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Advancing 
Advancing 
   the excellence 
   the excellence 

of healthcare

ANNUAL
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Contents

STRATEGIC  
REPORT

CORPORATE 
GOVERNANCE 

REPORT AND  
CONSOLIDATED 
FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS

REPORT 
AND FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS  

SUSTAINABLE 
DEVELOPMENT 

ANNEXES

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Corporate Governance Report

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Risk management

Board of Directors

Report of the Board of Directors

Management Board

 Report and consolidated financial 
statements

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Report and financial statements

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Corporate social  responsibility

174 

Annexes

Sustainable development

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Strong investment case

Strong sustainable growth

Multidisciplinary leadership

Financial overview in 2021

Nationwide healthcare network

Business model

Delivering on our strategic goals

 Continuous expansion to increase 

client base

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 Delivering a comprehensive high-

tech healthcare

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 Expanding a leading nationwide 

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network

Hospitals in Moscow

 Out-patient Clinics in Moscow and 

Moscow Region 

Hospitals in regions

Out-patient Clinics in regions

 Shareholder’s equity and report on 

dividend

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Strong

investment

case

ONE OF THE LARGEST  
HEALTHCARE COMPANIES 
IN RUSSIA

MDMG is the first publicly listed healthcare company in Russia 
operating in the emerging market of private medical services 
with possibilities for strong future growth.

CLEAR  
AND BALANCED  
GROWTH STRATEGY

 • Proven regional expansion strategy with well-defined 

objectives and a track record of successful investments
 • Since its founding, the MDMG has constantly extended 

its medical products to satisfy market demand, and it has 
now evolved into a vertically integrated company that 
covers all human health needs from birth to old age
 • Balanced strategy: combining large greenfield hospital 

projects with a wide network of clinics that provide core 
services and benefit from an economy of scale
 • Ready to use blueprint for further expansion based 

on competences and available resources

1  ›  As of publication date

BEST-IN-CLASS  
NETWORK  
ACROSS RUSSIA

 • Comprehensive knowledge of the Russian private 

healthcare market

 • Projects led by highly skilled doctors 

and executives with extensive experience 
building and launching multifunctional hospitals 
from the ground up

 • A well-known brand with largest regional medical 

network, with 27 cities and 25 regions*

 • The Company's ability to operate well in unusual 
situations was proved by its highly effective 
performance during the pandemic

CONSISTENTLY ONE 
OF THE HIGHEST REVENUES 
AMONG RUSSIAN 
HEALTHCARE COMPANIES

32%

YoY Revenue 
increase in 2021

ATTRACTIVE  
MARKET FUNDAMENTALS 
IN RUSSIA

 • Consolidation and saturation  

are at a low level, particularly in the regions 
 • Still a developing market with significant growth 

potential

 • State support for private healthcare companies  

is provided by a favourable regulatory environment, 
which includes a 0% income tax rate, a perpetual 
medical licence, and participation in the Mandatory 
Health Insurance programme 

 • High entry barriers

33%

EBITDA margin 
in 2021

SINCE THE IPO, OUR KEY 
FINANCIAL AND OPERATING 
METRICS HAVE GROWN 
STEADILY

Out-patient treatments

IVF cycles

+18%
CAGR 
2012–2021

430,914

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1,858,633

+18%
CAGR 
2012–2021

3,863

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In-patient days

Deliveries

+24%
CAGR 
2012–2021

22,351

‘21

‘12

152,621

‘21

‘12

+11%
CAGR 
2012–2021

3,253

16,526

8,397

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growth

Strong

sustainable

I would like to express 
my gratitude to our whole 
team – it is thanks to them 
that the Group achieved 
such strong results in what 
was a challenging year 
in 2021. I firmly believe that 
together we will continue 
to raise the bar in 2022.

Our business saw a successful year in 2021: 
our effective response to the challenges 
associated with COVID-19 enabled 
us to demonstrate excellent financial 
results. I am particularly pleased to note 
our excellent performance in areas not related 
to healthcare for women and children. This 
segment accounted for 51% of our total 
revenue in 2021, up from 45% a year earlier. 
At the same time, we continued to grow 
in those areas that have historically been 
our main focus, with revenues from healthcare 
for women and children increasing by 16%. 
We believe that our diversification strategy 
is being implemented successfully, and we 
continue to unlock the huge potential of our 
business.

Overall in 2021, we saw the demand for our 
services begin to recover. The number 
of in-patient and out-patient visits across 
the Group not only increased year-on-year 
but exceeded the level of 2019, before 
the pandemic. We believe that the demand 
for private medical care will continue 
to recover in 2022 as the COVID situation 
stabilises.

2021 was a record year for us despite the continuing 
challenges posed by the pandemic. We demonstrated 
strong growth in total revenue by 32%, and by 44% 
at our hospitals in Moscow. Performance in women’s 
and children’s health services also continues to increase 
despite the pandemic, the growth in respective revenue 
was 16%. The strong results for the Group as a whole 
were also due to the robust operational performance of our 
medical centres across the whole network in Russia.

The first full year of operations at the Lapino-2 surgical 
facility, which specialises in oncology, saw revenue 
of RUB 1,798 mln and utilisation rate of 40%, while 
the facility continues to have significant potential for future 
growth. At the same time, the Lapino-4 infectious 
diseases facility, which we opened last February, ramped 
up to full capacity. Lapino-4 is continuing to expand out-
patient services for COVID-19 patients, including thanks 
to telemedicine services, which support a significant 
increase in patient flows. For COVID-19 patients we also 
offered high-quality emergency support and had deliveries 
in specially designated ‘red zones’, as well as carried out 
complex cardiological and oncological operations.

This new hospital will temporarily focus on treating COVID 
patients, and in due course will offer a full range of services 
for the whole family.

Moreover, in February 2022, in line with previously 
announced plans, we opened our second multi-
disciplinary hospital in Tyumen, with 100 beds. In addition, 
we continued to develop our new business segment 
under the brand MD Lab and have already opened two 
laboratory test collection points.

Overall in 2021 we saw the demand for our services begin 
to recover. Among other metrics, the number of in-patient 
and out-patient visits across the Group not only increased 
year-on-year but exceeded the level of 2019, before 
the pandemic. We believe that the demand for private 
medical care will continue to recover in 2022 as the COVID 
situation stabilises.

Growth in the number of out-patient visits to 1,858,633 
also confirms that we offer a nationally accessible network 
with high levels of coverage. Moreover, we are achieving 
this while maintaining robust margins.

I am pleased to note that in addition to our Moscow 
hospitals our regional facilities also recorded robust results. 
In particular, our Tyumen-1 hospital demonstrated strong 
growth in revenue by 49% to RUB 1,287 mln in 2021, while 
its utilisation rate amounted to 60%.

This shows that our diversified business model is driving 
the sustainable development of our business. This factor, 
along with low debt of RUB 1,924 mln and a strong cash 
position, is evidence of our stable position even in the face 
of challenging external conditions.

Given this success we are continuing to develop 
our regional network. In January 2022, we opened 
the 150- bed MD Lakhta multi-disciplinary hospital 
in St Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest market.

I would like to express my gratitude to our whole team – 
it is thanks to them that the Group achieved such strong 
results in what was a challenging year in 2021. I firmly believe 
that together we will continue to raise the bar in 2022.

Dr Mark KURTSER,
CEO

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Multi-

disciplinary
disciplinary

Year after year, 
our operational 
and financial 
performance illustrates 
our company’s consistent 
growth and potential 
for additional expansion.

leadership

The Lapino complex, has been a crucial factor in our continued 
growth with its recent expansion and operational growth. Our regional 
hospitals and clinics also had strong results in 2021, finishing the year 
with a record number of in- and out-patient visits, deliveries, and IVF 
cycles.

We were able to quickly adapt  
to the new reality, which allowed us  
to improve the group’s financial  
and operational performance while  
also diversifying our businesses

Dr Mark KURTSER,
CEO

OPERATIONAL KPIs

Out-patient treatments

Out-patient treatments

In-patient days

In-patient days

1,527,425 

1,618,277 

1,745,133

1,613,644

1,858,633

+5%
CAGR 
2017–2021

61,344

70,113

79,689

117,514 

152,621
+26%
CAGR 
2017–2021

IVF cycles

Deliveries

8,397

16,806

16,636

18,004

15,264

16,526
+0%
CAGR 
2017–2021

7,277

7,446

7,759

6,808

8,397
+5%
CAGR 
2017-2021

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FINANCIAL KPIs RUB mln

Revenue

EBITDA and EBITDA margin 

EPS, (RUB/GDR)

Net debt 

Net debt

19,133

16,160

13,755

14,937

25,220
+16%
CAGR 
2017–2021

30%

28%

29%

33%

31%

4,165

4,197

4,635

6,008

8,276
+19%
CAGR 
2017–2021

56

79
+24%
CAGR 
2017-2021

33

36

35

3,530

2,950

2,943

2,065

1,924

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NET INCOME

Net income and Net income margin

As a result, the Company’s net income in 2021 increased 
by 42% year-on-year and amounted to RUB 6,143 mln thanks 
to the growth in the scale of our business and positive EBITDA 
trend. Net profit margin increased by 1.7 p.p. to 24%.

20%

19%

17%

23%

24%

6,143

4,333

2,704

2,831

2,787

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‘20
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‘21
‘21

6,143
+23%
CAGR 
2017–2021

RUB mln

REVENUE

Revenue

CAPEX

CAPEX
CAPEX

The Group's revenue for 2021 grew by 32% to RUB 25.2 bln. 
Moscow hospitals were the main growth driver, its total revenue 
grew by 44% bringing it up to RUB 14.0 bln. It saw a growth 
in oncology, surgery and traumatology as well as opening 
of new facilities. Regional hospitals, in addition to our Moscow 
hospitals, saw excellent revenue growth of 26% to a total 
of RUB 5.8 bln thankfully to Tyumen-1 and Samara strong 
results. 

19,133

16,160

13,755

14,937

25,220
+16%
CAGR 
2017–2021

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‘20

‘21
‘21

Total capital expenditures in 2021 decreased by 3% year-on-
year to RUB 3,8 bln. The main share of capital expenditures 
is in the hospital segment (85%), while the construction of new 
clinics and renovations account for 15% of the total costs.

The Lapino-3 nuclear medical centre with commissioning 
in 2024 and the Lapino-5* psycho-neurological centre 
with a launch date in Q3 2023 are at the design stage. 
Both medical institutions will be part of the Lapino cluster. 
The planned volume of capital expenditures for the construction 
of centres is about RUB 6 bln. In addition, in Q4 2023, 
the Domodedovo* multifunctional hospital will be put into 
operation with a planned cost of RUB 4 bln.

3,463

3,694

3,992

3,904

3,790

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In the first half of 2022, the launch of two out-patient 
clinics in the Moscow Region is expected, and 3 clinics 
are under construction in Lipetsk, Belgorod and Yekaterinburg* 
with a planned launch date in 2022.

EBITDA

EBITDA and EBITDA margin 

DEBT

Net debt and Net debt  / EBITDA ratio 

In 2021, we managed to increase our EBITDA to RUB 8.3 bln, 
up 38% from the previous year. EBITDA margin also increased 
and reached 33%. These results became possible thanks 
to the Lapino-4 hospital opened at the beginning of the year 
and our hard work to diversify the list of services provided, 
adding more and more value-added medical services to it,  
such as surgery, traumatology and cardiology.

30%

28%

29%

33%

31%

4,165

4,197

4,635

6,008

8,276
+19%
CAGR 
2017–2021

Net debt as of December 31, 2021 decreased 
by RUB 1,019 mln compared to December 31, 2020 to RUB 
1,924 mln. Net Debt / EBITDA as of end of 2021 was 0.2. This 
positions the company well, and gives us both the flexibility 
to choose a strategy for further growth and the ability 
to increase debt if necessary. 

0.5x

2,066

0.8x

3,530

0.7x

2,950

0.5x

2,943

0.2x

1,924

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Nationwide

healthcare
network

With hospitals and clinics located in various cities and regions 
of Russia*, MD Medical Group operates the largest regional 
private network of healthcare facilities in the country. Today 
patients from 25 Russian regions have access to medical care 
at the Mother&Child hospitals and clinics.

7

FEDERAL  
DISTRICTS

47 

FACILITIES* 

27

CITIES

25

REGIONS

207k m2

TOTAL  
AREA

1,528

BEDS

*as of publication date

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HOSPITALS CLINICS

MD LABS

Central Federal District

Moscow

1

Moscow Region 

Vladimir

Voronezh

Kostroma

Ryazan

Tula

Yaroslavl
Siberia

Barnaul

Irkutsk

Krasnoyarsk

Novokuznetsk

Novosibirsk

Omsk
Far Eastern Federal District 
Vladivostok
Southern Federal District 
Volgograd

Krasnodar

Rostov-on-Don
Volga Federal District 
Nizhny Novgorod

Kazan

Perm

Ufa

Tolyatti

Samara

Novokuibyshevsk
Northwestern Federal District 
St Petersburg

Ural Federal District

Tyumen

2

2

6

3

2

3

3

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Business

model

MD Medical Group has 
a vertically integrated system supported 
by technological and educational initiatives

SCIENCE

Participation in clinical 
research

EDUCATION

Establishing a medical university in Lapino as 
a joint venture with the MGIMO institute
(MGIMO MED)

HEALTHCARE
SERVICE

Development of Lapino as a medical cluster

Development of an out-patient network

Development of vertically integrated 
business processes

HOSPITALS

15,000 – 40,000 sq. m

Out patient visits

Diagnostics

Surgery operations

In-patient  care

Post treatment rehabilitation

CONSULTATIVE 
AND DIAGNOSTIC 
CENTRES

1,500 – 3,000 sq. m

Out-patient visits general practice

Diagnostics

Medical manipulations

OUT-PATIENT CLINICS 
“CLOSE TO HOME”

150 – 300 sq. m 

Out-patient visits

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Delivering on our

strategic 
goals

STRATEGIC GOALS

OUR PROGRESS IN 2021

STRATEGIC GOALS

OUR PROGRESS IN 2021

Provide the highest quality of care  
to patients and achieve a high level of customer satisfaction 

Roll out our proven business model

We are strongly committed to maintaining the highest 
possible quality of our services and not only meeting but also 
exceeding our patients’ expectations. We focus on ensuring 
that all of our facilities – both existing and new ones – adhere 
to MD Medical Group’s customary high standards of medical 
care. 

We received a lot of good experience working with infectious 
diseases as a result of the challenges we faced in 2020. 
And in 2021, we continued to adapt to new realities 
and deliver the finest level of care to our patients, 
especially in the treatment of COVID-19. Tyumen 
and St Petersburg’s newly opened hospitals were called 
to help us in this effort.

Recruit and retain the best and the most qualified personnel 

As one of the largest employers in the sector, we pay specific 
attention to ensure optimal working conditions and incentives 
for our personnel. We are constantly improving 
the professionalism of our specialists. We will continue 
to employ the best professionals in the market by offering 
competitive salaries as well as exciting opportunities 
for career advancement. 

In 2021, we continued to hire, retain, and train new members 
of our staff of over 8,500 people. In addition to the existing 
facilities, our new Tyumen-2 and MD Lakhta hospitals have 
become major employers of medical staff in the region, 
employing both local professionals and current MDMG 
employees relocated from Moscow and other hospitals. 
Throughout the year, we continued to provide our employees 
with training and other opportunities for professional 
development.

Deliver value to our stakeholders  

Ultimately, we want to ensure that all our actions 
and decisions will benefit all our stakeholders. As the first 
public healthcare company in Russia, we strive to deliver 
the best performance and achieve strong results which 
translate into high long-term value for our investors, 
which is impossible without providing the best possible 
service to our patients, creating the best conditions 
for our employees and maintaining our high business 
reputation in interaction with our corporate counterparties 
and the state. 

We believe that our consistent investment in the business 
supports the creation of long-term value for our shareholders.

In the reporting year, we continued to share the results 
of our success with shareholders by paying interim dividends 
which amounted to 50% of net profit for the half-year.

We are pleased that our MOEX listing increased liquidity 
for our shares, which was a key role in our share price 
soaring by more than 75% in the previous year.

With the largest regional medical network in Russia 
comprised of 47 facilities in 27 cities*, we have a deep 
understanding of the Russian market and a strong track 
record. We continue to open new facilities in the regions 
of our presence to expand the range of services offered. 

In 2021, we further expanded and improved our vast network 
in Russia. The company continued to expand its network 
of out-patient clinics and is also started to introduce a new 
format – a network of test collection stations in the Moscow 
and Moscow Region under the “MD Lab” brand.

Provide balanced services structure  
including core and other medical services 

While we initially focused solely on women and children’s 
healthcare, once we were 100% confident that we were able 
to maintain our high level of service, we began to add other 
medical services to our offering to cover all family members. 
Today, MDMG is a diversified healthcare provider which 
provides a full range of services for the whole family both 
young and mature. 

*as of publication date

Additionally, in early 2022, we opened two new 
multifunctional hospitals in Tyumen and St Petersburg which 
will currently focus on treating patients with COVID-19

2021 marked the continued expansion of our service offering. 
With the addition of Lapino-4 in 2021 and MD Lakhta, 
Tyumen-2 hospitals in 2022, we are now providing full 
COVID-19 treatment in 5 regions. 

Following our strategy to ensure full coverage of oncology 
and make our services more convenient for our patients, 
we have launched an oncological clinic in Mozhaisk.

Our state of the art oncological centre – Lapino-2 began 
treating patients in its core area after focusing on COVID-19 
in 2020. In 2021, it has already reached a 40% level 
of utilisation.  

The popularity of our services beyond women’s 
and children’s health is growing. Surgery, cardiology 
and traumatology services we provide across all 
of our hospitals have already reached 8% of revenue, 
with oncology accounting for another 8%.

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Continuous

expansion

to increase 
client base

In 2021, we continued to enhance our network of state-of-
the-art medical facilities across Russia. We opened Lapino-4 
our COVID-centre located in the Lapino Cluster, one new 
oncology clinic, and launched a new format MD Lab. In early 
2022, we have also inaugurated MD Lakhta and Tyumen-2 
multifunctional hospitals.   

Acquisition of clinics 
in Samara Region 
and Irkutsk

Opening 
of out-patient clinic 
in Ryazan

Launch 
of construction 
of a new in-
patient wing 
to expand hospital 
in Novosibirsk

Acquisition 
of the Medica Clinic 
in Novokuznetsk

Opening of a clinic 
in Yaroslavl

Opening of  
the Group’s first 
regional self-
constructed hospital 
in Ufa

Acquisition  
of Avicenna 
Medical Centre 
in Novosibirsk  
(1 hospital 
and 3 clinics)

HOSPITALS

CLINICS

MD LABS

Opening of our first Hospital – 
MD Group (formerly, Perinatal 
Medical Centre)

Acquisition of out-patient clinics

Successful IPO of the Group  
on the London Stock Exchange

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Opening of Lapino hospital

20

Acquisition 
of ARTMedGroup 
chain comprising 
five clinics 
in Krasnoyarsk, 
Omsk, Novosibirsk 
and Barnaul

Opening of a clinic 
in Vladimir

Expansion 
and modernisation 
of the clinic in   
St Petersburg

Opening of a new 
in-patient wing 
in Novosibirsk

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Opening of a new 
clinic in Voronezh

Opening of a new 
clinic in Tyumen

Opening of a new 
clinic in Kostroma

Opening of a new  
Mother&Child 
Khodynskoe Pole 
clinic in Moscow

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Launch 
of construction 
of a new hospital 
in Samara

Signing of  
a Memorandum 
of Understanding 
with the Tyumen 
Region Government

Opening 
of a cardiology 
department 
at Lapino hospital

Opening of a new 
clinic in Odintsovo

Opening of a new 
clinic Mother&Child 
Lefortovo

Opening of a new 
clinic in Vladimir, 
Nizhny Novgorod, 
Volgograd, Kazan 
and Tula

35

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Opening 
of a new clinic 
in Rostov-on-Don

Opening of  
a paediatric clinic 
in the Moscow  
Region (Mother&Child 
Novaya Riga)

36

Opening 
of the Samara 
hospital

Expansion 
of the Mother&Child 
Yugo-Zapad clinic 
and Kostroma clinic

Start of construction 
of the Lapino-2 
hospital

Opening of a new 
clinic in Vladivostok

Openingof a new  
multidisciplinary 
hospital in  Tyumen

Completion 
of renovation 
of MD Group Clinical 
Hospital and start  
of  rebranding 
the Group’s hospitals

Opening of a new 
clinic in Krasnodar

Opening   
of the Lapino-2 
Hospital

Company’s 
shares are listed 
on the Moscow  
Exchange  
(MOEX)

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Opening 
of Domodedovo 
multifunctional 
hospital*** 

Opening of Lapino-5 
Psychoneurological 
centre*** 

Opening 
of Lapino-3 
Nuclear 
medicine 
centre 

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Tyumen-2 launch* 

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MD Lakhta launch* 

Lapino-4 launch 

Mozhaisk clinic 
opened 

10 new MD Lab 
collection points  

First enrollment 
of students 
at MGIMO Med 

Introduced a novel 
format – MD Lab 
test collection points 

Opening of 5 new 
clinics in Moscow 
Region and other 
regions**

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* Hospitals MD Lakh-
ta and Tyumen-2 were 
launched in January 
and February 2022, 
respectively

**Temporary fro zen, 
exluding the clinic 
in Ekaterinburg

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Delivering
a comprehensive 

high-tech 
healthcare

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES 
FOR TREATING PATIENTS IN VARIOUS 
MEDICAL AREAS

MDMG’s strategic goal is to constantly diversify its medical 
services to provide high-quality, personalised healthcare 
to members of the whole family. This objective is achieved 
by the creation and expansion of a network of multifunctional 
hospitals functioning as centres of competencies in different 
regions of Russia.

ONCOLOGY

• Oncourology 
• Oncogynaecology 
• Thoracoabdominal coloproctology
• General oncology
• Head and neck tumors
• Chemotherapy
• Oncohematology

A new oncological 
care centre

DIAGNOSTICS

• Ultrasound diagnostics
• Lab diagnostics
• Radiation diagnostics

WOMEN'S 
AND CHILDREN'S 
HEALTHCARE 

• IVF
• Pregnancy 
   management
• Deliveries
• Operative gynaecology
• Children’s intensive care
• Perinatal diagnostics
• Older children care

COVID-19 
TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION

• Deliveries for COVID-19 positive patients
• Post-COVID check-up and rehabilitation
• COVID lab
• In-patient COVID treatment

Lapino-4 centre for infectious 
diseases, including COVID-19

SURGERY

• Neurosurgery
• Urology
• General surgery
• Plastic surgery
• Cardiology
• Traumatology
   and orthopedics

First in Russia endovascular 
heart surgery performed on 
a newborn

NEW HEALTHCARE 
NEW HEALTHCARE 
COMPETENCIES
COMPETENCIES

• Telemedicine
• Nuclear medicine centre (under construction)
• Psychoneurological centre (in preparation)

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a leading

nationwide
network

207K M2

TOTAL AREA
OF   HOSPITALS

I

S
C
N
L
C

I

23
22

1

2

3

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

2

3

I

S
L
A
T
P
S
O
H

1  ›  Q1 2022
2  ›  Q1 2022

27.3 

THOUSAND M2
TOTAL AREA
OF CLINICS

In 2021, the Company continued actively implementing its development strategy 
across Russia. By the end of the year, we were managing 44 modern healthcare 
facilities, including 6 hospitals and 37 out-patient clinics and 1 MD Lab. 
MDMG’s 2021 development was marked by the opening of Lapino-4 – a 2-storey 
multifunctional hospital on the Lapino medical complex grounds that is currently 
specialising in treating COVID-19 patients. We have also expanded our clinics’ 
network in the Moscow Region, by opening a new oncological clinic in Mozhaisk. 
This is the continuation of our efforts to enter the oncological market allowing 
our patients to have a more comfortable experience visiting us near home. 
Additionally, 2021 was marked by the opening of a new format MD Lab, which 
is a network of collections points where our patients can not only take medical 
tests but also visit some of our doctors. 

We are continuously growing, and at the beginning of 2022, we have already 
opened two new hospitals in St Petersburg and Tyumen. Both are multifunctional 
medical centres, which currently focus on treating COVID patients. After 
the pandemic passes, both will continue their operations as multifunctional 
hospitals offering services for mother and child health as well as traumatology, 
oncology and others. 

3  ›   2 clinics in Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Barnaul

MD Group clinical hospital (foremerly PMC)27,600 M2Lapino hospital42,000 M2Lapino-44,200 M2Lapino-218,500 M2Tyumen-224,750 M2Tyumen-1 hospital15,000 M2Mother and child Novosibisk Hospital (Avicenna+ new wing)10,260 M2Ufa hospital33,000 M2Samara hospital (IDK hospital)15,000 M2MD Lakhta19,000 M2M&C Odintsovo142 M2M&C Kuntsevo770 M2M&C Savelovskaya2,048 M2M&C Yugo-Zapad801 M2M&C Khodynskoe Pole465 M2M&C Lefortovo392 M2M&C Novogereevo397 M2M&C Novaya riga117 M2M&C Saint Petersburg893 M2M&C Perm800 M2M&C Irkutsk600 M2 M&C Ryazan1,400 M2M&C Vladimir354 M2M&C Kostroma209  M2M&C Yaroslavl822 M2IDK MedicalCompany (4 clinics)3,860 M2ARTMedGroup (5 clinics3)2,846 M2Avicenna (3 clinics)2,755 M2M&C Novokuznetsk800 M2M&C Voronezh343 M2M&C Nizhny Novgorod600 M2M&C Volgograd 380 M2M&C Tula 541 M2M&C Kazan 677 M2M&C Vladivostok358 M2M&C Krasnodar360 M2M&C Rostov-on-Don422 M2HospitalsOwnedLapino-2ClinicsOwnedRentedStrategic report  
 
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Hospitals

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MULTIFUNCTIONAL HOSPITALS 
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY OFFERING FULL 
CYCLE MEDICAL CARE ON A HIGH LEVEL 

Hospitals in Moscow include two business units – Medical Cluster 
Lapino and MD Group Clinical Hospital. 2021 was a record 
year for the Company despite the ongoing challenges posed 
by the pandemic. Performance in women’s and children’s health 
services continues to grow despite the pandemic, as well as recovery 
in medical health care in general – the utilisation rate of out-patient 
visits grew by 7 p.p. to 49%. In 2021, the Company continued 
to diversify the specialisations of services offered to patients, such 
as surgery, traumatology and cardiology.

MOSCOW REGION

Odintsovo district,  
Lapino

Moscow

MD GROUP

LAPINO-1

LAPINO-2

LAPINO-4

Beds 

261

191

120

100

Area, m2 

27,600

42,000

18,500

4,200

Focus  

Multifunctional  
hospital

Multifunctional  
hospital

Oncology  
centre

COVID  
therapy

Patient-days  34,000

28,500

40,000

36,500

Out-patient  

treatments  355,000

640,000

180,000

IVF cycles  3,000

Deliveries  3,500

1,000

3,000

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FINANCIAL INDICATORS

% as of total revenue

Revenue structure, 2021, %

56%

Out-patient visits  18

In-patient days 

IVF cycles 

Deliveries  

49

4

16

Other revenue 

13(cid:3)

The 191-bed Lapino-1 multifunctional hospital is capable of providing 
639,540 out-patient treatments and 3,000 deliveries per year. 
In 2021, the demand for deliveries (+5% y-o-y) and IVF (+12% 
y-o-y) recovered to the pre-pandemic levels. Growth in revenue 
in the reporting period was also driven by a higher utilisation rate 
at in-patient facilities for such services as traumatology (+34% y-o-y) 
and surgery (+17% y-o-y): the number of in-patient days increased 
to 1,862 and 3,450 in surgery and traumatology, respectively.

Originally, Lapino-2 was launched in September 2020 with CAPEX 
of RUB 3.9 bln. By opening this large scale centre and its new 
departments, the Lapino medical cluster has become a major 
multifunctional medical centre, ready to provide medical help 
to patients with a variety of problems around the clock. The opening 
of the oncological centre confirms the Company’s dedication 
to the company’s strategy aimed at diversification of medical services 
provided to patients. In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, 
in 2020, the Lapino-2 almost immediately repurposed to treat patients 
with COVID-19 and returned to its normal state in early 2021. The first 
full year of operations at the Lapino-2 oncology centre saw revenue 
of RUB 1,798 mln and a utilisation rate of 40%, while the facility 
continues to have significant potential for future growth. In the reporting 
period, we performed 475 oncological operations and increased 
our utilisation rate by 69% to 17,709 in-patient treatments.

The launch of the Lapino-4 was dictated by the new realities 
in which the pandemic has placed us. The Group saw 
a great demand for the treatment of coronavirus and decided 
to separate this area into a new hospital. The hospital is able 
to provide the full range of medical services due to its location 
on the territory of the Lapino medical cluster. For COVID-19  
patients we also offered high-quality emergency support 
and have had deliveries in specially designated ‘red zones’, 
as well as carried out complex cardiological and oncological 
operations. In 2021, therapy, which is almost entirely 
represented by coronavirus treatment, accounted for 14% 
of revenue and was the second-largest share in revenue after 
women’s and children’s health.

In 2020, the Company completed a large-scale renovation 
of PMC – the first private maternity hospital in Russia. Investment 
in the project amounted to around RUB 600 mln. Previously, 
the hospital specialised in the Group’s core services: deliveries, 
OBGYN, paediatrics and IVF. Today, as a result of a largescale 
revamp, 5 new departments (surgery, urology, trauma, cardiology 
and endovascular x-ray diagnostics and treatment) have been 
added to expand the offering of the hospital, which has been 
rebranded as MD Group Clinical Hospital.

In 2021, revenue in Moscow hospitals grew by 44% y-o-y to RUB 14,013 mln. 

Moscow hospitals account for 56% of MDMG’s total revenue. This significant growth 

was mainly due to the Lapino-4 hospital, focused on treating COVID-19 patients, 

reaching a utilisation rate of 70% over less than one year, as well as the strong 

ramping up at the oncology centre Lapino-2, where revenue grew to RUB 1,798 mln. 

For the past year, we had a significant increase in the average ticket for in-patient 

treatments by 23%, which was due to the expansion in the range of services offered 

in surgery, traumatology and cardiology.

