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ZEGONA COMMUNICATIONS PLC ('Zegona')

LEI: 213800ASI1VZL2ED4S65

10 June 2020

ZEGONA ANNOUNCES £5.7 million DIVIDEND PAYMENT - 4.8% Yield

On 2 June 2020, Euskaltel shareholders approved a €0.17 per share dividend to be paid in July. Zegona has committed to pass 100% of all Euskaltel dividends straight through to its shareholders, so Zegona's Board of Directors has yesterday declared an interim dividend of 2.6 pence per share, equivalent to £ 5,706,811[1]. In total, 4.6 pence per share has been paid to shareholders in the last 12 months[2], equating to a dividend yield of 4.8[3]%.

The expected timetable for the dividend is[4]:

Ex-dividend date

2 July 2020

Record date

3 July 2020

Payment of the dividend

31 July 2020

Enquiries

Tavistock (Public Relations adviser - UK)

Tel: +44 (0)20 7920 3150

Lulu Bridges -lulu.bridges@tavistock.co.uk

Jos Simson - jos.simson@tavistock.co.uk

IMPORTANT NOTICES

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[1]Based on 219,492,730 shares outstanding on 9 June 2020.

[2]Excluding the 2.5p per share dividend announced on August 2, 2019

[3]Based on the closing price of Zegona's shares on 9 June 2020 of 95.00 pence per share

[4]The payment of the dividend to eligible holders of shares is expected to be effected through CREST or by BACS/cheque (in the case of shares held in certificated form)

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