reflect the Canadian securities industry's recent shift to a shortened settlement cycle of trade date plus one business day. Medical Facilities designates this dividend to be an "eligible dividend" pursuant to subsection 89(14) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and its equivalent in any provinces of Canada.

About Medical Facilities Corporation

Medical Facilities, in partnership with physicians, owns a portfolio of highly rated, high-quality surgical facilities in the United States. MFC's ownership includes controlling interest in four specialty surgical hospitals located in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, and an ambulatory surgery center ("ASC") located in California. The specialty surgical hospitals perform scheduled surgical, imaging, diagnostic and other procedures, including primary and urgent care, and derive their revenue from the fees charged for the use of their facilities. The ASC specializes in outpatient surgical procedures, with patient stays of less than 24 hours. For more information, please visit www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca.

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