STRONG  
GROWTH  
DRIVEN BY OUR  
EXCELENT 
STRATEGY

Revenue

‘21

‘20

+44%

growth

9,721 

14,013

430 

478
+11%
growth

4.2
+3%

growth

4.1 

‘20

‘21

83
+23%

growth

68 

‘20

‘21

239 

252
+5%

growth

‘20

‘21

‘20

‘21

Out-patient visits

In-patient days

IVF cycles

Deliveries

OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

Average ticket, RUB thousand

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Hospitals

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OPERATING INDICATORS

Out-patient visits

In-patient days

Utilisation
+9 p.p.
growth

+27%
growth

Utilisation
−2 p.p.
growth

+31%
growth

51%

594,344

42%

467,257

‘21

‘20

59%

82,517

61%

62,965 

IVF cycles

Deliveries

Utilisation

+7 p.p. 
growth

+12%
growth

Utilisation

+4 p.p. 
growth

+5%
growth

61%

2,438

54%

2,172 

‘21

‘20

73%

4,722

69%

4,482 

‘21

‘20

‘21

‘20

In 2021, we managed to increase the capacity due 
to the opening of the new Lapino-4 hospital, which entered 
the planned utlisation in less than a year. The opening 
of this hospital made it possible to resume the activities 
of Lapino-2 in the oncological profile there.

Capacity, %

Out-patient visits

Capacity, %

In-patient days

+5%
growth

1,174,540

1,114,540

‘21

‘20

+36%
growth

102,470

138,970

Capacity, %

IVF cycles

Capacity, %

Deliveries

+0%
growth

4,000

4,000 

‘21

‘20

+0%
growth

6,500

6,500 

‘21

‘20

‘21

‘20

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INVESTMENT STRATEGY

KEY EVENTS IN 2021

In August 2021, the MD Group Clinical hospital’s specialists 
successfully performed an operation to close the arterial duct 
of a newborn (30 weeks gestation) with a weight of 880 grams 
on the 13th day after birth. The unique feature of the surgery 
is that it was performed without incisions by puncturing 
a vessel in the thigh area of the newborn who was implanted 
with a special occluder (device for closing the duct), measuring 
4.0 mm. This successful operation will also further enlarge 
our possibilities in the sphere of paediatrics.

In June 2021, Lapino clinical hospital doctors performed 
a coronary artery bypass shunting on a patient with massive 
coronary artery damage. This operation was performed 
on an open heart using a heart-lung machine. After the launch 
of the cardiovascular surgery department at the Lapino hospital 
and the start of operations under cardiopulmonary bypass 
surgeons will perform hybrid surgery. The launch will enable 
endovascular implantation of heart valves, endoprosthetics 
of the abdominal aortic aneurysm with the support of cardiac 
surgeons.

In 2023 and 2024, we are planning to further expand 
our Lapino medical cluster. We are currently planning two more 
hospitals, Lapino-3 and Lapino-5*. The first one is a nuclear 
medicine centre, which makes it possible to carry out full-cycle 
oncology treatment with PET CT, radiotherapy, theranostics 
equipment. We are planning to launch Lapino-3 in 2024 and we 
currently estimate the CAPEX of this project to be RUB 4 bln. 
Lapino-5* will be a psychoneurological centre with a planned 
CAPEX of RUB 1–1.5 bln with 100 beds available to our 
patients.

We also plan to enter a new market segment for us, mass-
market with the opening of a hospital in Domodedovo*. 
The hospital will be built according to the project of already 
launched hospitals in Samara and Tyumen. This hospital will 
accommodate 164 beds and our investments will amount 
to approximately RUB 4 bln.

In September 2022, we plan to start training the first 
50 students in our joint venture with MGIMO. MGIMO Med 
was registered in mid-2021, and we expect it to become 
a platform for training first-class personnel for our hospitals. 
As we expect to significantly expand our operations in the next 
few years, we will need to hire a large number of new doctors. 
We believe that on our own we will prepare them better than 
anyone to work in our hospitals. In addition to gaining skills 
in medicine, young doctors will already have knowledge 
of our corporate culture and the high level of competencies 
we demand from all of our doctors and nurses.

*temporarily frozen

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Out-patient 
Clinics

in Moscow and Moscow Region

HIGH-END MEDICAL SERVICES 
FOR YOUR CHECKS AND TREATMENTS 
"CLOSE TO HOME"

INSTALLED 
CAPACITY

5,600

IN-PATIENT DAYS

456,000

OUT-PATIENT VISITS

AVERAGE 
SIZE, m2

620

OUT-PATIENT CLINIC

80

MD LAB 

MOSCOW REGION

Novaya Riga

Moscow

Odintsovo district,  
Lapino

5,742 m2

TOTAL AREA

9

NUMBER  
OF CLINICS

2

NUMBER  
OF MD LABS*

*One MD Lab was opened in February 2022

Clinics in Moscow 
and the Moscow Region 
include 11 business 
units – 9 out-patient clinics 
and 2 MD Labs. In 2021, 
thanks to the opening 
of Lapino-2, based on its 
laboratory, we are starting 
to create a network of medical 
analysis collection points – 
MD Lab.

Out-patient clinics in Moscow 
and Moscow Region account 
for 10% of MDMG’s total 
revenue.

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Clinics

in Moscow and Moscow Region

In 2021, revenue at Moscow and Moscow Region 
clinics increased by 8% y-o-y and amounted 
to RUB 2,418 mln. Growth in revenue was mainly due 
to a higher utilisation rate in IVF reaching 69%, and partly 
because of the gradual recovery in demand for elective 
medical services – growth in out-patient visits amounted 
to 6% y-o-y.

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

In 2021, the Group has also expanded its clinics’ network 
in the Moscow Region, by opening a new oncological 
clinic in Mozhaisk with total area of 450 sq. m. This 
is the continuation of our efforts to enter the oncological market 
allowing our patients to have a more comfortable experience 
visiting us near home. Total investment in the project amounts 
to RUB 60 mln. Planned admission – 60 patients per shift.

At the end of 2021, the Company launched a new format 
of medical centres – the network of mini-laboratories 
in the Moscow and Moscow Region. We opened the first 

such lab in 2021 and the second at the beginning of 2022. 
The surface of the first lab is around 80 metres. It is fully 
equipped with modern equipment that allows providing 
patients with a wide range of analyses. All analyses 
will be processed in the multifunctional laboratory that 
was opened in the Lapino-2 hospital and possesses huge 
diagnostic resources. In 2022, we are planning to raise 
this number to almost 10. These collection points will allow 
us to be closer to our patients providing them not only 
with medical tests but also with out-patient treatments near 
their homes.

FINANCIAL INDICATORS

% as of total revenue

Revenue structure, 2021, %

10%

Out-patient visits  50

IVF cycles 

Other revenue 

40

10

ROBUST  
GROWTH  
BACKED  
BY GRADUAL 
RECOVERY 
IN DEMAND 
FOR ELECTIVE 
MEDICAL SERVICES 

Revenue

‘21

‘20

+8%
growth

2,418

2,246 

Average ticket, RUB thousand

6.9 

‘20

‘21

6.8
-2%
growth

Out-patient visits

233 

251
+8%
growth

‘20

‘21

IVF cycles

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Clinics

in Moscow and Moscow Region

OPERATING INDICATORS

Out-patient visits

IVF cycles

Utilisation 
−1 p.p. 
growth

+6%
growth

176,270

40%

166,956

39%

‘21

‘20

Utilisation 
+4 p.p. 
growth

+6%
growth

‘21

‘20

69%

3,868

65%

3,654

Capacity, %

Out-patient visits

Capacity, %

IVF cycles

‘21

‘20

+9%
growth

456,000

420,000

‘21

‘20

+0%
growth

5,600

5,600 

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Hospitals

in regions

WIDE RANGE OF FIRST CLASS  
OUT-PATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES IN REGIONS

Hospitals in regions include six business units – 
MD Novosibirsk, MD Samara, MD Tyumen-1, 
MD Tyumen-2, MD Ufa, and MD Lakhta in St Petersburg.  

MD  
NOVOSIBIRSK

MD  
SAMARA

MD  
TYUMEN-1

St Petersburg 

In 2021, regional facilities recorded robust 
operational performance across the whole network 
in Russia – revenue of the Group’s regional hospitals 
increased by 26% y-o-y to RUB 5,803 mln. 
At the beginning of 2022, the Group opened 
two new multifunctional hospitals: MD Lakhta 
in St Petersburg and MD Tyumen-2.

Samara

Ufa

Tyumen

Novosibirsk

MD  
UFA

185

MD  
LAKHTA

MD  
TYUMEN-2

150

80

Beds 

93

164

164

Beds 

Area, m2 

10,260

15,000

15,000

Area, m2 

33,000

9,000

4,750

Focus  

Multifunctional  
hospital

Multifunctional  
hospital 
Currently functions 
as Covid-centre

Multifunctional  
hospital

Focus  

Multifunctional  
hospital

Multifunctional  
hospital 
Currently functions 
as Covid-centre

Multifunctional  
hospital 
Currently functions 
as Covid-centre

Patient-days 

22,630

30,000

30,000

Patient-days 

30,295

54,750

29,200

Out-patient  
treatments 

228,900

220,000

220,000

IVF cycles 

Deliveries 

1,800

1,000

1,200

2,500

1,200

2,500

Out-patient  
treatments 

290,800

IVF cycles 

Deliveries 

1,100

2,000

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FINANCIAL INDICATORS

% as of total revenue

Revenue structure, 2021, %

23%

Out-patient visits  25

In-patient days 

IVF cycles 

Deliveries  

41

12

10

Other revenue 

12(cid:4)

In 2021, revenue growth in the Group’s regional hospitals was thanks to the increase 
in the utilisation rate of out-patient treatments from 47% to 52% (+10% y-o-y 
in the number of in-patient days) and in-patient treatments from 46% to 59% 
(+30% y-o-y in the number of in-patient days). Hospitals in regions account 
for 23% of MDMG’s total revenue. The strongest growth in in-patient utilisation 
rates was seen at clinical hospitals in Tyumen-1 (+45% y-o-y in the number of in-
patient days) and Samara (+38% y-o-y in the number of in-patient days). Growth 
in the average ticket for in-patient treatments by 10% was due to the expansion 
in the range of services offered in surgery, traumatology and cardiology.

EXCELENT 
PERFORMANCE 
BASED ON OUR WIDE 
REGIONAL 
PRESENCE

Revenue

‘21

‘20

+26%
growth

5,803

4,602 

OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

Average ticket, RUB thousand

Since the acquisition of Avicenna – the largest regional private 
healthcare chain in Russia outside of Moscow and St Petersburg – 
in Q4 2014, the Novosibirsk hospital has seen strong demand 
for its high-quality services from the residents of Novosibirsk 
and nearby regions. As the existing facility approached maximum 
capacity, MDMG commissioned a new state-of-the-art wing 
in February 2017, creating the largest private healthcare facility 
in Siberia. Core services offered at Novosibirsk are OBGYN, 
surgery, urology, oncology, traumatology and ophthalmology. 
The hospital also offers out-patient and diagnostics services 
in nearly all therapeutic areas, including those not previously 
available in the city or the region.

most of the time during the difficult period of the pandemic, 
the centre showed a high quality of medical care and a steady 
increase in operational and financial results. In 2021, 
the hospital’s revenue reached RUB 1.3 bln with an increase 
of 49% year-on-year, 560 deliveries were accepted, more than 
8,000 surgical interventions were performed, and 128,000 
out-patient visits were made by hospital patients. The hospital 
has the necessary capabilities to carry out unique organ-sparing 
surgeries, using endovascular technologies and is developing 
a range of foetal treatments, including foetal surgery. 
With the opening of the Tyumen-1 hospital, we are bringing 
the use of modern medical technologies to the region, creating 
new jobs and contributing to improving the quality of life.

Opened in March 2018, the Samara hospital is the foremost 
the leading facility of its kind in the Volga region – an important 
and growing market. The new hospital provides our core services 
for women and children alongside other diverse medical services 
suitable for the whole family. The hospital is equipped with 8 high-
tech operating rooms, including one with the capacity to host online 
calls between doctors operating in different hospitals of the Group. 
In 2021, Samara hospital demonstrated significant growth 
in utilisation rate, increasing by 38% y-o-y to 17,616 in-patient days.

In 2019, we successfully opened the Tyumen-1 multidisciplinary 
clinical hospital. In just two full years of operation, having worked 

Our first regional hospital operates in the capital 
of Bashkortostan – Ufa, one of Russia’s leading regions 
in terms of gross regional product. This 33,000 m2 hospital 
was funded mainly by the proceeds of our successful IPO 
in 2012. The project was completed on time in late 2014 
following an investment of RUB 4.4 bln. MD Ufa offers services 
for the whole family – from deliveries, IVF, gynaecology 
and obstetrics, paediatrics and neonatology to surgery, 
urology, plastic surgery and diagnostic services. It includes 
Bashkortostan’s first private maternity hospital and stem-cell 
bank. 

1.9 

‘20

‘21

2.1
+8%

growth

35
+10%

growth

32,0 

‘20

‘21

215 

243
+13%
growth

154 

‘20

‘21

‘20

‘21

165
+7%
growth

Out-patient visits

In-patient days

IVF cycles

Deliveries

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OPERATING INDICATORS

Out-patient visits

In-patient days

Utilisation
+5 p.p. 
growth

+10%
growth

Utilisation
+14 p.p.
growth

+29%
growth

‘21

‘20

52%

678,577

47%

615,950

‘21

‘20

59%

68,267

46%

52,727 

IVF cycles

Deliveries

Utilisation

−2 p.p. 
growth

-4%
growth

2,796

53%

‘21

‘20

55%

2,908 

Utilisation
+5 p.p. 
growth

+12%
growth

‘21

‘20

49%

3,675

44%

3,277 

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

We are continuously expanding the geography of our services, 
and at the beginning of 2022, we have already opened two 
new hospitals in St Petersburg  and Tyumen. Total investments 
in MD Lakhta and Tyumen-2 hospitals amount to RUB 2 
and 1 bln, respectively. Both are multifunctional medical centres, 
which currently focus on treating COVID patients. The COVID-19 
pandemic has given us a unique experience in the fight against 
infectious diseases, and we believe there is a great demand 
for the services provided for the treatment of infectious diseases.

The medical centre in Tyumen was built to provide high 
quality general medical care. The construction of the centre 
was implemented with the support of the Government 
of the Tyumen Region and the investment agency of the Tyumen 
Region. The total area of the centre is 4,750 sq. m. It will have 
100 beds, including 12 in the emergency room.

We are continuing to expand our medical network 
in St Petersburg, the second-largest healthcare market 
in Russia. The new two-story medical centre is a part 
of the Strategic Investment Project in St Petersburg. 
MD Lakhta in St Petersburg provides the following high-
quality medical services – obstetrics and gynaecology, 
paediatrics, surgery, therapy, X-ray and laboratory 
diagnostics. The total area of the centre is 9,000 sq. m. 
The in-patient facility has 150 beds, including 12 
in the emergency room. Patient treatment is treated 
under the VHI programme, as well as MHI.

After the pandemic passes, both hospitals will continue 
their operations as multifunctional hospitals offering services 
for mother and child health as well as traumatology, oncology 
and others.

Capacity, %

Out-patient visits

Capacity, %

In-patient days

+0%
growth

1,313,700

1,313,700

‘21

‘20

Capacity, %

IVF cycles

Capacity, %

Deliveries

+0%
growth

5,300

5,300 

‘21

‘20

‘21

‘20

‘21

‘20

+0%
growth

114,925

114,925

+0%
growth

7,500

7,500 

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Out-patient 
Clinics

in regions

HIGH-END MEDICAL SERVICES 
FOR YOUR CHECKS AND TREATMENTS 
‘CLOSE TO HOME’

St Petersburg

Yaroslavl

Kostroma

Vladimir

Nizhny Novgorod

Tula

Ryazan

Kazan

Voronezh

Tolyatti

Perm

Rostov-on-Don

Krasnodar

Volgograd

Samara

Novokuibyshevsk

21,765 m2

TOTAL AREA

780

AVERAGE  
SIZE, M2

Omsk

Novosibirsk

Krasnoyarsk

Barnaul

Novokuznetsk

Irkutsk

Out-patient clinics in regions include 28 business units in 23 cities  
of the Russian Federation. As part of our business model, clinics are the starting 
point of contact with patients. Here they receive an initial consultation 
and then, if necessary, are referred to our larger medical centres in the region, 
or, to Lapino, where we provide a full range of medical services in many areas.

Out-patient clinics in regions account for 12% of MDMG’s total revenue.

28 CLINICS

Central Federal District
Vladimir

Voronezh

Kostroma

Ryazan

Tula

Yaroslavl
Siberia

Barnaul

Irkutsk

Krasnoyarsk

Novokuznetsk

Novosibirsk

1

2

3

Omsk
Far Eastern Federal District 
Vladivostok
Southern Federal District 
Volgograd

Krasnodar

Rostov-on-Don
Volga Federal District 
Nizhny Novgorod

Kazan

Perm

Ufa

Tolyatti

Samara

3

Vladivostok

Novokuibyshevsk
Northwestern Federal District 
St Petersburg

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Out-patient 
Clinics

in regions

In 2021, revenue at regional clinics increased by 17% 
y-o-y to RUB 2,972 mln. This growth was due 
to the recovery in demand for elective medical 
services – growth out-patient number amounted 
to 13% y-o-y, the number of IVF cycles grew 
by 14% y-o-y. Along with an increase in the number 
of visits, utilisation rate also increased – utilisation 
rate at out-patient visits increased from 42% to 48% 
and at IVF increased from 35% to 45%.

FINANCIAL INDICATORS

% as of total revenue

Revenue structure, 2021, %

Out-patient visits  30

In-patient days 

IVF cycles 

Other revenue 

2

56

12

(cid:4)

+17%
growth

2,972

2,548 

12%

SIGNIFICANT 
IMPROVEMENT 
AFTER TURBULENT 
TIMES

Average ticket, RUB thousand

Revenue

‘21

‘20

223 

2.2
+6%
growth

2.1 

‘20

‘21

23 

27
+16%
growth

‘20

‘21

‘20

‘21

Out-patient visits

In-patient days

IVF cycles

225
+1%
growth

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

We are continuously expanding the geography of our service 
and currently have plans to open three new clinics in 2022. 
They will be located in Lipetsk, Belgorod and Ekaterinburg*. 
We estimate our investments at about RUB 40–50 mln for each. 

These clinics will focus on providing IVF treatment. Entering 
new regions will allow us to expand our TAM and increase 
our brand awareness, which is directly in line with our strategy 
and positioning as a vertically integrated company.

*temporarily frozen

OPERATING INDICATORS

Out-patient visits

In-patient days

Utilisation

+6 p.p. 
growth

+13%
growth

48%

409,442

42%

363,481

IVF cycles

Utilisation

+5 p.p. 
growth

+14%
growth

40%

7,424

35%

6,530 

Capacity, %

In-patient days

+0%
growth

3,700 

3,700 

‘21

‘20

‘21

‘20

‘21

‘20

Utilisation

Capacity, %

Out-patient visits

Capacity, %

IVF cycles

‘21

‘20

‘21

‘20

‘21

‘20

+1%
growth

1,837

1,822 

+0%
growth

860,300

860,300

+0%
growth

18,400

18,400 

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Shareholder’s

equity

and report on dividend

75,125,010

NUMBER  
OF SHARES

Holder Name

Number 
of shares 
as of 31.12.2021

Percentage  
of shares 
outstanding

Number 
of shares 
as of 31.12.2020

Percentage  
of shares 
outstanding

Russian Direct Investment Fund* 

Russia Partners Advisors

4,166,667

3,235,000

NORGES BANK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

3,037,606

EAST CAPITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES AB

PROSPERITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD. 
(RUSSIA)

BARING ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD.

JPMORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LTD.

HOLBERG FONDSFORVALTNING AS

HANDELSBANKEN FONDER AB

ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS (ASIA) 
LTD.

ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGERS LTD.

LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT

SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORP.

JPMORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD.

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH 
AMERICA, INC.

1,338,479

995,809

898,204

798,394

240,000

163,393

155,694

117,232

97,109

29,105

23,429

10,691

418

5.5%

4.3%

4.0%

1.8%

1.3%

1.2%

1.1%

0.3%

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

0.1%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

4,166,667

3,235,000

2,087,168

1,338,479

1,100,262

898,204

798,394

240,000

163,393

155,694

117,232

97,109

41,105

49,221

10,691

418

5.5%

4.3%

2.8%

1.8%

1.5%

1.2%

1.1%

0.3%

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

0.0%

* Shares managed by RDIF Managing company LLC, including co-investors’ shares managed by RDIF Managing company LLC

 Effective 24 February 2022, MD Medical Group GDRs are suspended on the Moscow Exchange indefinitely. Also from 3 March 2022,  

trading in MDMG GDRs on the London Stock Exchange has been suspended. 

Since October 2012, MD Medical Group’s shares have been 
listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker MDMG 
in the form of Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs). Each GDR 
represents an interest in one ordinary share. MD Medical Group 
has a free float of approximately 32.1%, with the remaining 
67.9% owned by MD Medical Holding Limited, which 
is beneficially owned by Dr Mark Kurtser. Since 9 November 
2020, the Company’s GDRs have also been traded 
on the Moscow Exchange. The quotation is done in Russian 
Roubles. The investor portfolio is represented by a number 
of global institutional investors.

FLOAT

32%  FREE  
50%

OF NET PROFIT PAID 
OUT AS DIVIDENDS 
FOR H1 2021

DIVIDENDS

MD Medical Group is adhere to its unofficial dividend policy 
to pay out at least 50% of a year’s net profit as dividend.

Currently, the payment of dividends for the H2 2021 have been 
put on hold, until The Group has more clarity on the situation. 
The Company is closely monitoring situation and does not rule 
out the possibility of paying out dividends before the end 
of the year. 

ANALYST COVERAGE

DIVIDEND TAXATION

As of 31 December 2021, MDMG was covered by equity 
research analysts representing leading banks such 
as Renaissance Capital, Goldman Sachs, VTB Capital, 
and JP Morgan.

Since 1 January 2015, MD Medical Group has been a Russian 
tax resident and pays dividends in line with the Russian 
Tax Code, according to which dividends paid by Russian 
companies are generally subject to a tax rate of 15%. 
A reduced rate may be applied in the case of Russian 
tax residents and residents of foreign jurisdictions whose 
governments have signed a double taxation treaty (DTT) 
with the Government of Russia. MD Medical Group acts 
as a tax agent and withholds tax in order to transfer 
it to the Russian tax authorities when paying dividends.

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Shareholder’s

equity

and report on dividend

INVESTOR RELATIONS

We see our investor relations as an important priority 
and have focused on maintaining a continued active dialogue 
with the investment community since our successful 
listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2012. Our 
goal is to rigorously adhere to best practices in terms 
of transparency and information disclosure to our investors 
and analysts. We regularly provide updates on operational 
(every quarter) and financial performance (every six months), 
new openings and acquisitions, key Board of Directors 

and shareholder meetings decisions, as well as other 
important corporate developments. Through our investor 
relations function, we are committed to ensuring that 
the investment community has a good understanding of our 
story and promptly receives all relevant information. We do that 
by making ourselves, including senior management, available 
for productive dialogue. During 2021, we held numerous 
meetings with investors, including 6 international investor 
conferences.

MD Medical Group’s dividend history

Dividend approval

02.09.2016

21.04.2017

08.09.2017

17.04.2018

23.04.2019

03.09.2020

04.09.2020

22.04.2021

06.09.2021

H1 2016

2016

H1 2017

2017

2018

2019

H1 2020

2020

H1 2021

Record date

Payout date

09.09.2016

28.04.2017

19.09.2017

25.04.2018

24.05.2019

16.09.2020

18.09.2020

05.05.2021

24.09.2021

18.10.2016

23.05.2017

24.10.2017

22.05.2018

25.06.2019

13.10.2020

20.10.2020

25.05.2021

26.10.2021

Total dividends, RUB thousand

285,475

338,063

350,833

450,750

800,081

1,389,813

736,225

1,427,375

1,352,250

Dividends per GDR, RUB*

3.8

4.5

4.67

6

10.65

18.5

9.8

19

18

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Corporate

Governance 
Report*

CORPORATE 
GOVERNANCE 
AND CONTROL 
STRUCTURE

Since its London IPO, the Company has 
maintained full compliance with the UK 
Corporate Governance Code. It has 
established the Remuneration Committee, 
the Audit Committee and the Nomination 
Committee with formally delegated duties 
and responsibilities and written terms 
of reference.

All of the Committees perform their duties 
on behalf of the Board of Directors, which 
is responsible for constituting, assigning, 
co-opting and fixing the terms of service 
for the committee members.

GENERAL  
MEETING OF  
SHARE- 
HOLDERS

BOARD OF  
DIRECTORS

CEO

Internal auditor reports 
to Audit Committee

BOARD  
COMMITTEES 

 • Audit
 • Nomination
 • Remuneration

Our Board’s priority is to ensure 
the Group’s continued success, 
while also adhering to the highest 
corporate governance standards

Mr Vladimir MEKLER
Chairman of the Board of Directors

At MD Medical Group, we understand clearly that there 
is a direct link between best-practice corporate governance 
and successful operational performance. The Board 
of Directors aims to uphold the highest standards in its 
interaction with all stakeholders.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee was comprised of three non-executive 
directors, two of whom are independent. The Audit 
Committee has been chaired by independent non-executive 
director Tatiana Lukina since December 2019, and Mr Kirill 
Dmitriev and Mr Simon Rowlands being other two 
members the other members.* 

In March 2022, new members were elected. The Audit 
Committee as of the date of publication is represented 
by Tatiana Lukina as the Chairman of the Committee, Sergey 
Kalugin and Vitaly Ustimenko.

The Audit Committee meets at least four times each year 
and is responsible for considering:

the reliability and appropriateness of disclosures in the financial 
statements and external financial communication

the maintenance of an effective system of internal controls 
including financial, operational and compliance controls 
and risk management system

preparation of recommendations to the shareholders 
for approval in general meetings in relation 

to the appointment, reappointment and removal 
of the external auditors;

approval of the remuneration and terms of engagement 
of the external auditors in respect of audit services provided

the audit process, including the monitoring and the review 
of the external auditors’ performance, independence 
and objectivity

the development of and implementation of the policy on non-
audit services provided by the external auditors

and monitoring compliance with laws and regulations 
and standard of corporate governance

The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in its 
oversight of the performance and leadership of the internal 
audit activity.

Where the Audit Committee’s monitoring and review activities 
reveal cause for concern or scope for improvement, it shall 
make recommendation to the Board of Directors for actions 
needed to address the issues or to make improvements.

*as of 31.12.2021

*As of publication date, Mr Dmitriev and Rowlands have stepped down as a member of the Company's  Board of Directors

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NOMINATION COMMITTEE

The Nomination Committee comprised one executive and two 
non-executive directors, one of whom is independent. 
The Nomination Committee has been chaired by non-
executive director Mr Vladimir Mekler since June 2016; non 
-executive director Mr Simon Rowlands* and executive director 
Dr Mark Kurtser are other members who have been present 
on the board since 2015.

In March 2022, Sergey Kalugin was elected to the Nomination 
Committee.

The Nomination Committee meets at least once a year 
and is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors 
in discharging its corporate governance responsibilities 

in relation to the appointment of all executive and non-
executive directors, as well as the CEO, First Deputy CEO 
and CFO of the Company.

The main objective of the Nomination Committee is to lead 
the process for the Board of Directors’ appointments 
and make respective recommendation to the Board 
of Directors, ensuring that the Board of Directors remains 
balanced and that its members possess the necessary 
qualifications.

The Nomination Committee also considers the composition 
of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

The Remuneration Committee comprised two non-executive 
directors and one executive director. The Remuneration 
Committee is chaired by senior independent non-executive 
director Mr Simon Rowlands*. The two other members 
are Dr Mark Kurtser and Mr Vladimir Mekler. 

objective of the Remuneration Committee is to determine 
the framework and policy for the remuneration of the executive 
directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and senior 
executives, and the specific remuneration of each executive 
director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors 
and any compensation payments.

The Remuneration Committee meets at least once a year 
and is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors 
in discharging its corporate governance responsibilities 
in relation to remuneration of all executive directors 
and the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The main 

In March 2022, new members were elected. 
The Remuneration Committee as of the date of publication 
is represented by Vladimir Mekler as the Chairman 
of the Committee, Mark Kurtser and Sergey Kalugin.

INTERNAL AUDITOR

The Audit Committee is responsible for monitoring and reviewing 
the effectiveness of the Company’s internal audit service. 
In this respect, the Audit Committee may require investigations 
by, or under the authority of, the Head of Internal Audit Service 
into any activities of the Group which may be of interest 
or concern to the Audit Committee. The Company’s internal 

auditor is responsible for recommending an audit plan 
to the Audit Committee. The internal auditor carries out auditing 
assignments in accordance with this plan and oversees 
the Company’s compliance with the plan recommendations. 
The internal auditor files a quarterly report with his findings 
to the Audit Committee.

*As of publication date, Mr Rowlands has stepped down as a member of the Company's Board of Directors 

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Risk

management

MD Medical Group’s Board of Directors carefully identifies 
and manages key potential risks to ensure the long-term 
sustainable development of the business.

POTENTIAL IMPACT

MITIGATION

REPUTATION RISK POTENTIAL IMPACT

Тhe key danger of this risk is that it can be caused 
by a number of different factors. Therefore, it is closely related 
to other risks mentioned below. We endeavour to maintain 
a low level of reputation risk by updating information sources, 
launching new system controls and improving constantly ways 
to protect personal information. In 2022, we will implement 
a range of measures to reduce the level of reputational risk.

MEDICAL SERVICE RISK

Medical risk is one of the main risks affecting the Company’s 
reputation, as well as the achievement of our goals. Our 
reputation is based on our work, patient satisfaction 
with our services, and the safety of our customers. Given 
the development of business and the introduction of new 
activities, this risk requires constant monitoring and the ability 
to respond as quickly as possible.

In 2021, we reinforced our work on dealing with risks, 
which we did not manage to reduce significantly in 2020. 
We achieved a significant effect in terms of control 
and effectiveness risks, compliance risk and reputation 
risk. The work on further reduction of the recruitment 
risk and of the risk to Medical Services was also carried 
out. In 2021, we have significantly improved the personal 
data protection system. We have significantly increased 
the share of internal electronic document management, 
with external contractors, patients and government 
regulators. We have introduced electronic signatures 
for staff. As a result, this has led to a reduction 
in reputational risk.

To reduce this risk, we need the newest and most 
advanced equipment, medicine and medical supplies 
that will allow us to minimise the likelihood of errors. 
We continue to place high demands on our medical staff 
in terms of qualification and continue to provide them 
with the opportunity to develop and specialise further 
in their respective fields. The Company’s management 
conducts seminars and scientific conferences for doctors, 
as well as evaluating the effectiveness of key medical 
staff within the Company. In 2021, patient complaints 
led to the introduction of improvements in our work. 
In medium and complex medical cases, recommendations 
were carefully analysed, discussed and agreed upon 
by all key members of the Company. We have worked 
on introducing new guidelines in the treatment of patients, 
for example, in oncology and in dealing with Covid-19.

POTENTIAL IMPACT

MITIGATION

COMPLIANCE RISK

The political and regulatory environment with respect 
to the development of private medicine in Russia is currently 
relatively favourable. However, there is always a risk that 
governmental attitudes and policies with respect to private 
medicine could change. That could create difficulties for us 
in terms of realising our strategic objectives, including 
the implementation of our investment programme.

MACROECONOMIC RISK

Macroeconomic risk reflects the possibility of external impact 
on the business and requires constant monitoring. Regular 
assessment of this risk allows us to predict the further 
development of business.

We maintain constructive relations with the Government 
at both the federal and regional level, and we work 
continually to make them even stronger. We participate 
in a variety of public committees on relevant health issues, 
including the development of the Russian healthcare 
sector as a whole. We also actively support the authorities 
and provide expert advice on relevant laws. At times, 
we actively advocate for laws aimed at supporting 
the development of the medical sector. We also cooperate 
with the UK regulatory bodies for the requirements 
of the London Stock Exchange. We constantly review 
the updates in the UK and EU legislation and update 
our internal standards to match. We have made efforts 
to ensure we comply with the requirements of state 
regulators in terms of the accounting treatment for medical 
equipment and medicine turnover.

Given the unstable foreign policy situation in 2021, 
our team paid special attention to monitoring 
trends in the Russian economy with an assessment 
of the potential impact on the business. Our strategy 
has been designed so that we can adapt, as necessary, 
to changes in the overall economic environment.

CONTROL & EFFICIENCY RISK POTENTIAL IMPACT

The risk is closely related to the size of the business, which 
was significantly increased in 2021. Dealing with this risk 
requires significant resources, as well as a certain level 
of competence of the Company’s management. Quality 
control gives us the opportunity to avoid adverse events 
and additional costs, and quality management gives 
us the opportunity to continuously develop.

In 2021, we achieved significant success in reducing 
this risk by introducing new control measures 
and improving existing ones. Constant business growth 
requires us to take new decisions and use new control 
technologies that allow us to control the activities 
of Company employees at all sites, so we use international 
practice, constantly developing mechanisms to increase 
the effectiveness of control over all processes (budgeting, 
financial control, treasury, accounting, procurement, legal 
support, personnel management, security and IT). In 2021, 
to achieve maximum management efficiency, additional 
managerial positions were introduced with control 
functions. We carefully interact and take into account 
the recommendations of world-renowned consultants.

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POTENTIAL IMPACT

MITIGATION

POTENTIAL IMPACT

MITIGATION

INVESTMENT PROJECT EXECUTION RISK

FINANCIAL RISK

Our growth depends on acquisitions of existing healthcare 
facilities as well as the construction of new hospitals 
and clinics. Our strategy is based on expanding our network 
throughout the regions of Russia. We are pioneers in the field 
of regional expansion, particularly where the effectiveness has 
not been fully measured and proven. It can be challenging 
to forecast with precision the likely return on investment 
and the probable payback periods due to a certain lack 
of reliable information on the potential number of private 
patients in a given region. If expansion projects are not 
implemented effectively, projects can either have an extremely 
long payback period or even fail to deliver a profit entirely.

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RISK

Epidemiological risk is determined by the potential aggravation 
of the epidemiological situation; it means a higher degree 
of risk of infectious diseases among the medical personnel 
associated with the provision of medical care to patients 
with COVID-19. There is a high likelihood of inappropriate 
treatment for COVID-19 patients, which could have a negative 
impact on their health and the company’s reputation.

RECRUITMENT RISK

The risk arises in the presence of factors leading to the inability 
to attract or retain highly qualified personnel in the Company. 
In the regions, this risk is particularly relevant due to the shortage 
of doctors and medical staff with the necessary qualifications, 
as well as the presence of competing employers, such 
as government agencies or other commercial organisations. 
The risk is also associated with the possible rotation of qualified 
medical and managerial personnel between employers. This 
risk is aggravated by the general standard of medical education 
in Russia, which often does not meet the standards set 
by private clinics, whose reputation largely depends on the quality 
of the services they provide. The risk requires constant activity 
from the HR service and Company Management.

We have a number of small clinics in regions across Russia. 
These operations give us an opportunity to understand 
the local market dynamics, including average ticket size 
and overall level of demand, before undertaking a major 
project such as the construction of a new hospital 
or a sizeable acquisition. We prioritise those regions where 
we already have out-patient clinics and/or Russia’s largest 
regions where we can have a higher degree of certainty 
about the local market. We also benefit from a relative lack 
of competition in the regions, as currently we are practically 
the only sizeable provider of high quality private medical 
services. In 2021, we opened new hospitals and clinic, 
expanding our presence. We have increased the number 
of patients receiving treatment under the government-
funding programme. The number of contracts 
with insurance companies has also increased.

When treating patients with COVID-19, we were guided 
by the advanced developments of the world medical 
community, recommendations of the WHO and the Ministry 
of Health of the Russian Federation, as well as the experience 
of leading Russian clinics. We have developed our own 
methods of treatment and implemented rehabilitation 
programmes for patients who have had COVID-19.
Best practices have been adopted and proprietary patient 
care programmes have been developed.
Currently, hospitals have been opened in St Petersburg, 
Tyumen and the Moscow Region specialising in It is based 
on the treatment of COVID-19.

In 2021, the work of the HR team was aimed at improving 
the quality of the recruitment process, as well as working 
conditions and communication within the Company. We 
continue to cooperate actively with heads of departments 
of leading universities in search of talented personnel, 
and also provide serious on-the-job training and continuous 
medical education, including training programmes 
for specialists that we conduct in Moscow for new 
employees in the regions.

The Company’s Management controls constantly 
the cash flow within the Company, as well as the quality 
of execution of its instructions in relation to any issues 
related to the Company’s finances and assets. Continuous 
professional development of employees of the Financial 
Department is one of the priority requirements 
of Management. We centralise our procurement 
and conduct tenders, having, as a result, the reduction 
of costs on procuring services, equipment and medicine. 
New software was introduced for the registration 
of medicines and the calculation of wages, which made 
it possible to set up and maintain the most complete 
and transparent accounting. Additional tools have been 
developed to facilitate the implementation of a system 
of payment by patients. In 2021, the Company did 
a second listing on the Moscow stock exchange, which 
facilitates attracting potential additional investment.

Currently, the Bank of Russia, the Moscow Exchange 
and the Company are actively working to resume trading.

Financial risk includes significant risks such as: Credit risk – 
the risk arising from the likelihood that the debtors will 
not make the promised payments either on time or in full. 
Operational risk – conditional losses of the Company due 
to technical failures, intentional and accidental human errors. 
Liquidity risk – the likelihood of loss arising in a situation where 
(1) there is not enough cash and/or cash equivalents to meet 
the needs of savers and borrowers, (2) the sale of illiquid 
assets is lower than their fair value, or (3) illiquid assets will 
not be sold at the desired time due to the lack of buyers.

LISTING RISK 

In February 2022, following the recognition of self-proclaimed 
republics of Donetsk and Lugansk by the Russian Federation, 
additional sanctions were introduced by the United States 
of America, the European Union and some other countries. 

On 3 March 2022, in connection with events in Ukraine, in light 
of market conditions, and in order to maintain orderly markets, 
the London Stock Exchange suspended the admission 
to trading of the Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) 
of the Company listed on the London Stock Exchange. 

Additional information in Notes 25 and 29 to the consolidated 
financial statements. 

We are continuously improving 
our risk management systems, which enables 
us to quickly identify potential risks to our 
operations and find the most efficient ways 
to mitigate them.

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Board

of Directors*

Dr Mark  
KURTSER
Member of Russian Academy 
of Sciences, CEO and Member 
of the Board of Directors

Dr Mark Kurtser is the founder 
of MD Medical Group, CEO and member 
of the Board of Directors.

Dr Kurtser began his career 
as a graduate assistant to the associate 
professor at the Obstetrics 
and Gynaecology Department of Pirogov 
Medical University. From 1994 to 2012, 
he was the Head of the Centre for Family 
Planning and Reproduction, the largest 
public obstetrics hospital in Moscow.

From 2003 to 2013, Dr Kurtser 
was the Chief Obstetrician 
and Gynecologists of the City 
of Moscow. He holds a degree 
in Medicine from Pirogov Medical 
University in addition to a postdoctoral 
degree in Medicine. Dr Kurtser remains 
actively involved in the Group’s 
healthcare practice and day-to-day 
operations.

Mr Simon 
ROWLANDS
Senior Independent Member 
of the Board of Directors

Mr Simon Rowlands was appointed 
as an independent non-executive 
director in September 2012.

Mr Rowlands was a Co-Founding 
Partner of the private equity firm Cinven 
until 2013, establishing and leading 
its healthcare team, and then served 
as a Senior Adviser until 2017. 
Simon founded a new private equity 
firm in 2016 focused on healthcare 
and consumer sectors of Sub-
Saharan Africa. His other current 
appointments include non-executive 
directorship at Spire Healthcare Plc 
and is Chairman of the Advisory Board 
of Cranfield School of Management. 
Prior to Cinven, Mr Rowlands worked 
with an international consulting firm 
on multidisciplinary engineering projects 
in the UK and Southern Africa.

He has an MBA in Business, a BSc 
in Engineering and is a chartered 
engineer.

Mr Vladimir 
MEKLER
Chairman  
of the Board of Directors

Mr Vladimir Mekler became Chairman 
of the Board of Directors in June 2016. 
Mr Mekler was appointed as Non-
Executive Director in February 2015.

He is a senior and managing partner 
of Mekler & Partners. Mr Mekler 
specialises in corporate law, including 
supporting and structuring complex 
and cross-border contracts; creating 
systems of corporate governance; legal 
structuring development; optimisation 
of criminal and antitrust legislation; legal 
support of mergers and acquisitions; 
settling corporate disputes; 
and organising and coordinating legal 
representation and defense in complex 
economic and property crimes.

Mr Mekler has been a member 
of the Moscow City Bar since 1980 
and is listed in the Moscow Bar’s 
Book of Honours. He also acted 
as Vice Chairman of the Presidium 
of the Moscow City Bar Association 
from 2003 to 2010. He graduated from 
Lomonosov Moscow State University

*As of 31.12.2021

 As of publication date, Mr Dmitriev and Rowlands have stepped down as a member of the Company's Board of Directors

Mr Kirill  
DMITRIEV
Member  
of the Board of Directors

Mr Vitaly 
USTIMENKO
PhD, Independent Member 
of the Board of Directors

Ms Tatiana  
LUKINA
Independent Member  
of the Board of Directors 

Mr Vitaly Ustimenko was the Group’s 
Chief Financial Officer from 2012 
to 2016. He was elected to the Board 
of Directors in February 2015.

Mr Ustimenko has more than 20 years 
of experience in finance. He was CFO 
of Solnechnye Produkty Holding 
Company from 2017 to 2018. Prior 
to joining the Group, he was the Head 
of Strategic and Business Planning 
at Russian Helicopters and before that 
held the position of Senior Manager 
at Deloitte Touche Tomatsu Ltd.

Mr Ustimenko holds a bachelor’s 
degree from the Finance University 
under the Government of the Russian 
Federation and a PhD in Finance from 
the State University of Management.

Mr Kirill Dmitriev was elected 
to the Board of Directors in October 
2012. He is CEO of the Russian 
Direct Investment Fund – one 
of the world’s leading sovereign funds 
with a reserved capital of $10 billion 
under management. In all transactions, 
RDIF acts as a coinvestor alongside 
major international investors, playing 
the role of a catalyst in attracting 
direct investment into Russia. RDIF 
has successfully invested with foreign 
partners in more than 70 projects 
totalling more than RUB 1,4 trln 
and covering 95% of the regions 
of the Russian Federation. RDIF has 
established joint strategic partnerships 
with leading international co-investors 
from more than 15 countries 
totalling more than USD 40 bln. Prior 
to becoming CEO of RDIF in 2011, 
Kirill Dmitriev headed a number of large 
private equity funds and completed 
a series of landmark transactions 
for Russia, including the sale of Delta 
Bank to General Electric, Delta Credit 
Bank to Société Générale, STS Media 
to Fidelity Investments, among others. 
Mr Dmitriev began his career at Goldman 
Sachs and McKinsey & Company. He 
holds a BA in Economics with Honours 
and Distinction from Stanford University 
and an MBA with High Distinction (Baker 
Scholar) from the Harvard Business 
School.

Ms Tatiana Lukina was appointed 
as an independent non-executive director 
in December 2019, bringing her 19 years 
of experience in finance, business 
restructuring and project management 
in a wide range of industries.

Since 2016, Ms Lukina has been working 
as a CFO at GAME INSIGHT, a global mobile 
game developing company. Tatiana’s career 
has begun at KPMG, where she spent 
10 years participating and running projects 
in auditing, capital market transactions (IPO, 
SPO, Eurobonds) in international and stock 
exchanges, debt restructuring for major 
Russian companies, M&A transaction services 
in different countries. After that, Tatiana 
worked in the portfolio Asset Management 
department at ALFA Group, represented 
shareholders on boards and committees 
of ALFA bank (Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan) 
and Rosvodokanal. In 2015–2016, Tatiana, 
as a co-leader of finance function, headed 
an IPO preparatory project at OZON.ru, 
a leading on-line retailer in Russia. Ms Lukina 
graduated from the Financial Academy 
of the Russian Government with a first-
class honours degree in Finance, Business 
Appraisal and Turnaround Management 
and then finished her PhD there.

Since 2006, Tatiana has been a member 
of the Association of Certified Chartered 
Accountants (ACCA) in the UK, and has 
successfully passed exams for a Russian 
Audit Licence. 

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Report

of the board
of directors*

PARTICIPATION OF THE DIRECTORS 
IN THE BOARD MEETINGS  
DURING 2021

Our strong and experienced Board of Directors 
is focused on ensuring the long-term successful 
development of MD Medical Group and sustained 
returns to our shareholders.

REMUNERATION PAID  
TO MEMBERS  
OF THE BOARD IN 2021

BOARD  
MEMBER

Vladimir Mekler

Mark Kurtser

Simon Rowlands

Kirill Dmitriev

Vitaly Ustimenko

Tatyana Lukina

Nikolay Ishmetov**

NUMBER OF BOARD 
MEETINGS
ATTENDED VIA PHONE

NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD
ATTENDED IN PERSON

BOARD MEMBER  
TOTAL AMOUNT  
PAID

BOARD MEMBER  
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID  
(BEFORE TAXES), RUB

Simon Rowlands

4,500,000

Vitaly Ustimenko

Tatyana Lukina

944,000

944,000

* As of publication date, Mr  Dmitriev and Rowlands have stepped down as a member of the Company's Board of Directors

** alternate director for Kirill Dmitriev

27

AGENDA ITEMS 
WERE DISCUSSED IN 2021

4

BOARD MEETINGS 
HELD IN 2021

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Management

board*

Mr Andrey 
KHOPERSKIY 
First Deputy CEO

Mr Vadim  
VLASOV 
Deputy CEO for Development

Mr Andrey Khopersky joined the Group 
in 2013 as Head of Financial Control 
and Treasury. In 2016, he was appointed 
Deputy CEO for Economy and Finance 
of the Group, where he oversaw 
the financial, legal, and IR areas. 
Since 2022, he has been holding 
the position of First Deputy CEO, 
where he is responsible for the general 
management of the MD Medical Group. 
Before joining the Group, Andrey 
worked at Rusagro Group and Sukhoi 
as a financial manager, and as an auditor 
at the BDO Russia.

Andrey Khopersky graduated 
from the Moscow State University 
of Economics, Statistics and Informatics 
with a degree in Economics.

Mr Vadim Vlasov has joined 
the Company as deputy CEO in charge 
of development. Vadim Vlasov 
has graduated from the Moscow 
Aviation Institute, held various 
posts in the aerospace industry, 
was head of the representative office 
of the Airbus corporation in Russia, 
later acquired vast experience 
in the medical and pharmaceutical 
businesses. From 2010 to 2019 Vadim 
Vlasov served as Country President 
of Novartis Group of Companies 
in Russia, Regional Director Country 
Management CEE and CIS, Chairman 
of the Board of Directors of Association 
of International Pharmaceutical 
Manufacturers (AIPM).

Dr Yulia  
KUTAKOVA 
PhD – Medical Director 
for Organisational  
and Scientific-educational Work

Dr Yulia Kutakova joined the Group 
in 2012. She has over eleven years 
of practice experience in obstetrics 
and gynaecology. Before joining 
the Group, Dr Kutakova was Chief 
of Maternity in the Organisational 
and Tutorial Department of Public 
Healthcare of the City of Moscow. 
She holds a degree in medicine from 
Pirogov Medical University, a degree 
in management from the Moscow 
Institute of Management and a PhD 
in medical science.

Dr Mark  
KURTSER 
Member of Russian Academy 
of Sciences, CEO and member 
of the Board of Directors

Dr Mark Kurtser is the founder 
of MD Medical Group, CEO, 
and member of the Board of Directors. 
Dr Kurtser began his career 
as a graduate assistant to the associate 
professor at the Obstetrics 
and Gynaecology Department of Pirogov 
Medical University. From 1994 to 2012, 
he was the Head of the Centre for Family 
Planning and Reproduction, the largest 
public obstetrics hospital in Moscow.

From 2003 to 2013, Dr Kurtser 
was the Chief Obstetrician 
and Gynaecologist of the City 
of Moscow. He holds a degree 
in Medicine from Pirogov Medical 
University in addition to a postdoctoral 
degree in Medicine. Dr Kurtser remains 
actively involved in the Group’s 
healthcare practice and day-to-day 
operations.

*as of publication date

Dr Sergey 
ARABADZHYAN 
PhD, Assoc. Prof. –  
Medical Director  
for Technology Innovation

Dr Arabadzhyan joined the Group 
in 2010. He was appointed 
to the position of Medical Director 
for innovative technologies 
of MD Medical Group in 2020. From 
2018 to 2020, he held the position 
of the Chief Physician of the MD Medical 
Hospital in Samara, and a year earlier, 
held the position of Deputy General 
Director for Business Development 
of the IDK Hospital. From 2012 
to 2014, Dr Arabadzhyan worked 
as the Commercial Director and from 
2012 to 2018, was the Head 
of the Obstetric Physiological 
Department No. 2 of the Lapino 
Clinical Hospital. Until 2012, he worked 
as a doctor in the pregnancy pathology 
department No. 2 at the Perinatal 
Medical Centre of the MD Medical 
group. Mr Arabadzhyan graduated 
from the Pirogov Russian National 
Research Medical University. A practising 
physician, he holds a PhD in Medicine.

Dr Natalia 
YAKUNINA 
PhD, Deputy CEO,  
Director of MD Medical Centre

Dr Boris 
KONOPLEV 
Medical Director of MD Medical, 
Head of Hospital Group

Dr Natalia Yakunina joined the Group 
in 2011. In 2019, she was appointed 
the Deputy CEO and the Director 
of MD Medical Centre.

Dr Boris Konoplev joined the Group 
in 2010. In 2017, he was appointed 
the Medical Director and the Head 
of Hospital Group of MDMG.

From 2016 to2018, Dr Yakunina 
was Deputy CEO for Patient Care 
and from 2014 to 2016, she worked 
as the Chief Doctor and CEO 
of MD Savelovskaya clinic in Moscow. 
Before that, from 2012 to 2014 she 
was the Head of the OBGYN out-patient 
department at MD Group hospital. 
Natalia joined the Group in 2011 
as the Chief Doctor at MD Yugo-Zapad 
clinic in Moscow.

Before joining the Group, 
Dr Yakunina was Chief Obstetrician 
and Gynaecologist of the Central District 
of Moscow. Dr Yakunina has more than 
24 years of experience in obstetrics 
and gynaecology. She graduated from 
Turkmen State Medical University 
with a degree in General Medicine 
and also holds a PhD degree.

Prior to that, from 2014 to 2017, 
Dr Konoplev was the Chief 
Doctor of MD Ufa hospital. Earlier, 
from 2012 to 2014, he was the Head 
of the Obstetrics Department 
at Lapino Hospital. Between 2010-
2012, Dr Konoplev was the obstetric 
gynaecologist of the Maternity 
Department at the Perinatal Medical 
Centre.

Dr Konoplev graduated 
from the Paediatric Faculty of Pirogov 
Medical University. In 2015, he became 
an assistant at the Department 
of Reproductive Health, with specialised 
training in Immunology at Bashkir 
State Medical University. Dr Konoplev 
is a practising obstetrician-gynaecologist 
and has undertaken a wide range 
of training in leading European clinics.

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Report

and consolidated
financial statements

MD MEDICAL GROUP INVESTMENTS PLC

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Contents

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Officers, Professional Advisors and Registered Office

Management Report

Directors’ Responsibility Statement

Independent Auditors’ Report

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss  
and Other Comprehensive Income

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

OFFICERS, PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS 
AND REGISTERED OFFICE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 • Vladimir Mekler – Chairman

 • Mark Kurtser

 • Vitaly Ustimenko

 • Kirill Dmitriev (resigned on 5 March 2022)

 • Nikolay Ishmetov  

(alternate director to Kirill Dmitriev –  

resigned on 5 March 2022)

 • Africa Platforms Capital LLP  

(appointed as a director on 22 April 2021  

and represented by Simon Rowlands;  

resigned on 9 March 2022)

 • Tatiana Lukina

 • Sergey Kalugin (appointed on 2 March 2022)

 • Tony Maher (resigned on 21 April 2021)

 • Simon Rowlands (resigned on 21 April 2021)

SECRETARY

Menustrust Limited

SECRETARY ASSISTANT

Darya Aleksandrova

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

KPMG Limited

REGISTERED OFFICE

15 Dimitriou Karatasou street, Anastasio Building,
6th floor, office 601, Strovolos,
2024, Nicosia, Cyprus

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MANAGEMENT REPORT

The Board of Directors of MD Medical Group Investments Plc 
(the “Company”) presents to the members its Annual Report 
together with the audited consolidated financial statements 
of the Company and its subsidiary companies (the Company 
and its subsidiaries together referred to as the “Group”) 
for the year ended 31 December 2021.

DIVIDENDS

In accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association 
dividends may be paid out of its profits. To the extent that 
the Company declares and pays dividends, owners of GDRs 
on the relevant record date will be entitled to receive dividends 
in respect of ordinary shares underlying the GDRs.

INCORPORATION

MD Medical Group Investments Plc was incorporated in Cyprus 
on 5 August 2010 as a private limited liability company 
under the provisions of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113. 
On 22 August 2012 following special resolution passed 
by the shareholder, the name of the Company was changed 
from “MD Medical Group Investments Ltd” to “MD Medical 
Group Investments Plc” and the Company was converted 
into a public limited liability company in accordance 
with the provisions of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

The principal activity of the Company is that of an investment 
holding company and, for that purpose, to acquire and hold 
controlling and other interests in the share or loan capital 
of any company or companies of any nature, but primarily 
in the healthcare industry. Note 4 to these consolidated financial 
statements gives more detailed information about the service 
provided by the Group`s medical centres.

FINANCIAL RESULTS

The Group’s results of operations are affected by a number 
of factors, including acquisitions, regulatory conditions, demand 
for private healthcare services, patient capacity and utilisation 
rate, pricing and volume, staff costs, capital expenditure 
programmes and currency exchange fluctuations.

The Group’s financial results for the year ended 31 December 2021 
and its financial position at that date are set out in the consolidated 
statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 
on page 74 and in the consolidated statement of financial position 
on page 75 of these consolidated financial statements.

Profit for the year ended 31 December 2021 amounted 
to RUB 6,143,026 thousand (for the year ended 31 December 
2020: RUB 4,333,300 thousand). The total assets of the Group 
as at 31 December 2021 were RUB 34,282,277 thousand 
(31 December 2020: RUB 31,994,491 thousand) and the net 
assets were RUB 23,097,192 thousand (31 December 2020: 
RUB 19,952,581 thousand).

The Company is a holding company and thus its ability 
to pay dividends depends on the ability of its subsidiaries 
to pay dividends to the Company in accordance 
with relevant legislation in the country of their incorporation 
and any contractual restrictions. The payment of such dividends 
by its subsidiaries is contingent upon the sufficiency of their 
earnings, cash flows and distributable reserves.

On 3 September 2021 the Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 1,352,249 thousand as interim dividends 
which corresponds to RUB 18 per share. The dividends 
were paid on 26 October 2021.

On 19 March 2021, Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 1,427,375 thousand as final dividends 
for the year 2020 which corresponds to RUB 19 per share. 
The dividends were paid on 25 May 2021.

On 4 September 2020, the Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 736,225 thousand as interim dividends 
which corresponds to RUB 9.8 per share. The dividends 
were paid on 20 October 2020.

On 11 August 2020, the Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 1,389,813 thousand as final dividends 
for the year 2019 which corresponds to RUB 18.5 per share. 
The dividend distribution was approved by the Extraordinary 
General Meeting of the shareholders on 3 September 2020. 
The dividends were paid on 13 October 2020.

EXAMINATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, POSITION 
AND PERFORMANCE OF THE ACTIVITIES 
OF THE GROUP

The current financial position and performance of the Group 
as presented in these consolidated financial statements 
is considered satisfactory.

The Group has developed its growth strategy to meet 
the increasing demand for high-quality private healthcare 
services in Russia. The Group has grown significantly through 
strategic acquisitions and expansion through the construction 
of new facilities.

The Group has one of the largest nationwide private 
healthcare regional networks for its core services 
and is expanding into new services. It has significant 
experience in the provision of full-service private maternity 
healthcare services. The Group has secured leading 
positions in the Russian private healthcare market across 
a range of services including obstetrics and gynaecology, 
fertility and IVF treatments, and paediatrics. It has also 
been diversifying its offering by adding other medical 
services for all family members, such as surgery, urology, 
traumatology, cardiology, and oncology, etc. The recently 
opened facilities have been multi-disciplinary from the very 
beginning.

The Group’s principal objective is to use its strong existing 
platform and experience in the regions to create a scalable 
concept of establishing new regional hospitals and other 
medical facilities, utilising rigorous investment decision-making 
process and targeting the most attractive regions and ensuring 
seamless execution.

The Group believes the experience, depth and diversity of its 
management team to be a distinct competitive advantage 
in the complex and rapidly growing healthcare industry in which 
it operates.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Group operates in a highly regulated industry 
and is a subject to supervision by federal and local authorities. 
As a result, the Group would be significantly affected 
by material changes to the existing, or implementation 
of additional government regulations in Russia.

The Board of Directors has the overall responsibility 
for the establishment and supervision of the Company’s risk 
management framework.

DIRECTORS’ INTEREST

The direct and indirect interests of the members 
of the Board in titles of the Company as at 31 December 
2021, 31 December 2020 and as at the date of signing these 
consolidated financial statements are as follows, except 
for Vitaly Ustimenko:

Name

Type of interest

Effective 
interest %

Mark Kurtser

Kirill Dmitriev  
(resigned on  
5 March 2022)

Simon Rowlands  
(resigned on  
9 March 2022)

Vitaly Ustimenko

Indirect ownership 
of shares

Indirect interest 
in shares

Direct ownership 
of shares

Direct ownership 
of shares

67.90

5.55

0.33

0.005

Indirect interest in shares by Kirill Dmitriev arises through 
his capacity as key management personnel of indirect shareholder.

Member of the Board of Directors Vitaly Ustimenko 
acquired GDRs on 24 January 2022, as a result the share 
of his ownership increased  from 0.0048% to 0.0053% 
of the Сompany's share capital.

The calculation of effective interest is based on the total amount 
of issued and fully paid shares, including treasury shares 
acquired by the Company.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

Details in relation to principal risks and uncertainties and steps 
taken to manage these risks and uncertainties are presented 
in Notes 23, 25 and 29, ‘Events after the reporting period’ – 
Military operations in Ukraine’, of these consolidated financial 
statements.

The Group’s goal is to continually diversify its medical 
services by expanding its range of services, maintaining its 
leading position in the field of high-quality women’s health 
and paediatrics, as well as addressing the increasing demand 
for private healthcare services in Russia and beyond.

The reputation, expertise and professionalism of the Group’s 
medical personnel are instrumental to the Group’s ability 
to attract new and repeat patients. The Group’s operating 
success depends on its medical personnel providing high-
quality healthcare services throughout the Group’s medical 
network.

As the Group will be growing it intends to expand its portfolio 
of hospital and out-patient facilities, broaden its service 
offerings by providing patients with the most up-to-date 
treatment procedures and medical technology available 
on the market, expand its services in Moscow and other 
regions, exploit the value of its integrated healthcare network 
by making effective use of services across its facilities, 
optimising the benefits for patients and the Group as a whole.

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SHARE CAPITAL

There were no changes in the share capital of the Company 
during the year.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors leads the process in making new 
Board member appointments and makes recommendations 
on appointments to shareholders. In accordance 
with the Appointment Policy for the Board of Directors 
and Committees, all directors are subject to appointment 
or approval of appointment by shareholders at the first 
Annual General Meeting after their appointment, and to re-
appointment at intervals of no more than three years. 
Any term beyond six years (e.g. two three-year terms) 
for a non-executive director is subject to particularly rigorous 
review, and takes into account the need for progressive 
refreshing of the Board of Directors.

Simon Rowlands's appointment as a member of the Board 
of Directors ended on 21 April 2021. On 22 April 2021, 
Africa Platforms Capital LLP was appointed as a director. 
On the same date, Africa Platforms Capital LLP was approved 
to be represented on the Board by Simon Rowlands. 

Sergey Kalugin was appointed as an independent director 
in March 2022. Tony Maher, Kirill Dmitriev and Africa Platforms 
Capital LLP (represented by Simon Rowlands) stepped down 
as members of the Board of Directors on 21 April 2021, 
5 March 2022 and 9 March 2022 respectively.

Following the resignation of Mr Simon Rowlands and Mr Kirill 
Dmitriev on 5 March 2022 and 9 March 2022, respectively, 
Mr Vitaly Ustimenko and Mr Sergey Kalugin were appointed 
as other members of the audit committee on 14 March 2022. 

The Audit Committee meets at least four times each year 
and is responsible for considering:
 • The reliability and appropriateness of disclosures 
in the financial statements and external financial 
communication

 • The maintenance of an effective system of internal controls 
including financial, operational and compliance controls 
and risk management system

 • Preparation of recommendations to the shareholders 

for approval in General Meetings in relation to the appointment, 
reappointment and removal of the external auditors
 • Approval of the remuneration and terms of engagement 

of the external auditors in respect of audit services provided

 • The audit process, including monitoring and review 

of the external auditors’ performance, independence 
and objectivity

 • Development and implementation of the policy on non-audit 

services provided by the external auditors 

 • Monitoring compliance with laws and regulations and standard 

of corporate governance

The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in its oversight 
of the performance and leadership of the internal audit activity.

Where the Audit Committee’s monitoring and review activities 
reveal cause for concern or scope for improvement, it shall make 
recommendation to the Board of Directors on actions needed 
to address the issues or to make improvements.

The members of the Board of Directors who served 
as at the date of signing of these consolidated financial 
statements, are presented on the pages 60-61.

Internal audit

Refer to Note 22 of these consolidated financial statements 
for the remuneration of the directors and other key 
management personnel.

THE BOARD COMMITTEES

Since September 2012, the Board of Directors established 
the operation of the following three committees: the Audit 
Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration 
Committee.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is responsible for monitoring and review 
the effectiveness of the Company’s internal audit function. 
In this respect, the Audit Committee may require investigations 
by, or under the authority of, the head of Internal Audit 
into any activities of the Group which may be of interest 
or concern to the Audit Committee.

The Company`s internal auditor is responsible 
for the recommendation of an audit plan to the Audit Committee. 
The internal auditor carries out auditing assignments in accordance 
with such plan and oversees the Company`s compliance 
with the plan`s recommendations. The internal auditor files a quarterly 
report with his findings to the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee comprises three non-executive directors, 
two of whom are independent. The Audit Committee has 
been chaired by independent non-executive director Tatiana 
Lukina since 6 December 2019, Mr Kirill Dmitriev and Mr Simon 
Rowlands were the other members.

Nomination Committee

The Nomination Committee comprises one executive and two 
non-executive directors, one of whom is independent. 
The Nomination Committee is chaired by non-executive director 

Mr Vladimir Mekler (since June 2016). Mr Mark Kurtser 
and Mr Simon Rowlands were the other members. Following 
the resignation of Mr Simon Rowlands on 9 March 2022, 
Mr Sergey Kalugin was appointed as other member of the audit 
committee on 14 March 2022.

The Nomination Committee meets at least once a year 
and is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors 
in discharging its corporate governance responsibilities 
in relation to appointment of all executive and non-executive 
directors, as well as the CEO and CFO of the Company. 
The main objective of the Nomination Committee is to lead 
the process for the Board of Directors’ appointments 
and make respective recommendation to the Board 
of Directors, ensuring proper balance of the Board 
of Directors and qualification of its members. The Nomination 
Committee also considers the composition of the Audit 
and Remuneration Committees.

Remuneration Committee

The Remuneration Committee comprises two non-executive 
directors and one executive director. The Remuneration 
Committee was chaired by an independent non-executive 
director Mr Simon Rowlands, who stepped down on 5 March 
2022. Mr Sergey Kalugin was appointed as the chairman 
of the Remuneration Committee on 14 March 2022. The two 
other members are Dr Mark Kurtser and Mr Vladimir Mekler.

The Remuneration Committee meets at least once a year 
and is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors 
in discharging its corporate governance responsibilities 
in relation to remuneration of all executive directors 
and the chairman of the Board of Directors. The main 
objective of the Remuneration Committee is to determine 
the framework and policy for the remuneration 
of the executive directors, the chairman of the Board 
of Directors and senior executives, and the specific 
remuneration of each executive director and the chairman 
of the Board of Directors and any compensation payments.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Since 2012, the Company has maintained full compliance 
with the UK Corporate Governance Code. The Company 
is committed to the highest standards of corporate 
governance and transparency. The Board of Directors 
recognises that good governance is a strategic asset 
that helps it to deliver consistent long term value to its 
shareholders. By running the Company in an open way, 
the Board of Directors enables shareholders to understand 
how it has been able to deliver consistently strong results. 
The Board of Directors believes that corporate responsibility 
is an essential part of good governance and makes sound 

business sense, as well as being crucial to the appropriate 
management of risk within the Company.

Improving its corporate governance structure in accordance 
with the internationally recognised best practices 
the Company adopted important policies and procedures.

The Company’s corporate governance policies and practices 
are designed to ensure that the Company is focused 
on upholding its responsibilities to the shareholders.

The Company’s corporate governance policies and practices 
include, inter alia:
 • Appointment policy for the Board of Directors 

and Committees

 • Terms of reference of the Audit Committee, Nomination 

Committee and Remuneration Committee

 • Code of Ethics and Conduct
 • Business Continuity Policy
 • Disclosure Policy
 • Regulations on Insider Information
 • Risk Management Policy 
 • Anti-Fraud Policy

INTERNAL CONTROL IN RELATION 
TO THE FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESS

The Group has set formal policies and written term of reference 
in relation to the financial reporting process that include:
 • Corporate Accounting policy Guidelines
 • Methodology for the Transformation of Financial Statements 

from RAS to IFRS

 • Methodology for the Consolidation of IFRS Financial 

Statements

 • Financial Reporting Preparation Procedure
 • The Group’s structure
The objective of this policу is to establish uniform procedures 
and to implement requirements for the preparation 
of the consolidated financial statements of the Group. 
The procedure should be reviewed for compliance 
with International Financial Reporting Standards 
as well as current conditions and planned changes 
in the Group’s business activities at least once a year. When 
necessary, amendments and additions to this Procedure should 
be adopted.

MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

The Company shall in each year hold a general meeting as its 
annual general meeting in addition to any other meetings in that 
year. An annual general meeting and any other shareholders’ 
meeting called to pass a special resolution can be convened 
by the Board of Directors by a notice, specifying the matters 
to be discussed, issued at least 21 days before the meeting. 
Any other meetings shall be convened by the Board 

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of Directors by a notice, specifying the matters to be discussed, 
issued at least 14 days before the meeting. If the notice period 
is less than 21 days or 14 days as applicable, the meeting will 
be deemed to have been duly called if it is so agreed:
 • in the case of a meeting called as the annual general 

meeting, by all the shareholders entitled to attend and vote; 
and

 • in the case of any other meeting, by a majority in number 

of the members having a right to attend and vote 
at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less 
than 95 percent in nominal value of the shares giving that 
right.

A notice convening a general meeting must be sent to each 
of the shareholders.

All shareholders are entitled to attend the general meeting 
or be represented by a proxy authorised in writing. 
In the general meeting, on a poll, every share gives the holder 
the right to cast one vote, whereas, on a show of hands, each 
member has one vote. A corporate member may, by resolution 
of its directors or other governing body, authorise a person 
to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company.

BRANCHES

TREASURY SHARES

During the year ended 31 December 2021 the Company did 
not acquire any treasury shares.

EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

The events after the reporting date are disclosed in Note 29 
to the consolidated financial statements.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The independent auditors of the Company Messrs. KPMG Limited 
have expressed their willingness to continue in office. A resolution 
giving authority to the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration 
will be submitted to the Annual General Meeting.

By order of the Board of Directors,

Vladimir Mekler
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mark Kurtser
Managing Director, member of the Board of Directors

MD Medical Group Investments Plc has a branch in Moscow.

Moscow, 25 March 2022

DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the prepara-
tion of consolidated financial statements that give a true and fair 
view in accordance with International Financial Reporting Stan-
dards as adopted by the European Union and the requirements 
of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap.113, and for such internal 
control as the Board of Directors determines is necessary to en-
able the preparation of consolidated financial statements that 
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

This responsibility includes selecting appropriate account-
ing policies and applying them consistently; and making ac-
counting estimates and judgements that are reasonable 
in the circumstances.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Board 
of Directors is also responsible for assessing the Group’s abil-
ity to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, 
matters related to going concern and using the going concern 
basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends 
to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no re-
alistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing 
the Group’s financial reporting process.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ CONFIRMATIONS

The Board of Directors confirms that, to the best of its 
knowledge:
a.  the consolidated financial statements, which are presented 

on pages 67 to 88, which have been prepared in accordance 
with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted 
by the European Union and the requirements of the Cyprus 
Companies Law, Cap.113, give a true and fair view 
of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit 
or loss of the Company and the undertakings included 
in the consolidation taken as a whole; and
b.  the management report includes a fair review 

of the development and performance of the business 
and the position of the Company and the undertakings 
included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together 
with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that 
it faces/they face.

Further, the Board of Directors confirms that, to the best 
of its knowledge:

I.  Adequate accounting records have been maintained 

which disclose with reasonable accuracy 
the financial position of the Group and explain its 
transactions

ii.  All information of which it is aware that is relevant 
to the preparation of the consolidated financial 
statements, such as accounting records and all 
other relevant records and documentation, has been 
made available to the Company’s auditors

iii.  The consolidated financial statements disclose 

the information required by the Cyprus Companies 
Law, Cap.113 in the manner so required

iv.  The Consolidated Management Report has been 
prepared in accordance with the requirements 
of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap.113, 
and the information given therein is consistent 
with the consolidated financial statements
v.  The information included in the corporate 
governance statement in accordance 
with the requirements of subparagraphs (iv) and (v) 
of paragraph 2(a) of Article 151 of the Cyprus 
Companies Law, Cap. 113, and which is included 
as a specific section of the Consolidated 
Management Report, have been prepared 
in accordance with the requirements of the Cyprus 
Companies Law, Cap. 113, and is consistent 
with the consolidated financial statements

vi. The corporate governance statement includes all 
information referred to in subparagraphs (i), (ii), 
(iii), (vi) and (vii) of paragraph 2(a) of Article 151 
of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.

By order of the Board of Directors,

Vladimir Mekler
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mark Kurtser
Managing Director, member of the Board of Directors

Moscow, 25 March 2022

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KPMG Limited 
Chartered Accountants 
11, June 16th 1943 Street, 3022 Limassol, Cyprus 
P.O.Box 50161, 3601 Limassol, Cyprus 
T: +357 25 869000, F: +357 25 363842

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT 
TO THE MEMBERS  
OF MD MEDICAL GROUP INVESTMENTS PLC

REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Opinion

Basis for opinion

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial 
statements of MD Medical Group Investments Pic 
(the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”), 
which are presented on pages 18 to 57 and comprise 
the consolidated statement of financial position 
as at 31 December 2021, and the consolidated statements 
of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes 
in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and notes 
to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary 
of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial 
statements give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial 
position of the Group as at 31 December 2021, and of its 
consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash 
flows for the year then ended in accordance with International 
Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European 
Union (“IFRS-EU”) and the requirements of the Cyprus 
Companies Law, Cap. 113, as amended from time to time 
(the “Companies Law, Cap.113”).

We conducted our audit in accordance with International 
Standards on Auditing (“ISAs”). Our responsibilities 
under those standards are further described in the “Auditors’ 
responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial 
statements’” section of our report. We are independent 
of the Group in accordance with the International Code 
of Ethics (Including International Independence Standards) 
for Professional Accountants of the International Ethics 
Standards Board for Accountants (“IESBA Code”) together 
with the ethical requirements in Cyprus that are relevant 
to our audit of the financial statements, and we have fulfilled 
our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these 
requirements and the IESBA Code. We believe that the audit 
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate 
to provide a basis for our opinion.

KPMG Limited. a private company limited by shares. 
registered in Cyprus under registration number  
HE 132822 with its registered office at 14, Esperidon Street, 
1087, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Nicosia 
P.O. Box 21121, 1502 
T: +357 22 209000  
F: +357 22 678200

Paphos 
P.O. Box 60288, 8101 
T: +357 26 943050  
F: +357 26 943062

Polis Chrysochous  
P.O. Box 66014, 8330 
T: +357 26 322098  
F: +357 26 322722

Larnaca 
P.O. Box 40075, 6300 
T: +357 24 200000  
F: +357 24 200200

Paralimni / Ayia Napa 
P.O. Box 33200, 5311 
T; +357 23 820080 F: 
+357 23 820084

Emphasis of matter-Subsequent Event

Key audit matters

We draw attention to Note 29 to the consolidated financial 
statements which describes the recent developments 
in Russia’s operating environment, as a result of the military 
operations in Ukraine and the associated risks for the Group.

In addition to the matter described in Emphasis of matter - 
Subsequent Event paragraph above, we have determined 
the matters described below to be the key audit matters 
to be communicated in our report.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional 
judgment, were of most significance in our audit 
of the consolidated financial statements of the current 
period. These matters were addressed in the context of our 
audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, 
and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide 
a separate opinion on these matters.

Goodwill impairment

Refer to Note 14 of the consolidated financial statements (RUB 2,032,320 thousand)

Key audit matter

How the key audit matter was addressed in our audit

The annual impairment testing of goodwill is considered 
to be a key audit matter due to the complexity 
of the accounting requirements and the significant judgement 
required in determining the assumptions to be used 
to estimate the recoverable amount. The recoverable amount 
of the Group’s Cash Generating Units (CGUS’), which 
is determined to represent the value in use, has been derived 
from discounted forecast cash flow models. These models use 
several key assumptions, including estimates of future sales 
volumes and prices, operating costs, terminal growth rates 
and the weighted-average cost of capital (discount rate).

Our audit procedures in this area included, among others:
We assessed whether the recoverable amount calculations 
were performed at the appropriate level of CGU and we 
evaluated the appropriateness of the methodologies 
and calculations used by the Company.
We evaluated the appropriateness of the key valuation inputs 
and assumptions applied such us estimated revenue growth 
rates, EBITDA estimated rates, terminal growth, after-tax 
profitability comparing them to historical results and forecasts.
Involved our own valuation specialists to assist in evaluating 
the appropriateness of the weighted-average cost of capital 
(discount rate), CAPEX in terminal value used, long term growth 
rate, length of the projection period;

Evaluated the adequacy of the financial statement’s disclosures, 
including disclosures of key assumptions, judgements 
and sensitivities.

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Refer to Note 4 of the consolidated financial statements (RUB 25,219,683 thousand).

Refer to Note 10 of the consolidated financial statements.

Key audit matter

How the key audit matter was addressed in our audit

Key audit matter

How the key audit matter was addressed in our audit

Revenue recognition

Taxation

Our audit procedures in this area included, among others:
Involved our tax specialist to challenge significant assumptions/
judgements relating to meeting the conditions for applying 0% 
income tax rate and simplified tax regime 15% rate.
- Tested the mathematical accuracy of the Company’s 
calculations over the applicable monetary criteria for applying 
0% and 15% (i.e. percentage of revenue from medical activities 
to total revenue, percentage of employees holding medical 
certificates to total number of employees)
For a sample of employees which according to the Company 
represent holders of medical certificates review those medical 
certificates.

The taxation system in the Russian Federation continues 
to evolve and currently the tax authorities are taking a more 
assertive and substance-based approach to their interpretation 
and enforcement of tax legislation.
Group Companies offering medical services, operating 
in Russian Federation and meeting the conditions specified 
in Federal law 395-N (“Law”), apply 0% corporate 
income tax rate. There is a risk that certain entities may 
not meet the eligibility criteria to apply the 0% tax rate 
given the interpretation and or the practice to be applied 
by the Russian Tax Office in assessing compliance 
with exemption criteria.
Group Companies, offering administrative/ support services 
to group subsidiaries and meeting the conditions specified 
in Federal law 395-N (“Law”)/ apply 15% corporate income 
tax rate (Simplified Tax System). There is a risk of abolishing 
the simplified tax system/regime applied by those group 
companies given the interpretation and or the practice 
to be applied by the Russian Tax Office in assessing 
compliance with criteria.

The Group has a number of revenue streams with different 
revenue recognition policies.
The major part of the revenue is generated from individual 
patients who receive medical care either based on concluded 
contracts or based on daily tickets for one-off visits. 
Contracts may last for long periods. Generally, patients prepay 
for the whole amount of the contracts and visit doctors during 
the period of the contract. The number of visits in all medical 
centres of the Group is significant.
Prices to be charged per service and discount rates offered 
are ‘built’ into the system. Therefore, the Group relies 
on automation within the medical IT system for complete 
and accurate revenue recognition through interface 
with the accounting system.
Given the number of different revenue streams, the volume 
of transactions and related reliance on the medical IT 
system, we consider that a risk exists in relation to revenue 
being recorded in the correct period at the correct amount, 
including related contract liability in the consolidated statement 
of financial position.

As such, revenue recognition is an area that our audit 
is focused on.

Our audit procedures in this area included among others:
- Assessing the design and implementation and test general 
IT controls and IT application controls relevant to revenue 
recognition. Our IRM specialist were involved and carried out 
the following;

a.  Tested that the granting of access rights to Medialog 
system was based on the approved duties and role/
position of each employee (segregation of duties) 
and that for employees discharged access rights 
to Medialog system is blocked.

b.  Tested that users with granted administrative access 
to Medialog system (database level, application level 
and operating system) are included in the approved list 
of system administrators.

c.  Evaluated password settings process in Medialog.
d.  Tested that access to input and modification of prices 
and discounts already ‘built’ in Medialog is limited 
to employees with appropriate job responsibilities.

e.  Tested Medialog automatic functioning of linking 

tickets issued for the provision of services to invoice 
and payments, including its function to link tickets 
to particular service contracts formed or to recognize 
tickets as one-off service related.

f.  Tested that Revenue data is accurately transferred 

from Medialog system to 1C system.

Assessing the design and implementation and test manual 
application controls;

a.  Test that Chief cashier reconciled cash received 
per Z-report to encashment signed schedules 
and to accounting record made in 1C.

b.  Test that Manager checks that Medialog records agree 
to final signed acts and that acts are signed by patients 
and Manager.

Obtained external confirmations from banks and compared 
annual cash receipts and cash balances on bank accounts 
to the data recorded in the accounting systems (sales, cash 
received and bank balances).
Obtained confirmation letters from a sample of debtors (legal 
entities) to confirm balances and turnover.
Performed analytical procedures.

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Other information

Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit 
of the consolidated financial statements

The Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. 
The other information comprises the Management Report 
and the Annual Report but does not include the consolidated 
financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.

Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does 
not cover the other information and we do not express 
any form of assurance conclusion thereon, except as required 
by the Companies Law, Cap.113.

In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial 
statements, our responsibility is to read the other information 
and, in doing so, consider whether the other information 
is materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial 
statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise 
appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work 
we have performed, we conclude that there is a material 
misstatement of this other information, we are required to report 
that fact.

With regards to the management report, our report in this 
regard is presented in the “Report on other legal requirements” 
section.

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors 
and those charged with governance 
for the consolidated financial statements

The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation 
of consolidated financial statements that give a true and fair 
view in accordance with IFRS-EU and the requirements 
of the Companies Law, Cap. 113, and for such internal control 
as the Board of Directors determines is necessary to enable 
the preparation of consolidated financial statements that 
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud 
or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Board 
of Directors is responsible for assessing the Group’s ability 
to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, 
matters related to going concern and using the going concern 
basis of accounting, unless there is an intention to either 
liquidate the Company or to cease the Group’s operations, 
or there is no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Board of Directors and those charged with governance 
are responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting 
process.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance 
about whether the consolidated financial statements 
as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due 
to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes 
our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, 
but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance 
with ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when 
it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error 
and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, 
they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated 
financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise 
professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism 
throughout the audit. We also:
 • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement 
of the consolidated financial statements, whether due 
to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures 
responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that 
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our 
opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement 
resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting 
from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional 
omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal 
control.

 • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant 
to the audit in order to design audit procedures 
that are appropriate in the circumstances, 
but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion 
on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.

 • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used 

and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related 
disclosures made by the Board of Directors.

Conclude on the appropriateness of the Board of Directors’ 
use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based 
on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty 
exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant 
doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If 
we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required 
to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related 
disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if 
such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our 
conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up 
to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events 
or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue 
as a going concern.

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content 
of the consolidated financial statements, including 
the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial 
statements represent the underlying transactions and events 
in a manner that achieves a true and fair view.

REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

Pursuant to the additional requirements of law L.53(I)/2017, 
and based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit, 
we report the following:

 • Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding 

the financial information of the entities or business activities 
of the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated 
financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, 
supervision and performance of the Group audit. We remain 
solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance 
regarding, among other matters, the planned scope 
and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including 
any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify 
during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance 
with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical 
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate 
with them all relationships and other matters that may 
reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, 
and where applicable, actions taken to eliminate threats 
or safeguards applied.

From the matters communicated with those charged 
with governance, we determine those matters that 
were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated 
financial statements of the current period and are therefore 
the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our 
auditors’ report.

 • In our opinion, the management report the preparation 
of which is the responsibility of the Board of Directors, 
has been prepared in accordance with the requirements 
of the Companies Law, Cap 113, and the information given 
is consistent with the consolidated financial statements.

 • In the light of the knowledge and understanding 

of the business and the Group’s environment obtained 
in the course of the audit, we have not identified material 
misstatements in the management report.

Other Matter
This report, including the opinion, has been prepared 
for and only for the Company’s members as a body 
in accordance with Section 69 of Law L.53(I)/2017 and for no 
other purpose. We do not, in giving this opinion, accept 
or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other 
person to whose knowledge this report may come to.

The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this 
independent auditors’ report is George S.

Certified Public Accountant and Registered Auditor 
for and on behalf of

KPMG Limited

Certified Public Accountants and Registered Auditors

11, June 16th 1943 Street

3022 Limassol

Cyprus

25 March 2022

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80

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT  
OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT  
OF FINANCIAL POSITION

For the year ended 31 December 2021

As at 31 December 2021

Note

2021
RUB’000

2020
RUB’000

Note

31 December 2021 
RUB’000

31 December 2020 
RUB’000

4

5

8

6

8

9

9

9

9

10

Revenue

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Other income

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Other expenses

Operating profit

Finance income

Finance expenses

Net foreign exchange transactions (loss) / gain

Net finance expenses

Profit before tax

Income tax expense

Profit for the year

Total comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the year attributable to:

Owners of the Company

Non-controlling interests

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

Owners of the Company

Non-controlling interests

Earnings per share (RUB)

11

The Notes on pages 88 to 119 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements  

25,219,683

19,133,499

(15,231,775)

(12,006,620)

9,987,908

104,424

7,126,879

226,391

(3,402,362)

(2,806,793)

(68,007)

6,621,963

93,683

(549,361)

(8,017)

(463,695)

6,158,268

(15,242)

6,143,026

6,143,026

6,003,486

139,540

6,143,026

6,003,486

139,540

6,143,026

79.91

(42,279)

4,504,198

248,582

(537,238)

122,532

(166,124)

4,338,074

(4,774)

4,333,300

4,333,300

4,196,463

136,837

4,333,300

4,196,463

136,837

4,333,300

55.86

ASSETS

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Trade, other receivables and deferred expenses

Deferred tax assets

Total non-current assets

Inventories

Trade, other receivables and deferred expenses

Short-term bank deposits

Cash and cash equivalents

Total current assets

Total assets

EQUITY

Share capital

Share premium

Reserves

Retained earnings

Total equity attributable to the owners of the Company

Non-controlling interests

Total equity

LIABILITIES

Loans and borrowings

Trade and other payables

Deferred tax liabilities

Contract liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

Loans and borrowings

Trade and other payables

Contract liabilities

Total current liabilities

Total liabilities

13

14

15

15

16

16

17

18

18

18

26

19

21

20

19

21

20

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

On 25 March 2022, the Board of Directors of MD Medical Group Investments Plc 
approved and authorised these consolidated financial statements for issue.

26,070,398

2,141,945

339,909

4,300

28,556,552

1,164,761

971,341

−

3,589,623

5,725,725

34,282,277

180,585

5,243,319

(655,352)

18,064,135

22,832,687

264,505

23,097,192

3,726,707

624,808

6,234

460,420

4,818,169

1,786,326

3,010,232

1,570,358

6,366,916

11,185,085

34,282,277

23,296,538

2,205,655

630,626

4,959

26,137,778

973,877

1,007,973

746,145

3,128,718

5,856,713

31,994,491

180,585

5,243,319

(655,352)

14,840,273

19,608,825

343,756

19,952,581

5,230,477

679,843

4,540

483,026

6,397,886

1,587,521

2,630,288

1,426,215

5,644,024

12,041,910

31,994,491

Vladimir Mekler
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mark Kurtser
Managing Director

Andrey Khoperskiy
First Deputy CEO
Chief Financial Officer (until 31.12.2021)

The Notes on pages 88 to 119 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements  

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82

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT  
OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the year ended 31 December 2021

Note

Share capital
RUB’000

Share premium
RUB’000

Reserves
RUB’000

Retained earnings
RUB’000

Total
RUB’000

Non-controlling 
interests
RUB’000

Attributable to owners of the Company

Total equity
RUB’000

Balance at 1 January 2021

180,585

5,243,319

(655,352)

14,840,273

19,608,825

Profit and total comprehensive income for the year

CONTRIBUTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends declared

Other changes

Total contributions and distributions

12

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

6,003,486

6,003,486

343,756

139,540

19,952,581

6,143,026

(2,779,624)

(2,779,624)

(219,222)

(2,998,846)

−

−

431

431

(2,779,624)

(2,779,624)

(218,791)

(2,998,415)

Balance at 31 December 2021

180,585

5,243,319

(655,352)

18,064,135

22,832,687

264,505

23,097,192

Share premium is not available for distribution.

The Notes on pages 88 to 119 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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84

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT  
OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Note

Attributable to owners of the Company

Attributable to owners of the Company

Total equity
RUB’000

Share capital
RUB’000

Share premium
RUB’000

Reserves
RUB’000

Retained earnings
RUB’000

Total
RUB’000

Non-controlling 
interests
RUB’000

Balance at 1 January 2020

180,585

5,243,319

(655,352)

12,769,848

17,538,400

Profit and total comprehensive income for the year

CONTRIBUTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends declared

12

Total contributions and distributions

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

4,196,463

4,196,463

341,742

136,837

17,880,142

4,333,300

(2,126,038)

(2,126,038)

(134,823)

(2,260,861)

(2,126,038)

(2,126,038)

(134,823)

(2,260,861)

Balance at 31 December 2020

180,585

5,243,319

(655,352)

14,840,273

19,608,825

343,756

19,952,581

Share premium is not available for distribution.

The Notes on pages 88 to 119 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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86

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Note

2021
RUB’000

2020
RUB’000

Note

2021
RUB’000

2020
RUB’000

For the year ended 31 December 2021

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Profit for the year

Adjustments for:

Depreciation

Amortisation

Gain from the sale of property, plant and equipment

Write-off of property, plant and equipment

Impairment of trade and other receivables

Finance income

Finance expenses (excluding impairment)

Impairment of trade and other receivables

Net foreign exchange transactions loss / (gain)

Income tax expense

Increase in inventories

Increase in trade and other receivables

Increase in trade and other payables

Increase in contract liabilities

Cash flows from operations

Tax paid

13

14

9

9

9

9

10

6,143,026

4,333,300

1,577,042

122,176

(2,162)

27,189

−

(93,683)

517,714

31,647

8,017

15,242

8,346,208

(190,884)

(7,912)

276,341

80,278

1,413,323

110,450

(6,674)

7,229

22,308

(248,582)

506,279

30,959

(122,532)

4,774

6,050,834

(253,915)

(523,507)

771,055

480,384

8,504,031

6,524,851

(4,635)

(9,438)

Net cash flows from operating activities

8,499,396

6,515,413

The Notes on pages 88 to 119 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Acquisition/construction of property, plant 
and equipment

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

Acquisition of intangible assets

Proceeds from government grant

Placing short-term bank deposits

Proceeds from short-term bank deposits return

Bank interest received

Loans returned from third parties

(3,734,757)

(3,778,215)

2,724

(55,466)

−

(866,831)

1,648,623

93,683

−

13,092

(126,234)

139,182

(2,097,704)

1,858,475

110,796

1,000

13

9

Net cash flows used in investing activities

(2,912,024)

(3,879,608)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from loans and borrowings

Repayment of loans and borrowings

Payments of lease liabilities

Finance expenses paid

Proceeds from reimbursed VAT

Repayment of reimbursed VAT

−

1,193,493

(1,490,806)

(1,319,275)

(152,470)

(363,727)

33,138

(152,123)

(158,086)

(375,047)

337,378

(111,351)

Dividends paid to the owners of the Company

(2,726,685)

(2,211,202)

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

(178,177)

(134,823)

Net cash flows used in financing activities

(5,030,850)

(2,778,913)

Net increase /  
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning 
of the year

Effect of movements in exchange rates on cash held

Cash and cash equivalents  
as at the end of the year

556,522

(143,108)

3,128,718

3,061,448

(95,617)

3,589,623

210,378

3,128,718

16

16

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED  
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Name

Country 
of incorporation

Activities

31 December 
2021
Effective 
holding
%

31 December 
2020
Effective 
holding
%

For the year ended 31 December 2021

1. INCORPORATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

MD Medical Group Investments Plc (the “Company”) 
was incorporated in Cyprus on 5 August 2010 as a private 
limited liability company under the provisions of the Cyprus 
Companies Law, Cap. 113. In August 2012, following 
the special resolution passed by the shareholder, the Company 
was converted into a public limited liability company 
in accordance with the provisions of the Cyprus Companies 
Law, Cap. 113. Its Registered Office is at Dimitriou Karatasou 
15, Anastasio Building, 6th floor, office 601, Strovolos, 2024, 
Nicosia, Cyprus.

The principal activity of the Company is that of an investment 
holding company and, for that purpose, to acquire and hold 
controlling and other interests in the share or loan capital 
of any company or companies of any nature, but primarily 
in the healthcare industry. Refer to Note 4 for more detailed 
information about the services provided by the Group’s medical 
centres.

The details of the directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries 
are as follows:

Name

Country 
of incorporation

Activities

31 December 
2021
Effective 
holding
%

31 December 
2020
Effective 
holding
%

JSC MD Project 2000

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Khaven

LLC Velum

LLC Capital Group

LLC FimedLab

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Pharmaceutics retail

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Clinic Mother and Child

Russian Federation

Holding of trademarks

LLC Clinica Zdorovia

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Ivamed

LLC Dilamed

LLC UsticECO

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Perm

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Ufa

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Saint Petersburg 

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC MD Project 2010

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Ugo-Zapad

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC MD Service

Russian Federation

Pharmaceutics retail

LLC Mother and Child Nizhny Novgorod

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Yekaterinburg

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Tyumen

Russian Federation

Medical services

CJSC MK IDK

LLC Apteka IDK

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Pharmaceutics retail

95

100

90

95

−

100

80

100

100

−

95

95

85

100

90

95

100

100

100

100

100

95

100

90

95

90

100

80

100

100

70

95

95

85

100

90

95

100

100

100

100

100

LLC CSR

LLC MD Assistance

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Assistance services

LLC Mother and Child Yaroslavl

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Kostroma

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Vladimir

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Ryazan

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Kazan

Russian Federation

Medical services

JSC MC Avicenna

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC H&C Medical Group

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Centre of Reproductive Medicine

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Medica-2

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Krasnoyarskii centre of Reproductive 
Medicine

LLC Novosibirskii centre of Reproductive 
Medicine

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Omskii centre of Reproductive Medicine Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Barnaulskii centre of Reproductive 
Medicine

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Vladivostok

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Irkutsk Clinical Hospital

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Volga

Russian Federation

Management company

LLC MD Finance

Russian Federation

Management company

LLC Mother and Child Vladikavkaz

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Krasnodar

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Rostov-on-Don

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC MD Group Krasnogorsk

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC MD Belgorod

LLC MD Lipetsk

NFP MGIMO-MED

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical university

LLC Siberia service company

Russian Federation

Service company

LLC TechMedCom

Russian Federation

Service company

LLC Service Hospital Company

Russian Federation

Service company

LLC Elleprof

Russian Federation

Service company

LLC Medtechnoservice

Russian Federation

Service company

100

100

80

80

80

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

−

100

100

−

100

100

90

100

100

67

−

−

−

−

−

100

100

80

80

80

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

90

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

As at 31 December 2021, 67.9% of the Company’s 
share capital is owned by MD Medical Holding Limited, 
a company beneficially owned by Dr Mark Kurtser. The 32.1% 

of the Company’s share capital is owned by Guarantee 
Nominee Limited, which holds the shares on behalf of the GDR 
holders.

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2. BASIS OF PREPARATION

(a) Statement of compliance

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared 
in accordance with International Financial Reporting 
Standards as adopted by the European Union (IFRS-EU) 
and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap.113.

These consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board 
of Directors and were authorised for issue on 25 March 2022.

(b) Basis of measurement

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared 
under the historical cost convention.

(c) Functional and presentation currency

All of the operational Group entities are located in the Russian 
Federation. The Company and all its operating subsidiaries have 
RUB as their functional currency.

These consolidated financial statements of the Group 
are presented in RUB, all amounts have been rounded 
to the nearest thousand, unless otherwise indicated.

(d) Use of estimates and judgements

Preparing these consolidated financial statements in accordance 
with IFRSs requires management to exercise their judgement 
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the application 
of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets 
and liabilities, income and expenses.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical 
experience and various other factors that are deemed reasonable 
based on knowledge available at that time. Actual results may differ 
from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed 
and where necessary revised on an ongoing basis. Revisions 
to estimates are recognised prospectively.

In particular, information about significant areas of estimation, 
uncertainty and critical judgments in applying accounting policies 
that have the most significant effect on the amount recognised 
in the consolidated financial statements are described below:

Going concern

Impairment of intangible assets and property, plant 
and equipment

Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment are initially 
recorded at acquisition cost and are amortised on a straight 
line basis over their useful economic life. Intangible assets 
and property, plant and equipment that are acquired through 
a business combination are initially recorded at fair value 
at the date of acquisition. Intangible assets with indefinite useful 
life are reviewed for impairment at least annually.

The impairment test is performed using the discounted cash flows 
expected to be generated through the use of the intangible assets 
and property, plant and equipment, using a discount rate that 
reflects the current market estimations and the risks associated 
with the asset. When it is impractical to estimate the recoverable 
amount of an asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount 
of the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Impairment of goodwill

Determining whether goodwill is impaired requires an estimation 
of the value in use of the cash generating units of the Group 
to which the goodwill has been allocated.

Other

Information about judgements, assumptions and estimation 
uncertainties regarding revenue recognition, deferred taxes 
assets, provisions, leases and ECL allowance for trade receivables 
and contract assets as at 31 December 2021 is described in Note 3.

COVID-19

In December 2019, the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus 
(COVID-19) was reported in China and has subsequently 
spread globally. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisa-
tion  declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Mobility 
restrictions, quarantines and similar lockdown measures 
implemented in different countries to cope with the pandemic had 
a significant negative impact on the global economy.

From the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic the Group has taken 
necessary measures to avoid direct impact of the pandemic 
on its operations with a special focus on protection of the health 
of employees and clients and uninterrupted business processes.

The major impact of COVID-19 on the macroeconomic environment 
in the healthcare industry resulted in a number of consequences 
on operational and financial performance of the Group.

Determining whether there are material uncertainties that may 
cast significant doubt on the Group`s ability to continue as a going 
concern.

In response to the needs of patients the management 
of the Company took the decision to start treating patients 
with symptoms of pneumonia, including patients with symptoms 

of coronavirus at its clinical hospital Lapino from 30 March 2020 
in temporary mode. Surgery, cardiology, traumatology and urology 
departments of the Lapino Clinical Hospital remained open 
to receive emergency patients. Other patients were relocated 
to MD Group Clinical Hospital (PMC) to proceed with contracts. 
Amid the decreased inflow of patients with coronavirus, 
from 8 June 2020, Lapino hospital returned to its normal format. All 
the Company’s other medical centres continued business as usual.

The Group started a construction of a new hospital 
on 29 December 2020 and launched of the new multifunctional 
medical centre (“Lapino-4”) on the Lapino medical complex 
grounds on 1 February 2021. The construction of the new 
2-storey multifunctional medical centre intended to treat patients 
with infections, including coronavirus patients, was achieved 
in short time using rapid construction technology.

Impairment of property, plant and equipment, goodwill 
and right-of-use assets

Management has considered the impact of COVID-19 
on the business of the Group. Current market conditions create 
additional estimation uncertainties and impact certain key 
assumptions in the valuation of assets used for preparation 
of these consolidated financial statements.

For impairment testing purposes, the Group has determined 
that each subsidiary is a separate CGU. Each CGU is tested 
for impairment at the balance sheet date if any indicators 
of impairment have been identified. 

The value in use of each CGU tested for impairment 
is calculated based on the Group’s latest forecast cash flows, 
covering a five-year period, which have regard to historic 
performance and knowledge of the current market, together 
with the Group’s views on the future achievable growth 
and the impact of committed initiatives. The cash flows 
include ongoing capital expenditure required to maintain 
the healthcare network, but exclude any growth capital initiatives 
not committed.

Cash flows beyond this five-year period are extrapolated 
using a long-term growth rate based on management’s 
future expectations, with reference to forecast GDP growth. 
The forecasts used to calculate the value in use have been 
updated to take into account the COVID-19 scenario. This 
assumes an impact on 2021/22 revenues and profits.

The key assumptions in the value in use calculations 
are the growth rates of sales and gross profit margins, changes 
in the operating cost base, long-term growth rates and the risk-
adjusted pre-tax discount rate. The pre-tax discount rates 
are derived from the Group’s weighted average cost of capital, 
which has been calculated using the capital asset pricing model, 

the inputs of which include a country risk-free rate, equity risk 
premium, Group size premium and a risk adjustment (beta). 
The pre-tax discount rates range from 14% to 15%.

As a result, no impairment loss is recognised.

Impairment of financial assets

The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts as at the date 
of signing these consolidated financial statements reflects 
the Company’s best estimate of the expected future losses 
for its accounts receivables based on the current economic 
conditions; however, as a result of the uncertainty caused 
by COVID-19 pandemic and other factors, these estimates may 
change and future actual losses may differ from the Company’s 
estimates. The Company will continue to monitor economic 
conditions and will revise the estimates of the expected future 
losses for accounts receivable as necessary.

The expected loss rates are determined based on the average 
write-offs as a proportion of average debt over a period of 12 
months prior to the reporting date. The historical loss rates 
are adjusted for current and forward-looking information where 
significant. The Group considers GDP growth, unemployment, 
sales growth and bankruptcy rates to be the most relevant 
factors and, where the impact of these is significant, adjusts 
the historical loss rates based on expected changes in these 
factors.

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounting policies applied in these consolidated financial 
statements are consistent with those followed in the Group’s 
consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2020 
and for the year then ended.

New standards and amendments applied for the first time 
in 2021 did not impact these consolidated financial statements 
of the Group.

Basis of consolidation

These consolidated financial statements incorporate 
the financial statements of the Company and entities controlled 
by the Company (its subsidiaries). The Group controls an entity 
when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns 
from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect 
those returns through its power over the entity. The financial 
statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated 
financial statements from the date on which control 
commences until the date on which control ceases.

The financial statements of all the Group companies 
are prepared using uniform accounting policies.

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Business combinations

Non-controlling interests

Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using 
the acquisition method when control is transferred to the Group. 
The consideration transferred in the acquisition is generally 
measured at fair value, as are the identifiable net assets acquired. 
Any goodwill that arises is tested annually for impairment. 
Any gain on a bargain purchase is recognised in profit or loss 
immediately. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred, except 
if related to the issue of debt or equity securities.

The consideration transferred does not include amounts related 
to the settlement of pre-existing relationships. Such amounts 
are generally recognised in profit or loss.

Any contingent consideration is measured at fair value 
at the date of acquisition. If an obligation to pay contingent 
consideration that meets the definition of a financial instrument 
is classified as equity, then it is not remeasured and settlement 
is accounted for within equity. Otherwise, other contingent 
consideration is remeasured at fair value at each reporting date 
and subsequent changes in the fair value of the contingent 
consideration are recognised in profit or loss.

Acquisitions from entities under common control

Business combinations arising from transfers of interests 
in entities that are under the control of the shareholder that 
controls the Group are accounted for as if the acquisition 
had occurred at the beginning of the earliest comparative 
period presented or, if later, at the date that common 
control was established or, if later, at the date the Company 
was incorporated. The assets and liabilities acquired 
are recognised at their book values. Any difference between 
the consideration paid and the book values is recognised 
directly in equity.

Non-controlling interests are measured at their proportionate 
share of the acquirer’s identifiable net assets at the date 
of acquisition.

Changes in the Group’s interest in a subsidiary that do 
not result in a loss of control are accounted for as equity 
transactions.

Loss of control

When the Group losses control over a subsidiary, 
it derecognises the assets and liabilities of the subsidiary, 
and any related non-controlling interest and other components 
of equity. Any resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit 
or loss. Any interest retained in the former subsidiary 
is measured at fair value when control is lost.

Transactions eliminated on consolidation

Intra-group balances and transactions and any unrealised 
income and expenses arising from intra-group transactions 
are eliminated. Unrealised losses are eliminated in the same 
way as unrealised gains, but only to the extent that there is no 
evidence of impairment.

Revenue

The Group has two main types of revenue: rendering 
of services and sales of goods.

Revenue is recognised in the moment when the service 
is provided to the customer. Determining the timing 
of the services rendering – at a point in time or over time – 
requires judgement. The details are described below.

Type of product/service

Nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, significant payment terms

Rendering of services (except 
storage of stem cells and long-term 
contracts described below)

Sales of services are recognised at point in time in which the services are rendered 
by reference to completion of the actual service provided. Payments from patients 
for agreements are usually fully prepaid, one-off services are paid right after the service 
is rendered. Mandatory Health Insurance (MHI), insurance and other companies usually pay 
in up to two months after the services are provided.

Sales of goods

Sales of goods are recognised when control over the goods has been transferred 
to the customer, which is usually when the Group has sold or delivered goods 
to the customer, the customer has accepted the goods and collectability of the related 
receivable is reasonably assured. The payments are usually made at the moment 
of sale.

Type of product/service

Nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, significant payment terms

Storage of stem cells

Nature of service is long-term safekeeping of biological materials comprising stem cells 
concentrate. Standard terms of contract include predetermined period of contract 
from 1 to 30 years paid in advance by the customer in full amount. Revenue from contract 
consists of two parts – revenue from blood collection and stem cells isolation (charged 
and recognised at the moment of the appropriate services rendered) and revenue 
from storage of stem cells. Revenue from storage is accrued monthly during the whole 
period of contract.

Rendering of services (long-term 
contracts)

Long-term contracts for offering medical services that last from 1 to 5 years 
with performance obligations satisfied via passage of time. Payments from legal entities 
are usually fully prepaid. Revenue is accrued monthly during the whole period of contract.

Finance income

Tax

Finance income includes:
 • interest income which is recognised as it accrues in profit 

or loss using the effective interest method;

 • income from initial recognition of other payables to tax 

authorities at a market interest rate.

Finance expenses
Finance expenses include interest expense and other borrowing 
costs and are recognised in profit or loss using the effective 
interest method.

The ‘effective interest rate’ is the rate that exactly discounts 
estimated future cash payments or receipts through 
the expected life of the financial instrument to:
 • the gross carrying amount of the financial asset; or
 • the amortised cost of the financial liability. 
In calculating interest income and expense, the effective 
interest rate is applied to the gross carrying amount 
of the asset (when the asset is not credit-impaired) 
or to the amortised cost of the liability. However, for financial 
assets that have become credit-impaired subsequent 
to initial recognition, interest income is calculated by applying 
the effective interest rate to the amortised cost of the financial 
asset. If the asset is no longer credit-impaired, then 
the calculation of interest income reverts to the gross basis.

Foreign currency translation

Foreign currency transactions are translated 
into the functional currency using the exchange rates 
prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange 
gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such 
transactions and from the translation at year end exchange 
rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated 
in foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss.

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit 
for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported 
in profit or loss because it excludes items of income 
or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it 
further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. 
The Group’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax 
rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted 
at the reporting date.

Deferred tax is recognised on differences between the carrying 
amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements 
and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation 
of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the statement 
of financial position liability method. Deferred tax liabilities 
are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences 
and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that 
it is probable that taxable profits will be available against 
which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such 
assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary 
difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition 
(other than in a business combination) of other assets 
and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable 
profit nor the accounting profit.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for taxable temporary 
differences arising on investments in subsidiaries 
and associates, and interests in joint ventures, except where 
the Group is able to control the reversal of the temporary 
difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will 
not reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed 
at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no 
longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available 
to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

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Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected 
to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset 
realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited to profit or loss, 
except when it relates to items charged or credited directly 
to other comprehensive income or equity, in which case 
the deferred tax is also dealt with in other comprehensive 
income or equity.

Freehold buildings

Leasehold improvements

Plant and equipment

No depreciation is provided on land.

Years

50

10–20 

5–10 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there 
is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against 
current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes 
levied by the same taxation authority and the Group intends 
to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

Assets under construction are not depreciated until they 
are completed and available for use. At that moment they 
are reclassified in the relevant class of property, plant 
and equipment and depreciated accordingly.

Dividends declared

Dividend distribution to the Company’s shareholders 
is recognised in the Group’s financial statements when 
the shareholders’ right to receive the dividends is established, 
either through Board resolution (for interim dividends) 
or by the Group’s shareholders in the Annual General Meeting 
(for final dividends).

Government grants

Government grants are recognised where there is reasonable 
assurance that the grant will be received and all attached 
conditions will be complied with. When the grant relates 
to an expense item, it is deducted in reporting from the related 
expense. When the grant relates to an asset, it reduces 
the carrying amount of the asset. The grant is then recognised 
in profit or loss over the useful life of the depreciable asset 
by way of a reduced depreciation charge.

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less 
accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Properties in the course of construction for production, rental 
or administrative purposes, or for purposes not yet determined, 
are carried at cost, less any recognised impairment loss. Cost 
includes professional fees and, for qualifying assets, borrowing 
costs capitalised in accordance with the Group’s accounting 
policy. Depreciation of these assets, on the same basis as other 
property assets, commences when the assets are ready 
for their intended use.

Depreciation is recognised in profit or loss on the straight 
line method over the useful lives of each part of an item 
of property, plant and equipment. The annual depreciation 
rates for the current and comparative periods are based 
on the following estimations of useful lives:

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values 
are reassessed at the reporting date.

Where the carrying amount of an asset is greater than 
its estimated recoverable amount, the asset is impaired 
immediately to its recoverable amount.

Expenditure for repairs and maintenance of property, plant 
and equipment is charged to profit or loss for the year 
in which it is incurred. The cost of major renovations and other 
subsequent expenditure is included in the carrying amount 
of the asset when it is probable that future economic benefits 
in excess of the originally assessed standard of performance 
of the existing asset will flow to the Group. Major renovations 
are depreciated over the remaining useful life of the related asset.

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon 
disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected 
to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss 
arising on the disposal or retirement of an item of property, 
plant and equipment is determined as the difference between 
the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset 
and is recognised in profit or loss.

Intangible assets

(i) Goodwill

Goodwill represents the difference between the cost 
of an acquisition and the fair value of the Group’s share 
of the net identifiable assets of the acquired undertaking 
at the date of acquisition. Positive goodwill on acquisition 
of subsidiaries is included in intangible assets.

The excess of the Group’s interest in the fair value of the new 
subsidiaries’ net assets over the consideration paid for their 
acquisition (a bargain purchase gain) is recognised in profit 
or loss in the year of acquisition of the relevant subsidiary. 
Positive goodwill is tested annually for impairment and is carried 
at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Gains and losses 

on the disposal of an undertaking include the carrying amount 
of goodwill relating to the undertaking sold. For the purpose 
of impairment testing goodwill is allocated to cash generating 
units that are expected to benefit from the synergies 
of the combinations.

(ii) Patents and trademarks

Patents and trademarks are measured initially at purchase cost 
and are amortised on a straight line basis over their estimated 
useful lives. Their estimated useful life is from five to seven 
years.

(iii) Software and web site costs

External costs that are directly associated with website 
controlled by the Group and that will probably generate 
economic benefits exceeding costs beyond one year 
are recognised as intangible assets. Subsequently website 
costs are carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation 
and any accumulated impairment losses. Website costs 
are amortised using the straight line method over their useful 
lives, not exceeding a period of five years. Amortisation 
commences when the site is available for use and is included 
within administrative expenses.

An intangible asset is derecognised on disposal, or when 
no future economic benefits are expected from use. Gains 
or losses arising from derecognition of an intangible asset, 
measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds 
and the carrying amount of the asset, are recognised in profit 
or loss when the asset is derecognised.

Inventories

Inventories include medicines and medical material 
and are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. 
The cost is determined using the weighted average method. 
Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary 
course of business, less the costs to completion and selling 
expenses.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present 
legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, 
it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required 
to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate of the amount 
can be made. Where the Group expects a provision 
to be reimbursed, for example under an insurance contract, 
the reimbursement is recognised as a separate asset but only 
when the reimbursement is virtually certain.

Financial instruments

Recognition

The Group recognises financial assets and financial liabilities 
when, and only when, it becomes a party of the contractual 
provisions of the financial instrument. Trade receivables 
and debt securities issued are initially recognised when they 
are originated.

Classification

The Group classifies financial assets on the basis of both: 
the Group`s business model for managing financial assets, 
as well as the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial 
assets.

The Group’s financial assets comprise of trade and other 
receivables, as well as cash and cash equivalents. All 
of the Group financial assets are measured at amortised cost. 
They are classified as current assets unless the Group has 
an unconditional responsibility to accept deferral of receipt 
for at least twelve months after the balance sheet date, in which 
case they are classified as non-current assets.

A financial asset is measured at amortised cost if it meets both 
of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL:
 • it is held within a business model whose objective is to hold 

assets to collect contractual cash flows; and

 • its contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash 
flows that are solely payments of principal and interest 
on the principal amount outstanding.

Financial assets – Business model assessment
The Group makes an assessment of the objective of the business 
model in which a financial asset is held at a portfolio level 
because this best reflects the way the business is managed 
and information is provided to management. The information 
considered includes:
 • The stated policies and objectives for the portfolio 

and the operation of those policies in practice. These 
include whether management’s strategy focuses on earning 
contractual interest income, maintaining a particular interest 
rate profile, matching the duration of the financial assets 
to the duration of any related liabilities or expected cash 
outflows or realising cash flows through the sale of the assets

 • How the performance of the portfolio is evaluated 

and reported to the Group’s management

 • The risks that affect the performance of the business model 
(and the financial assets held within that business model) 
and how those risks are managed

 • How managers of the business are compensated – e.g. 

whether compensation is based on the fair value of the assets 
managed or the contractual cash flows collected,

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 • The frequency, volume and timing of sales of financial assets 
in prior periods, the reasons for such sales and expectations 
about future sales activity

Transfers of financial assets to third parties in transactions that 
do not qualify for derecognition are not considered sales for this 
purpose, consistent with the Group’s continuing recognition 
of the assets.

Financial assets – Assessment whether contractual 
cash flows are solely payments of principal 
and interest

For the purposes of this assessment, ‘principal’ is defined 
as the fair value of the financial asset on initial recognition. 
‘Interest’ is defined as consideration for the time value 
of money and for the credit risk associated with the principal 
amount outstanding during a particular period of time 
and for other basic lending risks and costs (e.g. liquidity risk 
and administrative costs), as well as a profit margin.

In assessing whether the contractual cash flows are solely 
payments of principal and interest, the Group considers 
the contractual terms of the instrument. This includes assessing 
whether the financial asset contains a contractual term that 
could change the timing or amount of contractual cash 
flows such that it would not meet this condition. In making 
this assessment, the Group considers:
 • Сontingent events that would change the amount or timing 

Initial measurement

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured 
at fair value plus or minus correspondingly of any directly 
attributable transaction costs.

Subsequent Measurement

Financial assets at amortised cost:

These assets are subsequently measured at amortised cost 
using the effective interest method. The amortised cost 
is reduced by impairment losses. Interest income, foreign 
exchange gain and losses and impairment are recognised 
in profit or loss. Any gain or loss on derecognition 
is recognised in profit or loss.

Trade and other receivables are amounts due from customers 
for services performed in the ordinary course of business 
and are stated after deducting the appropriate allowances 
for any impairment.

For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash 
equivalents include cash in hand, cash at bank and short-term 
highly liquid investments with maturity of three months or less 
from the acquisition date that are subject to an insignificant 
risk of changes in their fair value and are used by the Group 
in the management of its short term investments.

of cash flows

Financial liabilities at amortised cost:

 • Terms that may adjust the contractual coupon rate, including 

variablerate features

 • Prepayment and extension features
 • Terms that limit the Group’s claim to cash flows 
from specified assets (e.g. nonrecourse features)

A prepayment feature is consistent with the solely payments 
of principal and interest criterion if the prepayment amount 
substantially represents unpaid amounts of principal 
and interest on the principal amount outstanding, which may 
include reasonable compensation for early termination 
of the contract. Additionally, for a financial asset acquired 
at a discount or premium to its contractual par amount, 
a feature that permits or requires prepayment at an amount 
that substantially represents the contractual par amount 
plus accrued (but unpaid) contractual interest (which may 
also include reasonable compensation for early termination) 
is treated as consistent with this criterion if the fair value 
of the prepayment feature is insignificant at initial recognition.

The Group’s financial liabilities comprise of trade and other 
payables and borrowings. They are classified as current 
liabilities unless there is an unconditional right to defer 
settlement for at least twelve months after the balance sheet 
date, in which case they are classified as long-term liabilities.

Other financial liabilities are subsequently measured 
at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Interest 
expense and foreign exchange gains and losses are recognised 
in profit or loss. Any gain or loss on derecognition is also 
recognised in profit or loss.

Impairment of non-derivative financial assets

At each balance sheet date the Group recognises a loss 
allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets 
measured at amortised cost.

The loss allowance for financial assets at amortised cost 
is recognised in profit or loss in respondence with a balance 
sheet account reducing the carrying amount of the financial 
asset. Expected credit losses for counterparties, including 
banks, are determined based on historical data of relevant 
probability of default and loss given default. Impairment 
on cash and cash equivalents is measured on a 12-month  
expected loss basis and reflects the short maturities 
of the exposures. The Group considers that its cash and cash 
equivalents have low credit risk based on the external credit 
ratings of the counterparties.

Individually significant financial assets are tested 
for impairment on an individual basis. The remaining financial 
assets are assessed collectively in groups that share 
similar credit risk characteristics. The Group measures loss 
allowances at an amount equal to lifetime ECLs.

When determining whether the credit risk of a financial 
asset has increased significantly since initial recognition 
and when estimating ECLs, the Group considers 
reasonable and supportable information that is relevant 
and available without undue cost or effort. This includes both 
quantitative and qualitative information and analysis, based 
on the Group’s historical experience and informed credit 
assessment, that includes forward-looking information.

The Group assumes that the credit risk on a financial asset 
has increased significantly if it is more than 90 days past 
due.

The Group considers a financial asset to be in default 
when the debtor is unlikely to pay its credit obligations 
to the Group in full, without recourse by the Group to actions 
such as realising security (if any is held).

Credit-impaired financial assets

At each reporting date, the Group assesses whether 
financial assets carried at amortised cost are credit-impaired. 
A financial asset is credit-impaired. when one or more events 
that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash 
flows of the financial asset have occurred.

Evidence that a financial asset is credit-impaired includes 
the following observable data:
 • Significant financial difficulty of the debtor
 • It is probable that the debtor will enter bankruptcy 

or other financial reorganisation or

 • The disappearance of an active market for a security 

because of financial difficulties

Write-off
The gross carrying amount of a financial asset is written 
off when the Group has no reasonable expectations 
of recovering a financial asset in its entirety or a portion 
thereof. For individual customers, the Group has 
a policy of writing off the gross carrying amount when 
the financial asset is 3 years without movements past due 
based on Russian legislation. For corporate customers, 
the Group individually makes an assessment with respect 
to the timing and amount of writeoff based on whether 
there is a reasonable expectation of recovery. The Group 
expects no significant recovery from the amount written 
off. However, financial assets that are written off could still 

be subject to enforcement activities in order to comply 
with the Group’s procedures for recovery of amounts due.

An impairment loss is reversed if the reversal can be related 
objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss 
was recognised. For financial assets measured at amortised 
cost the reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

Derecognition of financial assets

A financial asset (or, where applicable a part of a financial 
asset or part of a group of similar financial assets) 
is derecognised when:
 • The rights to receive cash flows from the asset have 

expired

 • The Group retains the right to receive cash flows 

from the asset, but has assumed an obligation to pay 
them in full without material delay to a third party 
under a “pass through” arrangement, or

 • The Group has transferred its rights to receive cash 
flows from the asset and either (a) has transferred 
substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, or (b) 
has neither transferred nor retained substantially all 
the risks and rewards of the asset, but has transferred 
control of the asset

Any interest in such derecognised financial assets 
that is created or retained by the Group, is recognised 
as a separate asset or liability.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation 
under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires.

When an existing financial liability is replaced by another 
from the same lender on substantially different terms, 
or the terms of an existing liability are substantially 
modified, such an exchange or modification is treated 
as a derecognition of the original liability and the recognition 
of a new liability, and the difference in the respective carrying 
amounts is recognised in profit or loss.

Changes in cash flows on existing financial liabilities 
are not considered as modification, if they result 
from existing contractual terms, e.g. changes in fixed 
interest rates initiated by banks due to changes in the CBR 
key rate, if the loan contract entitles banks to do so 
and the Group has an option to either accept the revised 
rate or redeem the loan at par without penalty. The Group 
treats the modification of an interest rate to a current 
market rate using the guidance on floating-rate financial 
instruments. This means that the effective interest rate 
is adjusted prospectively.

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Offsetting financial instruments

in progress and until the resulting properties are put 
into operation.

sources and makes certain adjustments to reflect the terms 
of the lease and type of the asset leased.

COVID-19-related rent concessions

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset and the net 
amount reported in the consolidated statement of financial 
position if, and only if, there is a currently enforceable 
legal right to offset the recognised amounts and there 
is an intention to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset 
and settle the liability simultaneously. This is not generally 
the case with master netting agreements, and the related 
assets and liabilities are presented gross in the consolidated 
statement of financial position.

Impairment of non-financial assets

Assets that have an indefinite useful life are not subject 
to amortisation and are tested annually for impairment. 
Assets that are subject to depreciation or amortisation 
are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes 
in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may 
not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised 
for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount 
exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount 
is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell 
and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, 
assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there 
are separately identifiable cash flows (cash generating units).

Share capital

Proceeds from the issue of ordinary shares are classified 
as equity. The difference between the issue price 
of the shares and their nominal value is taken to the share 
premium account.

Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new 
shares are recognised as a deduction from share premium 
net of any tax effect.

Earnings per share

The Group presents earnings per share (“EPS”) data 
for its ordinary shares. EPS is calculated by dividing 
the profit or loss attributable to the owners of the Company 
by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue 
during the period, adjusted for own shares held.

Capitalised interest

Interest expense on borrowed funds used for capital 
construction projects and the acquisition of property, plant 
and equipment is capitalised provided that the interest 
expense could have been avoided if the Group had 
not made capital investments. Interest is capitalised only 
during the period when construction activities are actually 

Leases

At inception of a contract, the Group assesses whether 
a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, 
a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use 
of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange 
for consideration.

Leases in which the Group is a lessee

At commencement or on modification of a contract 
that contains a lease component, the Group allocates 
the consideration in the contract to each lease component 
on the basis of its relative standalone prices. However, 
for the leases of property the Group has elected 
not to separate nonlease components and account 
for the lease and nonlease components as a single lease 
component.

The Group recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease 
liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use 
asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial 
amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments 
made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial 
direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to dismantle 
and remove the underlying asset or to restore the underlying 
asset or the site on which it is located, less any lease 
incentives received.

The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using 
the straight-line method from the commencement date 
to the end of the lease term, unless the lease transfers 
ownership of the underlying asset to the Group by the end 
of the lease term or the cost of the right-of-use asset reflects 
that the Group will exercise a purchase option. In that case, 
the right-of-use asset will be depreciated over the useful life 
of the underlying asset, which is determined on the same 
basis as those of property and equipment. In addition, 
the right-of-use asset is periodically reduced by impairment 
losses, if any, and adjusted for certain remeasurements 
of the lease liability.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value 
of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement 
date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease 
or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Group’s 
incremental borrowing rate. Generally, the Group uses its 
incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate.

The Group determines its incremental borrowing rate 
by obtaining interest rates from various external financing 

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease 
liability comprise the following:
 • Fixed payments, including insubstance fixed payments
 • Variable lease payments that depend on an index 
or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate 
as at the commencement date

 • Amounts expected to be payable under a residual value 

guarantee

 • The exercise price under a purchase option that the Group 

is reasonably certain to exercise, lease payments 
in an optional renewal period if the Group is reasonably 
certain to exercise an extension option, and penalties 
for early termination of a lease unless the Group 
is reasonably certain not to terminate early

The lease liability is measured at amortised cost using 
the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there 
is a change in future lease payments arising from a change 
in an index or rate, if there is a change in the Group’s estimate 
of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value 
guarantee, if the Group changes its assessment of whether 
it will exercise a purchase, extension or termination option or if 
there is a revised insubstance fixed lease payment.

When the lease liability is remeasured in this way, 
a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount 
of the right-o f-use asset,  or is recorded in profit or loss if 
the carrying amount of the rightofuse asset has been reduced 
to zero.

The Group presents right-of-use assets that do not meet 
the definition of investment property in ‘property, plant 
and equipment’ and lease liabilities in ‘loans and borrowings’ 
in the consolidated statement of financial position.

Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets

The Group has elected not to recognise right-of-use 
assets and lease liabilities for leases of low-value assets 
and short-term leases, including IT equipment. The Group 
recognises the lease payments associated with these leases 
as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Group has applied COVID-19-Related Rent 
Concessions – Amendment to IFRS 16. The Group applies 
the practical expedient allowing it not to assess whether 
eligible rent concessions that are a direct consequence 
of the COVID-19 pandemic are lease modifications. 
The Group applies the practical expedient consistently 
to contracts with similar characteristics and in similar 
circumstances. For rent concessions in leases to which 
the Group chooses not to apply the practical expedient, 
or that do not qualify for the practical expedient, the Group 
assesses whether there is a lease modification.

Leases in which the Group is a lessor

The Group does not have significant contracts where 
it is a lessor.

Standards issued but not yet effective:

The following new and amended standards are not expected 
to have a significant impact on the Group’s consolidated 
financial statements.

 • Onerous contracts – Cost of Fulfilling a Contract 

(Amendments to IAS 37);

 • Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018–2020;
 • Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended 

Use (Amendments to IAS 16);

 • Reference to Conceptual Framework (Amendments 

to IFRS 3);

 • Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current 

(Amendments to IAS 1);

 • IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts and amendments 

to IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts;

 • Disclosure of Accounting Policies (Amendments to IAS 1 

and IFRS Practice Statement 2);

 • Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising 
from a Single Transaction (Amendments to IAS 12);

 • Definition of Accounting Estimates (Amendments 

to IAS 8).

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4. REVENUE

Therapy, surgery and other in-patient medical services

In vitro fertilisation (IVF)

Deliveries

Laboratory examinations and other medical services

Obstetrics and gynaecology out-patient treatments

Diagnostic centre and other out-patient medical services

Oncology

Paediatrics out-patient treatments

Obstetrics and gynaecology in-patient treatments

Paediatrics in-patient treatments

Sales of goods

Storage of stem cells

Other income

2021
RUB’000

5,486,629

3,939,363

2,863,685

2,493,346

2,217,946

2,180,239

2,131,922

1,588,170

1,031,978

676,330

251,654

162,643

195,778

2020
RUB’000

3,262,000

3,452,087

2,433,703

1,750,231

1,941,813

1,735,677

1,271,597

1,289,708

988,114

490,325

236,429

144,576

137,239

TOTAL REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

25,219,683

19,133,499

Disaggregation of revenue

The Group renders the services on the territory of the Russian 
Federation. The Group’s operations and main revenue streams 
are those described in the table above.

The majority of the Group’s customers are physical persons 
(77% of total revenue); some services are rendered through 
the governmental and non-governmental insurance companies 
and legal entities. All the contracts are fixed-price and short-
term except for the contracts for the storage of stem cells 
and the contract for offering medical services to one of the biggest 
Russian oil companies such contracts are fully prepaid.

All the Group’s revenue except for the revenue from the storage 
of stem cells and long-term contracts is recognised at the point 
of time when the services are provided; the revenue 
from the storage of stem cells and long-term contracts 
is recognised over the time of the contract.

The contract liabilities primarily relate to the advance 
consideration received from patients. The amount 
of RUB 717,705 thousand recognised in short-term contract 
liabilities at the beginning of the year was recognised 
as revenue during the year ended 31 December 2021 
(31 December 2020: RUB 777,742 thousand). The amount 
of RUB 67,932 thousand was returned to the patients 
and the amount of RUB 271,001 thousand was transferred 
to the other contracts during the year ended 31 December 
2021 (31 December 2020: RUB 35,059 thousand 
and RUB 239,654 thousand respectively).

Revenue of the Group increased by 31.8% as a result 
of the expansion of Lapino medical cluster and growth 
in utilisation rate for such services as therapy, oncology, 
surgery and traumatology. Therapy increased mainly due 
to performance of Lapino-4 hospital which was launched 
for the treatment of patients with coronavirus.

5. COST OF SALES

Payroll and related social taxes

Materials and supplies used

Depreciation

Medical services

Energy and utilities

Property tax

Repair and maintenance

Other expenses

TOTAL COST OF SALES

2021
RUB’000

7,517,576

5,477,791

1,367,565

334,712

269,316

148,058

88,513

28,244

2020
RUB’000

6,052,868

3,771,140

1,240,335

398,160

221,117

190,102

101,046

31,852

15,231,775

12,006,620

During the year ended 31 December 2021 the Government 
granted RUB 4,526 thousand to cover the additional payroll 
costs paid to doctors and other medical staff as a result 
of COVID-19. This amount reduced the staff costs 
accordingly.

During the year ended 31 December 2020 the Government 
granted RUB 108,915 thousand to cover extra payments 
to doctors and other medical staff and RUB 7,535 thousand 
in respect of materials used as a result of COVID-19. These 
amounts reduced the staff and materials costs accordingly.

6. SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Payroll and related social taxes

Utilities and materials

Depreciation

Acquiring and encashment

Advertising

Other professional services

Amortisation

Commission fees

Communication costs

Independent auditors’ remuneration

Learning and development

IT support

Other expenses

TOTAL SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES

2021
RUB’000

2,022,217

270,838

209,477

172,536

161,968

134,770

122,176

90,232

39,630

22,964

23,433

20,913

111,208

3,402,362

2020
RUB’000

1,619,580

249,588

172,988

127,240

142,865

142,740

110,450

45,336

45,413

25,078

30,356

40,088

55,071

2,806,793

During the year ended 31 December 2021 the remuneration 
of the independent auditors included an amount 
of RUB 21,334 thousand regarding audit services 

and an amount of RUB 1,630 thousand regarding tax services 
(the year ended 31 December 2020: RUB 22,812 thousand 
and RUB 2,266 thousand respectively).

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7. STAFF COSTS

Wages and salaries

Social insurance contributions and other taxes

TOTAL STAFF COSTS

The number of employees as at 31 December 2021 was 8,461 
(31 December 2020: 8,274).

8. OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

2021
RUB’000

7,592,490

1,947,303

9,539,793

2020
RUB’000

6,091,278

1,581,170

7,672,448

During the year ended 31 December 2021 the Group received 
other income of RUB 104,424 thousand. This income arose 
mostly from the property tax refund amounted to RUB 
44,966 thousand by MD Project 2010. During the year ended 
31 December 2020 the Group received other income of RUB 
226,391 thousand. This income arose mostly from the receipt 
of the compensation of costs caused by COVID-19 pandemic 
amounted to RUB 134,999 thousand and property tax refund 
amounted to RUB 41,868 thousand by Lapino hospital.

The Group incurred other expenses amounted 
to RUB 68,007 thousand in the reporting year. These expenses 
arose mostly due to fixed assets written-off amounted 
to RUB 26,753 thousand. During 2020 the Group incurred 
other expenses amounted to RUB 42,279 thousand. These 
expenses arose mostly due to an impairment of construction 
in progress in LLC Mother and Child Kazan amounted 
to RUB 21,146 thousand as the Group abandoned the hospital 
construction in this city.

Note

2021
RUB’000

9. NET FINANCE EXPENSES

FINANCE INCOME

Bank interest received

Initial recognition of other payables to tax authorities 
at market rate

Other finance income

Finance income

FINANCE EXPENSES

Interest on bank loans

Unwinding of discount on other payables to tax 
authorities

Interest on leases

Other interest expenses

Other finance expense

Impairment of trade and other receivables

15

Bank charges

Other impairment provision

Finance expenses

Net foreign exchange transactions (loss) / gain

Net finance expenses

2020
RUB’000

110 796

137 645

141

248 582

(337 014)

(66 011)

(53 962)

(23 770)

(30 959)

(25 522)

−

(537 238)

122 532

(166 124)

93 683

−

−

93 683

(339 240)

(63 950)

(49 033)

(41 259)

(31 647)

(23 650)

(582)

(549 361)

(8 017)

(463 695)

10. INCOME TAX

Reconciliation between profit before tax and income tax expense:

Profit before tax

Less profit before tax of non-taxable subsidiaries

Loss before tax excluding not-taxable subsidiaries

Tax using the Group’s domestic tax rate

Effect of subsidiaries taxable at lower tax rates

Non-deductible expenses

Current-year losses for which no deferred tax asset is recognised

TOTAL INCOME TAX EXPENSE

2021
RUB’000

6 158 268

(6 447 365)

(289 097)

57 819

99

(20 086)

(53 074)

(15 242)

2020
RUB’000

4 338 074

(4 435 091)

(97 017)

19 403

259

(8 010)

(16 426)

(4 774)

On 26 July 2019 changes in Tax Code of the Russian 
Federation came into force through changes in Federal law 
395-N ("Law"). According to these changes medical companies 
which meet the conditions specified in the Law are subject 
to 0% income tax rate in perpetuity (previously 0% income tax 
rate was for the period up to 5 years until 1 January 2020). 
As a result, all Group companies, that are offering medical 
services and are operating in the Russian Federation and meet 
the conditions specified in the Law, apply 0% corporate income 
tax rate. Other companies apply standard income tax rate 
of 20% or 15%.

As at 31 December 2021 deferred tax assets relating to tax 
losses carried forward in the amount of RUB 333,285 thousand 

(31 December 2020: RUB 280,211 thousand) have not been 
recognised. Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect 
of these tax losses because it is not probable that future taxable 
profit will be available for utilisation against the benefits therefrom.

As at 31 December 2021, there were temporary differences 
(before calculating tax effect) of RUB 9,965,811 thousand 
(31 December 2020: RUB 7,595,057 thousand) related 
to investments in subsidiaries. Deferred tax liabilities related to these 
temporary differences were not recognised because the Group 
controls the dividend policy of its subsidiaries and, therefore, 
controls the timing of reversal of the related taxable temporary 
differences and management is satisfied that they will not reverse 
in the foreseeable future.

11. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic and fully diluted earnings attributable to the owners 
of the Company (RUB’000)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during 
the year

2021

6,003,486

2020

4,196,463

75,125,010

75,125,010

Basic and fully diluted earnings per share (RUB)

79.91

55.86

12. DIVIDENDS

On 3 September 2021, the Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 1,352,249 thousand as interim dividends 
which corresponds to RUB 18 per share. The dividends 
were paid on 26 October 2021.

On 4 September 2020, the Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 736,225 thousand as interim dividends 
which corresponds to RUB 9.8 per share. The dividends 
were paid on 20 October 2020.

On 19 March 2021, Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 1,427,375 thousand as final dividends 
for the year 2020 which corresponds to RUB 19 per share. 
The dividends were paid on 25 May 2021.

On 11 August 2020, the Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 1,389,813 thousand as final dividends 
for the year 2019 which corresponds to RUB 18.5 per share. 
The dividend distribution was approved by the Extraordinary 
General Meeting of the shareholders on 3 September 2020. 
The dividends were paid on 13 October 2020.

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14. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

8,136,162

759,192

27,796,637

Balance at 31 December 2020

2,032,320

564,812

85,863

3,725,191

Additions

−

−

Freehold  
land 
and buildings
RUB’000

Property  
under  
construction
RUB’000

Plant 
and equipment
RUB’000

Total
RUB’000

Right-of-use 
of freehold 
land, build-
ings and plant 
and equipment
RUB’000

INITIAL COST

Balance at 1 January 2020

Additions

Disposals

Impairment loss

Transfer from construction 
in progress

16,772,921

1,027,126

(5,438)

−

2,128,362

2,002,553

(2,362)

(22,308)

609,649

(45,797)

−

3,488,931

(3,947,493)

458,562

Balance at 31 December 2020

21,283,540

158,752

9,158,576

Additions

Disposals

Transfer from construction 
in progress

53,044

(10,390)

749,169

3,696,801

(436)

(1,398,872)

327,992

(159,485)

649,703

(121,978)

−

−

723,077

331,199

(53,168)

−

(175,575)

(22,308)

−

31,323,945

4,409,036

(223,479)

−

Balance at 31 December 2021

22,075,363

2,456,245

9,976,786

1,001,108

35,509,502

DEPRECIATION

Balance at 1 January 2020

(1,839,883)

Depreciation during the year

Accumulated depreciation 
on disposals

(395,250)

3,618

Balance at 31 December 2020

(2,231,515)

Depreciation during the year

Accumulated depreciation 
on disposals

(461,155)

5,133

Balance at 31 December 2021

(2,687,537)

CARRYING AMOUNTS

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

(4,704,324)

(122,048)

(6,666,255)

(891,312)

32,774

(126,761)

(1,413,323)

15,779

52,171

(5,562,862)

(233,030)

(8,027,407)

(991,882)

137,427

(124,005)

(1,577,042)

22,785

165,345

(6,417,317)

(334,250)

(9,439,104)

Balance at 1 January 2020

14,933,038

2,128,362

Balance at 31 December 2020

19,052,025

158,752

Balance at 31 December 2021

19,387,826

2 456,245

3,431,838

3,595,714

3,559,469

637,144

490,047

666,858

21,130,382

23,296,538

26,070,398

In 2019, the Government granted RUB 500,000 thousand 
as support for the construction of Tyumen hospital, while 
RUB 360,818 thousand was received in cash. The remaining 
amount of RUB 139,182 thousand was received in 2020.

Construction in progress includes machinery and equipment, 
X-ray equipment, tomographs and other items of property, plant 
and equipment not yet available for use and predominantly 
relates to the buildings construction through the use 
of sub-contractors.

As at 31 December 2021, construction in progress mainly 
includes construction costs of Saint Petersburg hospital 

amounting to RUB 1,825,075 thousand and Tyumen hospital 
amounting to RUB 564,720 thousand.

The amount of borrowing costs capitalised during the year 
ended 31 December 2021 was nil (RUB 131,779 thousand 
for the year ended 31 December 2020). Capitalisation rate 
for loans was 7.19% for the year ended 31 December 2020.

On 31 August 2020, the Group released all collateral 
of property, plant and equipment. So the total net book value 
of property, plant and equipment which is held as collateral 
for the loans and borrowings was nil as at 31 December 2021 
and 31 December 2020.

Goodwill
RUB’000

Patents 
and trademarks
RUB’000

Software 
and website
RUB’000

Total
RUB’000

INITIAL COST

Balance at 1 January 2020

2,032,320

564,812

Additions

−

−

Balance at 31 December 2021

2,032,320

564,812

AMORTISATION

Balance at 1 January 2020

Amortisation during the year

Balance at 31 December 2020

Amortisation during the year

Balance at 31 December 2021

CARRYING AMOUNTS

Balance at 1 January 2020

Balance at 31 December 2020

Balance at 31 December 2021

−

−

−

−

−

2,032,320

2,032,320

2,032,320

(440,146)

(71,238)

(511,384)

(53,426)

(564,810)

124,666

53,428

2

129,598

123,474

253,072

58,466

311,538

(93,953)

(39,212)

(133,165)

(68,750)

(201,915)

35,645

119,907

109,623

2,726,730

123,474

2,850,204

58,466

2,908,670

(534,099)

(110,450)

(644,549)

(122,176)

(766,725)

2,192,631

2,205,655

2,141,945

Goodwill is allocated to each cash-generating unit (CGU), 
which is defined as each individual subsidiary or group 

of subsidiaries acquired operating as one business in one 
particular location.

JSC MC Avicenna

ARTMed Group (Centres of Reproductive Medicine,  
located in Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk and Barnaul)

LLC Medica-2

CJSC MK IDK

LLC Centre of Reproductive Medicine

Subsidiaries acquired in 2011

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

1,055,593

360,154

248,250

211,303

142,193

14,827

2,032,320

1,055,593

 360,154

248,250

211,303

142,193

14,827

2,032,320

Goodwill has been allocated for impairment testing purposes 
to 6 groups of cash generating units.

In order to assess any impairment in the value of goodwill, 
the Group performed a test of the estimated recoverable 
amount of the CGUs compared to their carrying value.

The recoverable amount is determined as value in use. 
The calculation of the fair values of each subsidiary is based 
on the current and estimated future after-tax profitability. 

The management has projected cash flows for the period 
of the five years based on the approved financial forecasts. 
The growth rate in terminal period for the calculation 
of the terminal value is estimated to be 4%. Discount after-tax 
rate applied to the cash flow projections is 14.8%. The values 
assigned to the key assumptions represent management’s 
assessment of future trends and have been based on historical 
data from both external and internal sources.

No impairment of goodwill was recognised in 2021 and in 2020.

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15. TRADE, OTHER RECEIVABLES AND DEFERRED EXPENSES

Trade receivables net of impairment provision

CAPEX prepayments

Advances paid to suppliers

Property tax to be reimbursed

Deferred expenses

Other receivables

Non-current portion

Current portion

Ageing analysis of trade receivables:

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

751,604

339,909

119,336

59,735

4,866

35,800

1,311,250

339,909

971,341

1,311,250

836,756

630,626

116,807

−

6,081

48,329

1,638,599

630,626

1,007,973

1,638,599

Not past due

Past due

Gross amount  
31 December  
2021
RUB’000

Impairment
31 December 
2021
RUB’000

Gross amount
31 December 
2020
RUB’000

Impairment
31 December 
2020
RUB’000

572,052

320,647

892,699

(9,434)

(131,661)

(141,095)

717,114

231,113

948,227

(3,188)

(108,283)

(111,471)

In addition to the bad debt provision accrued 
as at 31 December 2021 the accounts receivable in the amount 
of RUB 2,023 thousand were written-off during the year 
ended 31 December 2021 (year ended 31 December 2020: 
RUB 15,849 thousand).

The Group performed the calculation of ECL rates separately 
for patients, legal entities and insurance companies, meanwhile 
ECL rates for the insurance companies were calculated based 
on their ratings.

The following table provides information about the exposure 
to credit risk and ECLs for trade receivables for patients 
as at 31 December 2021.

Ageing

Status

past due

past due

past due

past due

0–30 days

31–60 days

61–90 days

more than 91 
days

TOTAL

Weighted- 
average  
loss rate

Gross  
carrying 
amount 2021
RUB’000

Loss  
allowance 
2021
RUB’000

Gross  
carrying 
amount 2020
RUB’000

Loss  
allowance 
2020
RUB’000

16%

27%

30%

45%

48,317

17,740

19,251

(7,685)

(4,757)

(5,840)

187,059

(83,542)

55,940

16,781

12,254

96,870

(8,837)

(5,558)

(6,770)

(56,077)

272,367

(101,824)

181,845

(77,242)

The following table provides information about the expo-
sure to credit risk and ECLs for trade and other receivables 

for legal entities except insurance companies and amounts 
receivable from related parties as at 31 December 2021.

Ageing

Status

0–30 days

not past due

past due

past due

past due

31–60 days

61–90 days

more than 91 
days

TOTAL

Weighted- 
average loss 
rate

Gross  
carrying 
amount 2021
RUB’000

Loss  
allowance 
2021
RUB’000

Gross  
carrying 
amount 2020
RUB’000

Loss  
allowance 
2020
RUB’000

25%

29%

41%

77%

37,383

(9,434)

30,971

(3,188)

17,187

1,553

29,540

(5,001)

(630)

(22,833)

13,952

6,173

29,143

(2,074)

(1,147)

(26,300)

85,663

(37,898)

80,239

(32,709)

Based on the analysis of the historical data for accounts 
receivable from related parties amounted to RUB 
37,344 thousand no provision is accrued. For accounts 
receivable from insurance companies amounted to RUB 
497,325 thousand provision is accrued only for those 
whose licences had been revoked (as the most part relates 
to accounts receivable for MHI services provided whose 

payments are guaranteed by the Government). Such provision 
of RUB 1,373 thousand was accrued as at 31 December 2021 
(31 December 2020: RUB 1,520 thousand).

The exposure of the Group to credit and currency risk in relation 
to trade, other receivables and deferred expenses is reported 
in Note 23 of these consolidated financial statements.

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16. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS

19. LOANS AND BORROWINGS

Current bank accounts and cash in hand

Bank deposits with maturity less than 3 months

Total cash and cash equivalents

Other short-term bank deposits with maturity more than 3 months

TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  
AND SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

1,536,457

2,053,166

3,589,623

−

3,589,623

921,812

2,206,906

3,128,718

746,145

3,874,863

Currency:

RUB

USD

EUR

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

2,869,105

720,518

−

3,589,623

2,822,660

1,052,197

6

3,874,863

The exposure of the Group to credit risk and currency risk 
in relation to cash and cash equivalents is reported in Note 23 
of these consolidated financial statements.

17. SHARE CAPITAL

Authorised

Issued and fully paid ordinary shares 1 January / 
31 December

Number 
of shares

Nominal value
USD

Share capital
RUB’000

Share capital
USD’000

125,250,000   

75,125,010 

0.08 

0.08

−

180,585

10,020

6,010 

18. SHARE PREMIUM, RESERVES AND RETAINED EARNINGS

Share premium

Reserves

Share premium includes the total amount received in ex-
cess of the total nominal value of the new share capital is-
sued. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new 
shares are recognised as a deduction from equity (share 
premium) net of any tax effect.

Retained earnings

Reserves include negative common control transactions reserve 
in the amount of RUB 682,873 thousand and positive capital 
contribution reserve in the amount of RUB 27,521 thousand.

Common control transactions reserve includes differences 
between the carrying amount of net assets acquired through 
purchases of subsidiaries from parties under common control 
and the consideration paid for their acquisition.

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

Bank loans

Lease liabilities

SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES

Bank loans

Lease liabilities

TOTAL LOANS AND BORROWINGS

Maturity of loans and borrowings:

Within one year

Between one and five years

More than 5 years

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

3,129,443

597,264

1,688,878

97,448

5,513,033

4,801,332

429,145

1,508,632

78,889

6,817,998

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

1,786,326

3,515,922

210,785

5,513,033

1,587,521

4,626,670

603,807

6,817,998

No property, plant and equipment is held as collateral  
for the bank loans. More information is disclosed in Note 13.

The terms and debt repayment schedule of loans and lease liabilities are as follows:

Currency

Maturity

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

Unsecured bank 
loan

Unsecured bank 
loan

Unsecured bank 
loan

Unsecured bank 
loan

Current lease 
liabilities

Non-current 
lease liabilities

Face value
RUB’000

Carrying 
amount
RUB’000

Face value
RUB’000

Carrying 
amount
RUB’000

2023

1,012,859

1,012,859

1,551,652

1,551,652

2024

1,128,830

1,128,830

1,373,737

1,373,737

2022

210,247

210,247

420,490

420,490

2026

2,466,385

2,466,385

2,964,085

2,964,085

2022

97,448

97,448

78,889

78,889

RUB

RUB

RUB

RUB

RUB

RUB

2023–2031

597,264

597,264

429,145

429,145

5,513,033

5,513,033

6,817,998

6,817,998

Retained earnings include accumulated profits and losses 
incurred by the Group.

There were no changes during 2021.

The contractual cash flows and the exposure of the Group 
to liquidity risk in relation to loans and borrowings 

is reported in Note 23 of these consolidated financial 
statements.

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Reconciliation of movements of financial liabilities to cash flows arising from financing activities

21. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

Balance at 1 January

CHANGES IN CASH FLOWS

Proceeds from loans and borrowings

Repayment of loans and borrowings

Payments of lease liabilities

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

Bank loans
RUB’000

Lease liabilities
RUB’000

Bank loans
RUB’000

Lease 
liabilities
RUB’000

6,309,964

508,034

6,448,257

649,990

−

(1,490,806)

−

−

1,193,493

 (1,319,275)

−

−

−

(152,470)

−

(158,086)

Interest paid included in financing cash flows

Interest paid included in investment cash flows

(340,077)

−

−

−

(349,525)

(131,779)

−

−

Total changes in cash flows

(1,830,883)

(152,470)

 (607,086)

(158,086)

LIABILITY-RELATED CHANGES

Discounts on lease agreements

Additions of lease liabilities

Leases terminated

Finance expenses accrued in PL

Finance expenses capitalised in PPE

Total liability-related other changes

Balance at 31 December

20. CONTRACT LIABILITIES

Patient advances

including:

Contract liabilities after more than one year

Contract liabilities within one year

−

−

−

339,240

−

339,240

4,818,321

−

331,199

(41,084)

49,033

−

339,148

694,712

−

−

−

337,014

131,779

468,793

6,309,964

(10,216)

85,863

(113,479)

53,962

−

16,130

508,034

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

2,030,778

1,909,241

460,420

1,570,358

483,026

1,426,215

Contract liabilities that relate to long-term client advances 
represent money received from patients on stem cells storage 
contracts lasting from 1 to 30 years and long-term contracts 
for offering medical services lasting from 1 to 5 years. Contract 

liabilities that relate to short-term client advances represent 
money received from patients on stem cells storage contracts, 
childbirth management contracts lasting from 1 to 9 months, 
and other contracts valid up to 1 year.

Trade payables

Other payables to tax authorities

Accruals

Payables to employees

Taxes payable

CAPEX payables

Income tax liability

Other payables

Non-current portion

Current portion

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

1,080,420

1,058,858

785,084

686,820

462,495

278,294

268,879

1,813

71,235

3,635,040

624,808

3,010,232

3,635,040

840,119

561,839

418,204

204,962

193,731

1,384

31,034

3,310,131

679,843

2,630,288

3,310,131

The contractual cash flows (except for income tax liability) 
and the exposure of the Group to liquidity risk in relation 

to trade and other payables is reported in Note 23 of these 
consolidated financial statements.

22. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following transactions were carried out with related parties:

31 December 2021 (for the year ended 31 December 2020: 
RUB 15,379 thousand).

22.1. Balances and transactions with related parties

The remuneration of the members of the key management 
personnel and non-executive directors for the year ended 
31 December 2021 was RUB 142,277 thousand (for the year 
ended 31 December 2020: RUB 132,290 thousand).

The remuneration of the members of the key management 
personnel which remained unpaid as at 31 December 
2021 was RUB 25,338 thousand (31 December 2020: 
RUB 32,365 thousand).

The Group provided medical informational services to related 
parties amounted to RUB 310,438 thousand for the year ended 
31 December 2021 (for the year ended 31 December 2020: 
RUB 158,321 thousand) and received commission services 
from related parties amounted to RUB 41,620 thousand 
for the year ended 31 December 2021 (for the year ended 
31 December 2020: RUB 15,609 thousand).

The receivables from medical informational services 
which remained unpaid as at 31 December 2021 
was RUB 36,795 thousand (31 December 2020: 
RUB 31,132 thousand).

The Group purchased medical materials from related 
parties amounted to RUB 55,251 thousand for year ended 

The prepayments for medical materials as at 31 December 2021 
were RUB 10,768 thousand (the payables as at 31 December 
2020: RUB 45,626 thousand).

The Group received medical services from related parties amounted 
to RUB 71,819 thousand for the year ended 31 December 2021 
(for the year ended 31 December 2020: RUB 60,627 thousand).

The payables from medical services which remained unpaid 
as at 31 December 2021 was RUB 17,769 thousand (31 December 
2020: RUB 8,523 thousand).

The Group provided services to the key management personnel 
under non-exclusive commercial concession agreement for the year 
ended 31 December 2021 amounted to RUB 1,527  thousand 
(for the year ended 31 December 2020: RUB 1,220 thousand).

The receivables services under non-exclusive commercial 
concession agreements which remained unpaid as at 31 December 
2021 was RUB 549 thousand (as at 31 December 2020: 
RUB 496 thousand).

The Group purchased intangible assets from related parties 
amounted to RUB 5,010 thousand for the year ended 
31 December 2021 (for the year ended 31 December 2020: 
RUB 967  thousand).

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22.2. Directors’ interests

The direct and indirect interests of the members of the Board 
in titles of the Company as at 31 December 2021, 

31 December 2020 and as at the date of signing these 
consolidated financial statements are as follows, except 
for Vitaly Ustimenko:

Name

Mark Kurtser

Type of interest

Effective interest %

Indirect ownership of shares

Kirill Dmitriev (resigned on 5 March 2022)

Indirect interest in shares

Simon Rowlands (resigned on 9 March 2022)

Direct ownership of shares

Vitaly Ustimenko

Direct ownership of shares

67.90

5.55

0.33

0.005

Indirect interest in shares by Kirill Dmitriev arises through 
his capacity as key management personnel of indirect 
shareholder.

The Board of Directors has the overall responsibility 
for the establishment and supervision of the Company’s risk 
management framework.

The Group’s risk management policies are established 
to identify and analyse the risks faced by the Group 
to set appropriate risk limits and controls and monitor 
risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies 
and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes 
in market conditions and in the Group’s activities.

i. Credit risk

Credit risk arises when a failure by counterparties 
to discharge their obligations could reduce the amount 
of future cash inflows from financial assets on hand 
at the reporting date. The Group has no significant 
concentration of credit risk. The Group has policies in place 
to ensure that sales of products and services are made 
to customers with an appropriate credit history and monitors 
on a continuous basis the ageing profile of its receivables. 
Cash balances are held with various financial institutions.

Member of the Board of Directors Vitaly Ustimenko 
acquired GDRs on 24 January 2022, as a result the share 
of his ownership increased  from 0.0048% to 0.0053% 
of the Сompany's share capital.

The calculation of effective interest is based on the total 
amount of issued and fully paid shares, including treasury 
shares acquired by the Company.

22.3. Dividends declared to related parties

Dividends declared to the parent company MD Medical 
Holding Limited amounted to RUB 1,887,866 thousand 
for the year ended 31 December 2021 (31 December 2020: 
RUB 1,443,963 thousand).

23. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Financial risk factors

The Group is exposed to the following risks from its use 
of financial instruments:
 • Credit risk
 • Liquidity risk
 • Market risk

Exposure to credit risk

The carrying amount of financial assets represents 
the maximum credit exposure. The maximum exposure to credit 
risk at the reporting date was:

Trade and other receivables

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits excluding 
cash in hand

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

846,706

3,578,216

4,424,922

879,759

3,863,592

4,743,351

Trade and other receivables

The Group’s exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly 
by the individual characteristics of each customer. The Group 
has no significant concentration of credit risk regarding 
trade and other receivables. This fact significantly reduces 
possible delays and other negative consequences that may 
potentially affect matching the maturity of assets with liabilities. 
Furthermore, according to the internal policy, clients usually pay 
in advance except for some particular case.

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term bank 
deposits

The Group held cash and cash equivalents and short-term 
bank deposits excluding cash in hand of RUB 3,578,216 
thousand as at 31 December 2021 (31 December 2020: 
RUB 3,863,592 thousand) which represents its maximum credit 
exposure on these assets. The cash and cash equivalents 
and short-term bank deposits are mostly held with bank 
and financial institution counterparties, which are rated Baa3-A1, 
based on rating agency Moody’s Investors Service ratings.

Number of banks

External credit rating

Carrying amount

2

1

2

TOTAL

Baa3

A2

A1

The carrying amounts as of 31 Dcember 2020  
and external ratings of 2020 were as follows:

2,883,927

394,682

299,607

3,578,216

Number of banks

External credit rating

Carrying amount

2

1

2

TOTAL

Baa3

A3

Aa3

2,720,022

846,628

296,942

3,863,592

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ii. Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that arises when the maturity of assets 
and liabilities does not match. An unmatched position 
potentially enhances profitability, but can also increase the risk 

of losses. The Group has procedures to minimise such losses 
including maintaining sufficient cash and other highly liquid 
current assets. The following are the contractual maturities 
of financial liabilities including estimated interest payments:

31 December 
2021

Note

Carrying 
amounts
RUB’000

Contrac-
tual cash 
flows
RUB’000

2 months 
or less
RUB’000

Between 
2–12 
months
RUB’000

Between 
1–2 years
RUB’000

Between 
2–5 years
RUB’000

More than 
5 years
RUB’000

Bank loans

Lease liabilities

CAPEX 
payables

Trade payables

Other payables 
and accrued 
expenses

19

19

21

21

21

4,818,321

5,327,905

333,966

1,580,779

1,548,275

1,864,885

−

694,712

886,444

24,670

120,691

143,298

361,691

236,094

268,879

268,879

123,820

145,059

1,080,420

1,080,420

1,080,420

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

2,283,928

2,560,592

1,020,010

637,417

161,843

379,765

361,557

9,146,260

10,124,240

2,582,886

2,483,946

1,853,416

2,606,341

597,651

31 December 
2020

Note

Carrying 
amounts
RUB’000

Contrac-
tual cash 
flows
RUB’000

2 months 
or less
RUB’000

Between 
2–12 
months
RUB’000

Between 
1–2 years
RUB’000

Between 
2–5 years
RUB’000

More than 
5 years
RUB’000

Bank loans

Lease liabilities

CAPEX 
payables

Trade payables

Other payables 
and accrued 
expenses

19

19

21

21

21

6,309,964

7,157,141

271,119

1,558,626

1,914,552

2,942,898

469,946

508,034

667,037

193,731

193,731

21,571

59,067

134,664

97,677

104,856

277,474

165,459

1,058,858

1,058,858

1,058,858

−

2,056,158

2,396,695

827,452

505,481

162,012

431,156

470,594

10,126,745

11,473,462

2,238,067

2,296,448

2,181,420

3,651,528

1,105,999

−

−

−

−

−

−

The Group has bank loans all of which contain debt covenants. 
The breach of covenants may require the Group to repay 
the loans earlier than indicated in the above table.

iii. Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such 
as foreign exchange rates and interest rates, may affect 
the Group’s income or the value of its holdings of financial 
instruments.

Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of financial 
instruments will fluctuate due to changes in market interest 
rates. Borrowings issued at variable rates expose the Group 
to cash flow interest rate risk. Borrowings issued at fixed 
rates expose the Group to fair value interest rate risk. 
The Group’s management monitors the interest rate fluctuations 
on an ongoing basis and acts accordingly.

As at the reporting date the interest rate profile of interest  
bearing financial instruments was as follows:

Fixed rate instruments

Financial assets

Financial liabilities

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

2,053,166

(5,513,033)

(3,459,867)

2,953,051

(6,817,998)

(3,864,947)

In particular, fixed-rate financial liabilities include fixed interest 
rate bank loans amounted to RUB 4,818,321 thousand 
for which the banks have the option to revise the interest rate 
following the change of key rate set by the CBR and the Group 
has an option to either accept the revised rate or redeem 
the loan at par without penalty.

The Group does not account for any fixed interest rate 
instruments at fair value through profit or loss and does not have 
any derivative financial instruments, therefore a change in interest 
rates at the reporting date would not affect profit or loss or equity.

Currency risk

Currency risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments 
will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. 
Currency risk arises when future commercial transactions 
and recognised assets and liabilities are denominated 
in a currency that is not the Group’s functional currency. 
The Group is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising 
from various currency exposures primarily with respect 
to the United States Dollar and the Euro. The Group’s 
management monitors the exchange rate fluctuations 
on an ongoing basis and acts accordingly.

The Group’s exposure to foreign currency risk was as follows:

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

USD

EUR

USD

EUR

Assets

Cash at bank

Short-term bank deposits

Trade and other receivables

Liabilities

CAPEX payables

Trade and other payables and accruals

720,518

−

464

(59,813)

−

−

−

−

(22,227)

(40)

306,052

746,145

330

(1,748)

(531)

Net exposure

661,169

(22,267)

1,050,248

6

−

38

(6,700)

(706)

(7,362)

The following significant exchange rates applied during the year:

USD

EUR

GBP

Average rate

Reporting date spot rate

2021

73,6541

87,1877

101,3437

2020

72,1464

82,4488

92,5689

2021

74,2926

84,0695

2020

73,8757

90,6824

100,0573

100,0425

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Sensitivity analysis

A 10% weakening of the Russian Rouble against 
the above currencies will result in the increase in profit 
and equity of RUB 63,890 thousand as at 31 December 
2021 (31 December 2020: RUB 104,289 thousand). 
A 10% strengthening of the Russian Rouble would have 
an opposite impact.

Capital management

The Group’s objectives in managing capital are to safeguard 
the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern in order 

to provide returns to owners and to maintain an optimal capital 
structure to reduce the cost of capital.

In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure the Group may 
adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return 
capital to owners or issue of new shares.

The Group monitors capital on the basis of the net debt to equity 
ratio. This ratio is calculated as net debt divided by total equity. 
Net debt is calculated as total loans and borrowings less cash 
and cash equivalents. Total equity is calculated as “equity” 
shown in the consolidated statement of financial position.

Note

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

19

16

5,513,033

(3,589,623)

1,923,410

23,097,192

8.33% 

6,817,998

(3,128,718)

3,689,280

19,952,581

18.49%

Financial liabilities

Less: cash and cash equivalents

Net debt

Total equity

Net debt to equity ratio

The net debt including short-term bank deposits equals 
to RUB 1,923,410 thousand as at 31 December 2021 (31 December 
2020: RUB 2,943,135 thousand). The net debt ratio adjusted by short-
term bank deposits is 8.33% (31 December 2020: 14.75%)

24. FAIR VALUES

As at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020 the Group 
had no significant financial assets or liabilities measured at fair 
value.

The financial assets of the Group include cash and cash 
equivalents and trade and other receivables. The financial 
liabilities of the Group include loans and borrowings 
and trade and other payables. The fair value of these financial 
instruments is classified as Level 3 of fair value class hierarchy 
and is estimated only for disclosure purposes using discounted 
cash flows taking interest rates adequate to the relevant risk. 
The fair values of the Group’s financial assets and liabilities 
approximate their carrying amounts at the reporting date.

25. OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

(a) Insurance

As per current legislation in Russian Federation medical clinics 
are not required to insure their activities. There is a draft Law 

regarding obligatory insurance of medical clinics as from 2013. 
The Law has not yet been enacted. At present the Group does 
not insure its operational activities but has obtained insurance 
cover for some property, plant and equipment. Until the Group 
obtains adequate insurance coverage there is a risk of material 
adverse effect on operations and statement of financial 
position.

(b) Russian business environment

The Group’s operations are primarily located in the Russian 
Federation. Consequently, the Group is exposed 
to the economic and financial markets of the Russian 
Federation, which display the characteristics of an emerging 
market. The legal, tax and regulatory frameworks continue 
development, but are subject to varying interpretations 
and frequent changes which contribute together with other 
legal and fiscal impediments to the challenges faced by entities 
operating in the Russian Federation.

Starting in 2014, the United States of America, the European 
Union and some other countries have imposed and gradually 
expanded economic sanctions against a number of Russian 
individuals and legal entities. The imposition of the sanctions has 
led to increased economic uncertainty, including more volatile 
equity markets, a depreciation of the Russian rouble, a reduction 
in both local and foreign direct investment inflows and a significant 
tightening in the availability of credit. As a result, some Russian 
entities may experience difficulties accessing the international 
equity and debt markets and may become increasingly dependent 
on state support for their operations. The longer-term effects 
of the imposed and possible additional sanctions are difficult 
to determine. Refer to Note 29 of these consolidated financial 
statements for current situation.

Also, the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has continued 
to create additional uncertainty in the business environment.

The Group primarily operates in Russian healthcare system which 
is subject to a specific regulatory regime and has its own peculiarities. 
A part of the Group’s operations are covered by the Mandatory 
Health Insurance that require compliance with certain requirements.

The consolidated financial statements reflect management’s 
assessment of the impact of the Russian business environment 

on the operations and the financial position 
of the Group. The future business environment may 
differ from management’s assessment.

(c) Russian tax environment

The taxation system in the Russian Federation continues 
to evolve and is characterised by frequent changes 
in legislation, official pronouncements and court 
decisions, which are sometimes contradictory 
and subject to varying interpretation by different 
tax authorities. The tax authorities have the power 
to impose fines and penalties for tax arrears. A tax year 
is generally open for review by the tax authorities during 
three subsequent calendar years. Currently the tax 
authorities are taking a more assertive and substance-
based approach to their interpretation and enforcement 
of tax legislation.

26. NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

The only material non-controlling interest in the Group 
is related to JSC MD Project 2000. The information 
about the subsidiary before any intra-group eliminations 
is presented below.

Most of the turnovers are cash based.

Revenue

Profit and total comprehensive income

Profit and other comprehensive income allocated 
to non-controlling interests

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

Non-controlling interests percentage

Non-current assets

Current assets

Non-current liabilities

Current liabilities

Net assets

Carrying amount of non-controlling interests

Other non-controlling interests

2021
RUB’000

3,569,840

1,310,622

65,531

129,150

5%

2020
RUB’000

3,535,701

1,428,837

71,442

65,000

5%

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

3,613,194

1,022,314

(269,557)

(1,193,958)

3,171,993

158,600

105,905

264,505

4,300,934

1,067,896

(221,840)

(702,619)

4,444,371

222,219

121,537

343,756

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Although most of the Group`s operational costs are incurred 
in RUB, the management expects that due to high volatility 
of foreign currency exchange rates operating expenses 
of the Group will increase in 2022. Also, due to restrictions 
introduced by various countries, the Group is likely to face 
difficulties in supply of some medical inventories necessary 
for the treatment services. The Group is currently in search 
of potential alternatives.

Other consequences

On 3 March 2022, in connection with events in Ukraine, in light 
of market conditions, and in order to maintain orderly markets, 
the London Stock Exchange suspended the admission 
to trading of the Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) listed 
on the London Stock Exchange.

Sergey Kalugin was appointed as an Independent 

Non-Executive Director of the Board of Directors. 
The changes came into force on 2 March 2022.

Kirill Dmitriev and Simon Rowlands decided to step down 
as a member of the Board of Directors. The changes 
came into effect on 5 March 2022 and 9 March 2022 
respectively.

Other events after reporting period

In January 2022, MD Medical Group opened the clinical 
hospital for patients in Lakhta area, a historical district 
of St Petersburg.

On 11 February 2022 the Group launched a new 
multifunctional hospital Tyumen-2 in Tyumen.

On 21 February 2022, the Group opened the second medical 
office of the MD Lab laboratory network in the North-Eastern 
Administrative District of Moscow.

27. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

Capital commitments mostly comprise of the obligations 
under construction and equipment purchase contracts 
in the amount of RUB 1,037,548 thousand as at 31 December 
2021 (31 December 2020: RUB 456,013 thousand).

28. SEGMENT REPORTING

The Group operates in Russian Federation and has one 
primary reporting segment: provision of medical services. 
The Group evaluates the performance and makes investments 
and strategic decisions based upon a review of profitability 
for the Group as a whole and does not group subsidiaries 
by geography and service lines during the analysis of their 
performance.

29. EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

Military operations in Ukraine

In February 2022, following the recognition of self-proclaimed 
republics of Donetsk and Lugansk by the Russian Federation, 
additional sanctions were introduced by the United States 
of America, the European Union and some other countries. 
This may have significant adverse impact on Russia’s economy.

In recent days and weeks, following the commencement 
of military operations in Ukraine by the Russian Federation, 
additional severe sanctions were imposed by the United 
States of America, the European Union and some other 
countries on the Russian Government, as well as major 
financial institutions and certain other entities and individuals 
in Russia. In addition, restrictions were introduced on supply 
of various goods and services to Russian entities. In response 
to the sanctions described above, the Russian Government 
introduced certain currency control measures while the Russian 
Central Bank increased the key rate to 20%.

Moreover, the Group presents a significant amount due 
from the Government – MHI services. A deterioration 
of the economy could result in delays for the Government 
to repay the particular debt.

Currency risk

Significant depreciation of the Russian Rouble has resulted 
in upward revaluation of USD denominated cash and cash 
equivalents. The net effect on profit or loss (before the effect 
of income taxes) in case of a 50% weakening of the Russian 
Rouble against USD will be RUB 330,585 thousand (based 
on currency exposure as at 31 December 2021).

Interest rate risk

A large portion of borrowings, amounting 
to RUB 4,818,321 thousand as at 31 December 2021, 
are linked to Russian Central Bank’s key rate. The increase 
in the key rate to 20% will result in interest expense being 
increased by RUB 624,424 thousand on an annualised basis, 
assuming balances remain consistent with those outstanding 
at 31 December 2021.

Credit risk

The sanctions imposed are likely to have a direct impact 
on the ability of certain customers to repay the outstanding 
receivables amounting to RUB 840,079 thousand 
as at 31 December 2021.

The negative impact on the Russian economy is also likely 
to increase the credit risk for many customers and result 
in significant additional amount of expected credit losses 
being recognised; however, the financial effect is not possible 
to quantify.

Impairment

These events have led to depreciation of the Russian rouble, 
increased volatility of financial markets and significantly 
increased the level of economic uncertainty in the Russian 
business environment.

The events described are likely to reduce the Group’s 
revenue, and also increase the discount rate. This may result 
in impairment of the Group’s CGUs; however, the financial 
effect is not possible to quantify.

Liquidity risk

Revenue

As at 31 December 2021 the Group has capital commitments 
in USD of RUB 597,382 thousand, CAPEX Payables 
in USD of RUB 59,813 thousand and cash at bank 
in USD of RUB 720,518 thousand. The Group may face 
difficulties to access foreign currency that could result in liquidity 
risk in relation to foreign currency needs. The Group maintains 
cash with banks that are subject to sanctions.

Already imposed and potential future sanctions are likely 
to have an adverse effect on the Russian economy which 
is likely to have a negative impact on the Group’s sales. 
However, the financial effect is not possible to quantify.

Operating expenses

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Report

and financial statements

MD MEDICAL GROUP INVESTMENTS PLC

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

OFFICERS, PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS 
AND REGISTERED OFFICE

Contents

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Officers, Professional Advisors and Registered Office

Management Report

Directors’ Responsibility Statement

Independent Auditors’ Report

Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive 
Income

Statement of Financial Position

Statement of Changes in Equity

Statement of Cash Flows

Notes to the Financial Statements

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 • Vladimir Mekler – Chairman

 • Mark Kurtser

 • Vitaly Ustimenko

 • Kirill Dmitriev (resigned on 5 March 2022)

 • Nikolay Ishmetov  

(alternate director to Kirill Dmitriev –  

resigned on 5 March 2022)

 • Africa Platforms Capital LLP  

(appointed as a director on 22 April 2021  

and represented by Simon Rowlands;  

resigned on 9 March 2022)

 • Tatiana Lukina

 • Sergey Kalugin (appointed on 2 March 2022)

 • Tony Maher (resigned on 21 April 2021)

 • Simon Rowlands (resigned on 21 April 2021)

SECRETARY

Menustrust Limited

SECRETARY ASSISTANT

Darya Aleksandrova

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

KPMG Limited

REGISTERED OFFICE

15 Dimitriou Karatasou street, Anastasio Building,
6th floor, office 601, Strovolos,
2024, Nicosia, Cyprus

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MANAGEMENT REPORT

The Board of Directors of MD Medical Group Investments 
Plc (the “Company”) presents to the members its Annual 
Report together with the audited separate financial 
statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 
2021.

INCORPORATION

MD Medical Group Investments Plc was incorporated in Cyprus 
on 5 August 2010 as a private limited liability company 
under the provisions of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113. 
On 22 August 2012 following special resolution passed 
by the shareholder, the name of the Company was changed 
from “MD Medical Group Investments Ltd” to “MD Medical 
Group Investments Plc” and the Company was converted 
into a public limited liability company in accordance 
with the provisions of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

The principal activity of the Company is that of an investment 
holding company and, for that purpose, to acquire and hold 
controlling and other interests in the share or loan capital 
of any company or companies of any nature, but primarily 
in the healthcare industry.

FINANCIAL RESULTS

The Company’s financial results for the year ended 
31 December 2021 and its financial position as at that 
date are set out in the statement of profit or loss and other 
comprehensive income on page 14 and in the statement 
of financial position on page 15 of these financial 
statements.

Profit for the year ended 31 December 2021 amounted 
to RUB 3,703,469 thousand (2020: RUB 2,866,548 thousand). 
The total assets of the Company as at 31 December 
2021 were RUB 12,599,310 thousand (31 December 
2020: RUB 11,722,264 thousand) and the net assets 
were RUB 12,528,646 thousand (31 December 2020: 
RUB 11,604,801 thousand).

DIVIDENDS

In accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association 
dividends may be paid out of its profits. To the extent that 
the Company declares and pays dividends, owners of GDRs 
on the relevant record date will be entitled to receive 
dividends in respect of ordinary shares underlying the GDRs.

The Company is a holding company and thus its ability 
to pay dividends depends on the ability of its subsidiaries 
to pay dividends to the Company in accordance 
with relevant legislation in the country of their incorporation 
and any contractual restrictions. The payment of such 
dividends by its subsidiaries is contingent upon the sufficiency 
of their earnings, cash flows and distributable reserves.

On 3 September 2021, the Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 1,352,249 thousand as interim dividends 
which corresponds to RUB 18 per share. The dividends 
were paid on 26 October 2021.

On 19 March 2021, Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 1,427,375 thousand as final dividends 
for the year 2020 which corresponds to RUB 19 per share. 
The dividends were paid on 25 May 2021.

On 4 September 2020, the Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 736,225 thousand as interim dividends 
which corresponds to RUB 9.8 per share. The dividends 
were paid on 20 October 2020.

On 11 August 2020, the Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 1,389,813 thousand as final dividends 
for the year 2019 which corresponds to RUB 18.5 per share. 
The dividend distribution was approved by the Extraordinary 
General Meeting of the shareholders on 3 September 2020. 
The dividends were paid on 13 October 2020.

EXAMINATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, POSITION 
AND PERFORMANCE OF THE ACTIVITIES 
OF THE COMPANY

The current financial position and performance of the Company 
as presented in these financial statements is considered 
satisfactory.

The Company through its subsidiaries has one of the largest 
nationwide private healthcare regional networks for its core 
services and is expanding into new services. It has significant 
experience in the provision of full-service private maternity 
healthcare services. The Company has secured leading 
positions in the Russian private healthcare market across 
a range of services including obstetrics and gynaecology, 
fertility and IVF treatments, and paediatrics. It has also been 
diversifying its offering by adding other medical services for all 
family members, such as surgery, urology, traumatology, 
cardiology, and oncology, etc. The recently opened facilities 
have been multi-disciplinary from the very beginning.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Details in relation to principal risks and uncertainties and steps 
taken to manage these risks and uncertainties are presented 
in Notes 17 and 20 ‘Events after the reporting period – Military 
operations in Ukraine’ of these financial statements.

The Board of Directors has the overall responsibility 
for the establishment and supervision of the Company’s risk 
management framework.

DIRECTORS’ INTEREST

The direct and indirect interests of the members of the Board 
in titles of the Company as at 31 December 2021, 31 December 
2020 and as at the date of signing these financial statements 
are as follows, except for Vitaly Ustimenko:

Name

Type of interest

Effective 
interest %

Mark Kurtser

Indirect ownership 
of shares

Kirill Dmitriev (resigned 
on 5 March 2022)

Indirect interest 
in shares

Simon Rowlands (resigned 
on 9 March 2022)

Direct ownership 
of shares

Vitaly Ustimenko

Direct ownership 
of shares

67.90

5.55

0.33

0.005

Indirect interest in shares by Kirill Dmitriev arises through 
his capacity as key management personnel of indirect 
shareholder.

Member of the Board of Directors Vitaly Ustimenko 
acquired GDRs on 24 January 2022, as a result the share 
of his ownership increased from 0.0048% to 0.0053% 
of the Сompany's share capital.

The calculation of effective interest is based on the total amount 
of issued and fully paid shares, including treasury shares acquired 
by the Company.

The Company intends through its subsidiaries to expand 
its portfolio of hospital and out-patient facilities, broaden its 
service offerings by providing patients with the most up-to-
date treatment procedures and medical technology available 
on the market, expand its services in Moscow and other 
regions, exploit the value of its integrated healthcare network 
by making effective use of services across its facilities, optimising 
the benefits for patients and its subsidiaries as a whole.

SHARE CAPITAL

There were no changes in the share capital of the Company during 
the year.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors leads the process in making new 
Board member appointments and makes recommendations 
on appointments to shareholders. In accordance 
with the Appointment Policy for the Board of Directors 
and Committees, all directors are subject to appointment 
or approval of appointment by shareholders at the first 
Annual General Meeting after their appointment, and to re-
appointment at intervals of no more than three years. 
Any term beyond six years (e.g. two three-year terms) 
for a non-executive director is subject to particularly rigorous 
review, and takes into account the need for progressive 
refreshing of the Board of Directors.

Simon Rowlands’s appointment as a member of the Board 
of Directors ended on 21 April 2021. On 22 April 2021, 
Africa Platforms Capital LLP was appointed as a director. 
On the same date, Africa Platforms Capital LLP was approved 
to be represented on the Board by Simon Rowlands.

Sergey Kalugin was appointed as an independent director 
in March 2022. Tony Maher, Kirill Dmitriev and Africa Platforms 
Capital LLP (represented by Simon Rowlands) stepped down 
as members of the Board of Directors on 21 April 2021, 
5 March 2022 and 9 March 2022 respectively.

The members of the Board of Directors who served as at the date 
of signing of these financial statements, are presented on page 1.

Refer to Note 16.1. of these financial statements 
for the remuneration of the directors and other key 
management personnel.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

The Company’s goal is to continually diversify its medical services 
through its subsidiaries by expanding its range of services, 
maintaining its leading position in the field of high-quality women’s 
health and paediatrics, as well as addressing the increasing 
demand for private healthcare services in Russia and beyond.

THE BOARD COMMITTEES

Since September 2012, the Board of Directors established 
the operation of the following three committees: the Audit 
Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration 
Committee.

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Audit Committee

Nomination Committee

The Audit Committee comprises three non-executive directors, 
two of whom are independent. The Audit Committee has 
been chaired by independent non-executive director Tatiana 
Lukina since 6 December 2019, Mr Kirill Dmitriev and Mr Simon  
Rowlands were the other members.

Following the resignation of Mr Simon Rowlands and Mr Kirill 
Dmitriev on 5 March 2022 and 9 March 2022, respectively, 
Mr Vitaly Ustimenko and Mr Sergey Kalugin were appointed 
as other members of the audit committee on 14 March 2022.

The Audit Committee meets at least four times each year 
and is responsible for considering:
 • The reliability and appropriateness of disclosures in the financial 

statements and external financial communication

 • The maintenance of an effective system of internal controls 
including financial, operational and compliance controls 
and risk management system

 • Preparation of recommendations to the shareholders 

for approval in General Meetings in relation to the appointment, 
reappointment and removal of the external auditors
 • Approval of the remuneration and terms of engagement 

of the external auditors in respect of audit services provided

 • The audit process, including monitoring and review 

of the external auditors’ performance, independence 
and objectivity

 • Development and implementation of the policy on non-audit 

services provided by the external auditors

 • Monitoring compliance with laws and regulations and standard 

of corporate governance

The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in its oversight 
of the performance and leadership of the internal audit activity.

Where the Audit Committee’s monitoring and review activities 
reveal cause for concern or scope for improvement, it shall make 
recommendation to the Board of Directors on actions needed 
to address the issues or to make improvements.

Internal audit

The Audit Committee is responsible for monitoring and review 
the effectiveness of the Company’s internal audit function. 
In this respect, the Audit Committee may require investigations 
by, or under the authority of, the head of Internal Audit 
into any activities of the Company which may be of interest 
or concern to the Audit Committee.

The Company`s internal auditor is responsible 
for the recommendation of an audit plan to the Audit 
Committee. The internal auditor carries out auditing assignments 
in accordance with such plan and oversees the Company`s 
compliance with the plan`s recommendations. The internal auditor 
files a quarterly report with his findings to the Audit Committee.

The Nomination Committee comprises one executive and two 
non-executive directors, one of whom is independent. 
The Nomination Committee is chaired by non-executive 
director Mr Vladimir Mekler (since June 2016). Mr Mark Kurtser 
and Mr Simon Rowlands were the other members. Following 
the resignation of Mr Simon Rowlands on 9 March 2022, 
Mr Sergey Kalugin was appointed as other member of the audit 
committee on 14 March 2022.

The Nomination Committee meets at least once a year 
and is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors 
in discharging its corporate governance responsibilities in relation 
to appointment of all executive and non-executive directors, 
as well as the CEO and CFO of the Company. The main objective 
of the Nomination Committee is to lead the process for the Board 
of Directors’ appointments and make respective recommendation 
to the Board of Directors, ensuring proper balance of the Board 
of Directors and qualification of its members. The Nomination 
Committee also considers the composition of the Audit 
and Remuneration Committees.

Remuneration Committee

The Remuneration Committee comprises two non-executive 
directors and one executive director. The Remuneration 
Committee was chaired by an independent non-executive 
director Mr Simon Rowlands, who stepped down on 5 March 
2022. Mr Sergey Kalugin was appointed as the chairman 
of the Remuneration Committee on 14 March 2022. The two other 
members are Dr Mark Kurtser and Mr Vladimir Mekler.

The Remuneration Committee meets at least once a year 
and is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors 
in discharging its corporate governance responsibilities in relation 
to remuneration of all executive directors and the chairman 
of the Board of Directors.

The main objective of the Remuneration Committee 
is to determine the framework and policy for the remuneration 
of the executive directors, the chairman of the Board of Directors 
and senior executives, and the specific remuneration of each 
executive director and the chairman of the Board of Directors 
and any compensation payments.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Since 2012, the Company has maintained full compliance 
with the UK Corporate Governance Code. The Company 
is committed to the highest standards of corporate 
governance and transparency. The Board of Directors 
recognises that good governance is a strategic asset 
that helps it to deliver consistent long term value to its 
shareholders. By running the Company in an open way, 

the Board of Directors enables shareholders to understand 
how it has been able to deliver consistently strong results. 
The Board of Directors believes that corporate responsibility 
is an essential part of good governance and makes sound 
business sense, as well as being crucial to the appropriate 
management of risk within the Company.

Improving its corporate governance structure in accordance 
with the internationally recognised best practices the Company 
adopted important policies and procedures.

The Company’s corporate governance policies and practices 
are designed to ensure that the Company is focused on upholding 
its responsibilities to the shareholders.

The Company’s corporate governance policies and practices 
include, inter alia:
 • Appointment policy for the Board of Directors and Committees
 • Terms of reference of the Audit Committee, Nomination 

Committee and Remuneration Committee

 • Code of Ethics and Conduct
 • Business Continuity Policy
 • Disclosure Policy
 • Regulations on Insider Information
 • Risk Management Policy
 • Anti-Fraud Policy

INTERNAL CONTROL IN RELATION  
TO THE FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESS

The Company has set formal policies and written term of reference 
in relation to the financial reporting process that include:

 • Corporate Accounting policy Guidelines
 • Methodology for the Transformation of Financial Statements 

from RAS to IFRS

 • Financial Reporting Preparation Procedure
 • The Group’s structure
The objective of this policу is to establish uniform procedures 
and to implement requirements for the preparation 
of the financial statements of the Company. The procedure 
should be reviewed for compliance with International Financial 
Reporting Standards as well as current conditions and planned 
changes in the Company’s business activities annually. When 
necessary, amendments and additions to this Procedure should 
be adopted.

by the Board of Directors by a notice, specifying the matters 
to be discussed, issued at least 14 days before the meeting. 
If the notice period is less than 21 days or 14 days 
as applicable, the meeting will be deemed to have been duly 
called if it is so agreed:
 • In the case of a meeting called as the annual general 

meeting, by all the shareholders entitled to attend and vote, 
and

 • In the case of any other meeting, by a majority in number 

of the members having a right to attend and at the meeting, 
being a majority together holding not less than 95 percent 
in nominal value of the shares giving that right

A notice convening a general meeting must be sent to each 
of the shareholders.

All shareholders are entitled to attend the general meeting 
or be represented by a proxy authorised in writing. 
In the general meeting, on a poll, every share gives the holder 
the right to cast one vote, whereas, on a show of hands, 
each member has one vote. A corporate member may, 
by resolution of its directors or other governing body, 
authorise a person to act as its representative at any meeting 
of the Company.

BRANCHES

MD Medical Group Investments Plc has a branch in Moscow.

TREASURY SHARES

During the year ended 31 December 2021 the Company did 
not acquire any treasury shares.

EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

The events after the reporting date are disclosed in Note 20 
to these financial statements.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The independent auditors of the Company Messrs. KPMG 
Limited have expressed their willingness to continue in office. 
A resolution giving authority to the Board of Directors to fix 
their remuneration will be submitted to the Annual General 
Meeting.

MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

By order of the Board of Directors,

The Company shall in each year hold a general meeting as its 
annual general meeting in addition to any other meetings 
in that year. An annual general meeting and any other 
shareholders’ meeting called to pass a special resolution can 
be convened by the Board of Directors by a notice, specifying 
the matters to be discussed, issued at least 21 days 
before the meeting. Any other meetings shall be convened 

Vladimir Mekler
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mark Kurtser
Managing Director, member of the Board of Directors

Moscow, 25 March 2022

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DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible 
for the preparation of separate financial statements that 
give a true and fair view in accordance with International 
Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European 
Union and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, 
Cap.113, and for such internal control as the Board of Directors 
determines is necessary to enable the preparation of separate 
financial statements that are free from material misstatement, 
whether due to fraud or error.

This responsibility includes selecting appropriate accounting 
policies and applying them consistently; and making 
accounting estimates and judgements that are reasonable 
in the circumstances.

In preparing the separate financial statements, the Board 
of Directors is also responsible for assessing the Company’s 
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, 
matters related to going concern and using the going concern 
basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends 
to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no 
realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing 
the Company’s financial reporting process.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ CONFIRMATIONS

The Board of Directors confirms that, to the best of its 
knowledge:
a.  The financial statements, which are presented on pages 
121 to 136, which have been prepared in accordance 
with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted 
by the European Union and the requirements of the Cyprus 
Companies Law, Cap.113, give a true and fair view 
of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss 
of the Company.

b.  The management report includes a fair review 

of the development and performance of the business 
and the position of the Company, together with a description 
of the principal risks and uncertainties that it faces.

Further, the Board of Directors confirms that, to the best 
of its knowledge:

i.  Adequate accounting records have been maintained 

which disclose with reasonable accuracy 
the financial position of the Company and explain its 
transactions

ii.  All information of which it is aware that is relevant 

to the preparation of the financial statements, such 
as accounting records and all other relevant records 
and documentation, has been made available 
to the Company’s auditors

iii.  The financial statements disclose the information 
required by the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap.113 
in the manner so required

iv.  The Management Report has been prepared 

in accordance with the requirements of the Cyprus 
Companies Law, Cap.113, and the information given 
therein is consistent with the financial statements

v.  The information included in the corporate 
governance statement in accordance 
with the requirements of subparagraphs (iv) and (v) 
of paragraph 2(a) of Article 151 of the Cyprus 
Companies Law, Cap. 113, and which is included 
as a specific section of the Management 
Report, have been prepared in accordance 
with the requirements of the Cyprus Companies 
Law, Cap, 113, and is consistent with the financial 
statements

vi. The corporate governance statement includes all 
information referred to in subparagraphs (i), (ii), 
(iii), (vi) and (vii) of paragraph 2(a) of Article 151 
of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.

By order of the Board of Directors,

Vladimir Mekler
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mark Kurtser
Managing Director, member of the Board of Directors

Moscow, 25 March 2022

KPMG Limited 
Chartered Accountants 
11, June 16th 1943 Street, 3022 Limassol, Cyprus 
P.O.Box 50161, 3601 Limassol, Cyprus 
T: +357 25 869000, F: +357 25 363842

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT 
TO THE MEMBERS  
OF MD MEDICAL GROUP INVESTMENTS PLC

REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Opinion
We have audited the accompanying separate financial 
statements of the parent company MD Medical Group 
Investments Pic (the “Company”), which are presented 
on pages 14 to 40 and comprise the statement of financial 
position as at 31 December 2021, and the statements 
of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes 
in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and notes 
to the separate financial statements, including a summary 
of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying separate financial 
statements give a true and fair view of the financial position 
of the parent Company MD Medical Group Investments Pic 
as at 31 December 2021, and of its financial performance 
and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance 
with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted 
by the European Union (“IFRS-EU”) and the requirements 
of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113, as amended 
from time to time (the “Companies Law, Cap.113”).

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International 
Standards on Auditing (“ISAs”). Our responsibilities under those 
standards are further described in the “Auditors’ responsibilities 
for the audit of the separate financial statements” section of our 
report. We are independent of the Company in accordance 
with the International Code of Ethics (Including International 
Independence Standards) for Professional Accountants 
of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants 
(“IESBA Code”) together with the ethical requirements 
in Cyprus that are relevant to our audit of the separate 

financial statements, and we have fulfilled our other ethical 
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements 
and the IESBA Code. We believe that the audit evidence 
we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide 
a basis for our opinion.

Emphasis of matter- Subsequent Event

We draw attention to Note 20 to the separate financial 
statements which describes the recent developments 
in Russia’s operating environment, as a result of the military 
operations in Ukraine and the associated risks 
for the Company.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Key audit matters

In addition to the matter described in Emphasis of matter - 
Subsequent Event paragraph, above, we have determined 
the matters described below to be the key audit matters 
to be communicated in our report.

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional 
judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the separate 
financial statements of the current period. These matters 
were addressed in the context of our audit of the separate 
financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion 
thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these 
matters.

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KPMG Limited. a private company limited by shares. 
registered in Cyprus under registration number  
HE 132822 with its registered office at 14, Esperidon Street, 
1087, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Nicosia 
P.O. Box 21121, 1502 
T: +357 22 209000  
F: +357 22 678200

Paphos 
P.O. Box 60288, 8101 
T: +357 26 943050  
F: +357 26 943062

Polis Chrysochous  
P.O. Box 66014, 8330 
T: +357 26 322098  
F: +357 26 322722

Larnaca 
P.O. Box 40075, 6300 
T: +357 24 200000  
F: +357 24 200200

Paralimni / Ayia Napa 
P.O. Box 33200, 5311 
T; +357 23 820080 F: 
+357 23 820084

Investment in subsidiaries

Refer to Note 8 of the separate financial statements (RUB 11,245,257 thousand)

Key audit matter

How the key audit matter was addressed in our audit

The carrying value of the investments in subsidiaries amounts 
to RUB 11,245,257 thousand and accounts for more than 89% 
of the Company’s total assets as at 31 December 2021.
Significant judgement is required by the management 
of the Company in determining whether there are any indica-
tions for impairment and, where such indications exist, in as-
sessing the recoverable amount of the investments.
We focused on this area because of the significance of the car-
rying amount of the investments in the separate financial state-
ments and because inherent uncertainty and subjectivity is in-
volved in forecasting and discounting future cash flows, which 
are the basis of the assessment of the recoverable amount 
of the investments and hence their carrying amount recorded 
in the separate financial statements.

Our audit procedures included among others the following:
Made inquiries of management regarding the indicators they 
assess as possible indicators of impairment for relevant assets/
CGUs
Inspected management’s assessment and consider wheth-
er further indicators should have been assessed based on our 
knowledge of the business, its operating environment, indus-
try knowledge, current market conditions and other information 
obtained during the audit
Verified the accuracy of management’s calculations for those 
assets/CGUs subject to impairment testing and consider 
whether the assets/CGUs tested are complete
Evaluated the valuation techniques, assumptions and data used 
by management to make their accounting estimates (and range 
thereof) used for value in use/fair value less costs of disposal.
Evaluated the completeness, accuracy and relevance of disclo-
sures required by IAS 36, including disclosures.

Other information

The Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. 
The other information comprises the Management Report.

Our opinion on the separate financial statements does 
not cover the other information and we do not express 
any form of assurance conclusion thereon, except as required 
by the Companies Law, Cap.113.

In connection with our audit of the separate financial 
statements, our responsibility is to read the other information 
and, in doing so, consider whether the other information 
is materially inconsistent with the separate financial statements 
or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears 
to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have 
performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement 
of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

With regards to the management report, our report in this 
regard is presented in the “Report on other legal requirements 
“ section.

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors 
and those charged with governance 
for the separate financial statements

The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation 
of separate financial statements that give a true and fair 
view in accordance with IFRS-EU and the requirements 
of the Companies Law, Cap. 113, and for such internal control 
as the Board of Directors determines is necessary to enable 
the preparation of separate financial statements that are free 
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the separate financial statements, the Board 
of Directors is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability 
to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, 
matters related to going concern and using the going concern 
basis of accounting, unless there is an intention to either 
liquidate the Company or to cease the Company’s operations, 
or there is no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Board of Directors and those charged with governance 
are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial 
reporting process.

Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit 
of the separate financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance 
about whether the separate financial statements as a whole 
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud 
or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes 

our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance 
but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance 
with ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when 
it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error 
and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, 
they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
decisions of users taken on the basis of these separate financial 
statements.

Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit 
of the separate financial statements (continued)

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise 
professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism 
throughout the audit. We also:
 • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement 

of the separate financial statements, whether due to fraud 
or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive 
to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient 
and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 
The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting 
from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, 
as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, 
misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

 • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant 
to the audit in order to design audit procedures 
that are appropriate in the circumstances, 
but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion 
on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.
 • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used 

and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related 
disclosures made by the Board of Directors.

 • Conclude on the appropriateness of the Board of Directors’ 
use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based 
on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material 
uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may 
cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue 
as a going concern. If we conclude that a material 
uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our 
auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the separate 
financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, 
to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based 
on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our 
auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may 
cause the Company to cease to continue as a going 
concern.

 • Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content 

of the separate financial statements, including 
the disclosures, and whether the separate financial 
statements represent the underlying transactions and events 
in a manner that achieves a true and fair view.

We communicate with those charged with governance 
regarding, among other matters, the planned scope 
and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including 

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any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify 
during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance 
with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical 
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate 
with them all relationships and other matters that may 
reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, 
and where applicable, actions taken to eliminate threats 
or safeguards applied.

From the matters communicated with those charged 
with governance, we determine those matters that 
were of most significance in the audit of the separate financial 
statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit 
matters. We describe these matters in our auditors’ report.

REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

Pursuant to the additional requirements of law L.53(I)/2017, 
and based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit, 
we report the following:
 • In our opinion, the management report, the preparation 
of which is the responsibility of the Board of Directors, 
has been prepared in accordance with the requirements 
of the Companies Law, Cap 113, and the information given 
is consistent with the separate financial statements.

 • In the light of the knowledge and understanding 

of the business and the Company’s environment obtained 
in the course of the audit, we have not identified material 
misstatements in the management report.

Other Matter

Reporting responsibilities
This report, including the opinion, has been prepared 
for and only for the Company’s members as a body 
in accordance with Section 69 of Law L.53(I)/2017 and for no 
other purpose. We do not, in giving this opinion, accept 
or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other 
person to whose knowledge this report may come to.

Consolidated financial statements

We have reported separately on the consolidated financial 
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year 
ended 31 December 2021.

The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this 
independent auditors’ report is George S.

Certified Public Accountant and Registered Auditor7 

for and on behalf of

KPMG Limited

Certified Public Accountants and Registered Auditors

11, June 16th 1943 Street

3022 Limassol

Cyprus

25 March 2022

STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS  
AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the year ended 31 December 2021

Dividend income

Revenue from recharging of expenses

Revenue from advertising

Total revenue

Other income

Other expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Operating profit

Finance income

Finance expenses

Net foreign exchange transactions (loss) / gain

Net finance (expenses) / income

Profit before tax

Income tax

Profit for the year

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR

Note

16.2

16.3

4

5

5

5

5

6

2021
RUB’000

2020
RUB’000

3,993,512

3,028,184

98,886

16,199

150,968

15,455

4,108,597

3,194,607

8,126

(5,503)

(405,752)

3,705,468

5,949

(1,022)

(6,926)

(1,999)

9,195

(54,793)

(411,188)

2,737,821

8,901

(1,764)

121,590

128,727

3,703,469

2,866,548

−

3,703,469

3,703,469

−

2,866,548

2,866,548

The Notes on pages 136 to 155 are an integral part 
of this report and the financial statements

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132

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

As at 31 December 2021

For the year ended 31 December 2021

ASSETS

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Investments in subsidiaries

Total non-current assets

Inventories

Trade and other receivables

Current tax assets

Short-term bank deposits

Cash and cash equivalents

Total current assets

Total assets

EQUITY

Share capital

Share premium

Other reserves

Retained earnings

Total equity

LIABILITIES

Trade and other payables

Total current liabilities

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Note

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

9

10

8

11

12

12

13

15

7,592

15,130

11,245,257

11,267,979

3,396

563,400

4,919

−

759,616

1,331,331

12,599,310

180,585

5,243,319

328,510

6,776,232

9,702

7,023

10,497,717

10,514,442

1,479

70,025

4,919

746,145

385,254

1,207,822

11,722,264

180,585

5,243,319

328,510

5,852,387

12,528,646

11,604,801

70,664

70,664

117,463

117,463

12,599,310

11,722,264

On 25 March 2022, the Board of Directors of MD Medical Group Investments Plc 
approved and authorised these report and financial statements for issue.

Vladimir Mekler
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mark Kurtser
Managing Director

Andrey Khoperskiy
First Deputy CEO
Chief Financial Officer (until 31.12.2021)

Note

Share 
capital
RUB’000

Share 
premium
RUB’000

Other 
reserves
RUB’000

Retained 
earnings
RUB’000

Total
RUB’000

Balance at 1 January 2021

180,585

5,243,319

328,510

5,852,387

11,604,801

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Profit and other comprehensive  
income for the year

CONTRIBUTIONS BY  
AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO OWNERS

Dividends declared

7

−

−

−

−

−

3,703,469

3,703,469

−

(2,779,624)

(2,779,624)

Balance at 31 December 2021

180,585

5,243,319

328,510

6,776,232

12,528,646

Share premium is not available for distribution.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Note

Share 
capital
RUB’000

Share 
premium
RUB’000

Other 
reserves
RUB’000

Retained 
earnings
RUB’000

Total
RUB’000

Balance at 1 January 2020

180,585

5,243,319

328,510

5,111,877

10,864,291

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Profit and other comprehensive  
income for the year

CONTRIBUTIONS BY  
AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO OWNERS

Dividends declared

7

−

−

−

−

−

2,866,548

2,866,548

−

(2,126,038)

(2,126,038)

Balance at 31 December 2020

180,585

5,243,319

328,510

5,852,387

11,604,801

The Notes on pages 136 to 155 are an integral part of these 
report and financial statements

The Notes on pages 136 to 155 are an integral part of these 
report and financial statements

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134

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the year ended 31 December 2021

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Profit for the year

Adjustments for:

Depreciation

Amortisation

Dividend income

Finance expenses

Finance income

Net foreign exchange loss / (gain)

Disposal of investments in subsidiaries due 
to liquidation

Impairment of investments in subsidiaries

Cash flows used in operations before working 
capital changes

Decrease / (increase) in trade and other receivables

Increase in inventories

(Decrease) / increase in trade and other payables

Cash flows used in operations

Dividends received

Tax paid

Net cash flows from operating activities

Note

2021
RUB’000

2020
RUB’000

Note

2021
RUB’000

2020
RUB’000

4

4

16.2

5

5

5

8

8

16.2

3,703,469

2,866,548

5,710

5,351

7,862

5,107

(3,993,512)

(3,028,184)

1,022

(5,949)

6,926

−

3,920

(273,063)

50,277

(1,917)

(29,762)

(254,465)

3,449,830

−

3,195,365

1,764

(8,901)

(121,590)

15,156

38,930

(223,308)

(45,293)

(310)

31,647

(237,264)

3,028,184

(4,919)

2,786,001

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Capital contributions to subsidiaries

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

Acquisition of intangible assets

Placing short-term bank deposits

Proceeds from short-term bank deposits return

Interest received

5

Net cash flows from / (used in) investing 
activities

CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Finance expenses paid

Payments of lease liabilities

(768,460)

(496)

(13,458)

(866,831)

1,648,623

5,769

5,147

(908)

(2,940)

(294,338)

(1,369)

(4,456)

(2,097,704)

1,845,257

9,917

(542,693)

(1,570)

(5,440)

Dividends paid to owners of the Company

(2,726,685)

(2,211,202)

Net cash flows used in financing activities

(2,730,533)

(2,218,212)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning 
of the period

Effect of movements in exchange rates on cash held

Cash and cash equivalents as at the end 
of the year

12

12

469,979

385,254

(95,617)

759,616

25,096

153,339

206,819

385,254

The Notes on pages 136 to 155 are an integral part of these 
report and financial statements

The Notes on pages 136 to 155 are an integral part of these 
report and financial statements

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 December 2021

1. INCORPORATION AND PRINCIPAL 
ACTIVITIES

MD Medical Group Investments Plc (the “Company”) 
was incorporated in Cyprus on 5 August 2010 as a private 
limited liability company under the provisions of the Cyprus 
Companies Law, Cap. 113. The Company is domiciled 
in Russia. 

In August 2012, following the special resolution passed 
by the shareholder, the Company was converted into a public 
limited liability company in accordance with the provisions 
of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.

Its Registered Office is at Dimitriou Karatasou 15, Anastasio 
Building, 6th floor, office 601, Strovolos, 2024, Nicosia, 
Cyprus.

The principal activity of the Company is that of an investment 
holding company and, for that purpose, to acquire and hold 
controlling and other interests in the share or loan capital 
of any company or companies of any nature, but primarily 
in the healthcare industry.

2. BASIS OF PREPARATION

(a) Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared 
in accordance with International Financial Reporting 
Standards as adopted by the European Union (IFRS-
EU) and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, 
Cap.113.

These are the separate financial statements of the Company. 
The Company has also prepared consolidated financial 
statements in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU 
for the Company and its subsidiaries (“the Group”). 
The consolidated financial statements are available at 15 
Dimitriou Karatasou street, Anastasio Building, 6th floor, 
office 601, 2024 Nicosia, Cyprus.

Users of these parent’s separate financial statements should 
read them together with the Group’s consolidated financial 
statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2021 
in order to obtain a proper understanding of the financial 
position, the financial performance and the cash flows 
of the Company and the Group.

(b) Basis of measurement

This report and the financial statements  have been prepared 
under the historical cost convention.

(c) Functional and presentation currency

This report and the financial statements are presented 
in Russian Roubles (RUB’000) which is the functional currency 
of the Company. Financial information presented in Russian 
Roubles has been rounded to the nearest thousand except 
when otherwise indicated.

(d) Use of estimates and judgements

Preparing these financial statements in accordance with IFRSs 
requires management to exercise their judgement to make 
estimates and assumptions that affect the application 
of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets 
and liabilities, income and expenses.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are based 
on historical experience and various other factors that 
are deemed reasonable based on knowledge available at that 
time. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed 
and where necessary revised on an ongoing basis. Revisions 
to estimates are recognised prospectively.

In particular, information about significant areas of estimation, 
uncertainty and critical judgments in applying accounting 
policies that have the most significant effect on the amount 
recognised in the financial statements are described below:

Impairment of investments in subsidiaries

The Company periodically evaluates the recoverability 
of investments in subsidiaries whenever indicators 
of impairment are present. Indicators of impairment include 
such items as declines in revenues, earnings or cash flows 
or material adverse changes in the economic or political 
stability of a particular country, which may indicate that 
the carrying amount of an asset is not recoverable. If facts 
and circumstances indicate that investment in subsidiaries may 
be impaired, the estimated future discounted cash flows 
associated with these subsidiaries would be compared to their 
carrying amounts to determine if a write down to fair value 

is necessary. As at the reporting date, there were no indicators 
of impairment.

create additional estimation uncertainties and impact certain 
key assumptions in the valuation of assets used for preparation 
of these financial statements.

Measurement of fair values

A number of the Company’s accounting policies 
and disclosures require the measurement of fair values, for both 
financial and non financial assets and liabilities.

For impairment testing purposes, the Company has determined 
that each subsidiary is a separate CGU. Each CGU is tested 
for impairment at the balance sheet date if any indicators 
of impairment have been identified. 

When measuring the fair value of an asset or a liability, 
the Company uses observable market data as far as possible. 
Fair values are categorised into different levels in a fair value 
hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques 
as follows:
 • Level–1 quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets 

for identical assets or liabilities.

 • Level–2 inputs other than quoted prices included within 
Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either 
directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).

 • Level–3 inputs for the asset or liability that are not based 

on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
If the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset 
or a liability fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, 
then the fair value measurement is categorised in its entirety 
in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level 
input that is significant to the entire measurement.

COVID-19

In December 2019, the emergence of a new strain 
of coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in China and has 
subsequently spread globally. On 11 March 2020, the World 
Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak 
a pandemic. Mobility restrictions, quarantines and similar 
lockdown measures implemented in different countries 
to cope with the pandemic had a significant negative impact 
on the global economy.

From the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic the Company 
has taken necessary measures to avoid direct impact 
of the pandemic on its operations with a special focus 
on protection of the health of employees and uninterrupted 
business processes.

The major impact of COVID-19 on the macroeconomic 
environment in the healthcare industry resulted in a number 
of consequences on operational and financial performance 
of the Company.

The value in use of each CGU tested for impairment 
is calculated based on the Company’s latest forecast 
cash flows, covering a five-year period, which have regard 
to historic performance and knowledge of the current 
market, together with the Company’s views on the future 
achievable growth and the impact of committed initiatives. 
The cash flows include ongoing capital expenditure required 
to maintain the healthcare network, but exclude any growth 
capital initiatives not committed. Cash flows beyond this five-
year period are extrapolated using a long-term growth rate 
based on management’s future expectations, with reference 
to forecast GDP growth. The forecasts used to calculate 
the value in use have been updated to take into account 
the COVID-19 scenario. This assumes an impact on 2021/22 
revenues and profits.

As a result, an impairment loss amounting 
to RUB 3,920  thousand was recognised during the year ended 
31 December 2021.

Impairment of financial assets

The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts 
as of the date of signing these financial statements reflects 
the Company’s best estimate of the expected future 
losses for its accounts receivables based on the current 
economic conditions; however, as a result of the uncertainty 
caused by COVID-19 pandemic and other factors, these 
estimates may change and future actual losses may differ 
from the Company’s estimates. The Company will continue 
to monitor economic conditions and will revise the estimates 
of the expected future losses for accounts receivable 
as necessary.

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounting policies applied in these financial statements 
are consistent with those followed in the Company’s financial 
statements as at 31 December 2020 and for the year then 
ended.

Impairment of non-financial assets

Management has considered the impact of COVID-19 
on the business of the Company. Current market conditions 

New standards and amendments applied for the first 
time in 2021 did not impact these financial statements 
of the Company.

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Subsidiary companies

Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Company. Control 
exists where the Company is exposed, or has rights, to variable 
returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability 
to affect those returns through its power over the investee.

Investments in subsidiary companies are stated at cost 
less provision for impairment in value, which is recognised 
as an expense in the period in which the impairment 
is identified.

Dividend income

Dividend income is recognised in the statement of profit or loss 
and other comprehensive income when the right to receive 
payment is established.

Revenue

Revenue represents the amount of consideration to which 
the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring 
the promised services to the customer excluding amounts 
collected on behalf of third parties (for example, value 
added tax). The Company transfers control over its services 
at a point in time. The Company recharges to subsidiaries IT, 
advertising, call centre and other expenses, relating to services 
that are provided by third parties for the benefit of a number 
of subsidiaries. Recharging is made over time as the services 
are transferred by third parties to subsidiaries on the basis 
of a cost plus margin arrangement.

Finance income

Finance income includes interest income which is recognised 
as it accrues in profit or loss using the effective interest method.

Finance expenses

Finance expenses include bank charges and interest expense. 
Bank charges are recognised as expenses in the period 
in which they fall due and interest expense is recognised as it 
accrues in profit or loss using the effective interest method.

The ‘effective interest rate’ is the rate that exactly discounts 
estimated future cash payments or receipts through 
the expected life of the financial instrument to:
 • The gross carrying amount of the financial asset, or
 • The amortised cost of the financial liability
In calculating interest income and expense, the effective interest 
rate is applied to the gross carrying amount of the asset (when 
the asset is not credit-impaired) or to the amortised cost 
of the liability. However, for financial assets that have become 
credit-impaired subsequent to initial recognition, interest 

income is calculated by applying the effective interest rate 
to the amortised cost of the financial asset. If the asset is no 
longer credit-impaired, then the calculation of interest income 
reverts to the gross basis.

Foreign currency transactions

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional 
currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates 
of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting 
from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation 
at year end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities 
denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss 
under the category finance income or finance expenses.

Tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. 
Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in profit 
or loss because it excludes items of income or expense that 
are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes 
items that are never taxable or deductible. The Company’s 
liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have 
been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred tax is recognised on differences between the carrying 
amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements 
and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation 
of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the statement 
of financial position liability method. Deferred tax liabilities 
are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences 
and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that 
it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which 
deductible temporary differences can be utilised. 

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for taxable temporary 
differences arising on investments in subsidiaries, except where 
the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary 
difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will 
not reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each 
reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer 
probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow 
all or part of the asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected 
to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset 
realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited to profit or loss, 
except when it relates to items charged or credited directly 
to other comprehensive income or equity, in which case 
the deferred tax is also dealt with in other comprehensive 
income or equity.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there 
is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against 
current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes 
levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends 
to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

The measurement of deferred tax reflects the tax consequences 
that would follow from the manner in which the Company 
expects, at the reporting date, to recover or settle the carrying 
amount of its assets and liabilities.

Dividends declared

Interim dividend distributions to the Company's shareholders 
are recognised as a liability when it is both appropriately 
authorised and no longer at the Company’s discretion (i.e. 
when the Company has an obligation to pay). Final dividend 
distributions to the Company's shareholders are recognised 
in the Company's financial statements in the year in which they 
are approved by the Company's shareholder.

Financial instruments

Recognition

The Company recognises financial assets and financial liabilities 
when, and only when, it becomes a party of the contractual 
provisions of the financial instrument. Trade receivables 
and debt securities issued are initially recognised when they 
are originated.

Classification

The Company classifies financial assets on the basis of both: 
the Company`s business model for managing financial 
assets, as well as the contractual cash flow characteristics 
of the financial assets.

The Company’s financial assets comprise of trade and other 
receivables and cash and cash equivalents. They are non-
derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments 
that are not quoted in an active market and for which there 
is no intention of trading the receivable. All of the Company’s 
financial assets are measured at amortised cost. They 
are classified as current assets unless the Company has 
an unconditional responsibility to accept deferral of receipt 
for at least twelve months after the balance sheet date, in which 
case they are classified as non-current assets.

A financial asset is measured at amortised cost if it meets both 
of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL:
 • It is held within a business model whose objective is to hold 

assets to collect contractual cash flows, and

 • Its contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash 
flows that are solely payments of principal and interest 
on the principal amount outstanding

Financial assets – Business model assessment
The Company makes an assessment of the objective 
of the business model in which a financial asset is held 
at a portfolio level because this best reflects the way 
the business is managed and information is provided 
to management. The information considered includes:
 • The stated policies and objectives for the portfolio 

and the operation of those policies in practice. These 
include whether management’s strategy focuses on earning 
contractual interest income, maintaining a particular interest 
rate profile, matching the duration of the financial assets 
to the duration of any related liabilities or expected cash 
outflows or realising cash flows through the sale of the assets

 • How the performance of the portfolio is evaluated 
and reported to the Company’s management

 • The risks that affect the performance of the business model 
(and the financial assets held within that business model) 
and how those risks are managed

 • How managers of the business are compensated – 

e.g. whether compensation is based on the fair value 
of the assets managed or the contractual cash flows 
collected

 • The frequency, volume and timing of sales of financial assets 
in prior periods, the reasons for such sales and expectations 
about future sales activity

Transfers of financial assets to third parties in transactions that 
do not qualify for derecognition are not considered sales for this 
purpose, consistent with the Company’s continuing recognition 
of the assets.

Financial assets – Assessment whether contractual 
cash flows are solely payments of principal 
and interest

For the purposes of this assessment, ‘principal’ is defined 
as the fair value of the financial asset on initial recognition. 
‘Interest’ is defined as consideration for the time value 
of money and for the credit risk associated with the principal 
amount outstanding during a particular period of time 
and for other basic lending risks and costs (e.g. liquidity risk 
and administrative costs), as well as a profit margin.

In assessing whether the contractual cash flows are solely 
payments of principal and interest, the Company considers 
the contractual terms of the instrument. This includes assessing 
whether the financial asset contains a contractual term that 
could change the timing or amount of contractual cash 
flows such that it would not meet this condition. In making 
this assessment, the Company considers:

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 • Contingent events that would change the amount or timing 

Financial liabilities at amortised cost:

of cash flows

 • Terms that may adjust the contractual coupon rate, including 

variablerate features

 • Prepayment and extension features
 • Terms that limit the Company’s claim to cash flows 
from specified assets (e.g. nonrecourse features)

A prepayment feature is consistent with the solely payments 
of principal and interest criterion if the prepayment amount 
substantially represents unpaid amounts of principal 
and interest on the principal amount outstanding, which may 
include reasonable compensation for early termination 
of the contract. Additionally, for a financial asset acquired 
at a discount or premium to its contractual par amount, 
a feature that permits or requires prepayment at an amount 
that substantially represents the contractual par amount 
plus accrued (but unpaid) contractual interest (which may 
also include reasonable compensation for early termination) 
is treated as consistent with this criterion if the fair value 
of the prepayment feature is insignificant at initial recognition.

The Company’s financial liabilities comprise of trade and other 
payables. They are classified as current liabilities unless there 
is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve 
months after the balance sheet date, in which case they 
are classified as long-term liabilities.

Initial measurement

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured 
at fair value plus any directly attributable transaction costs.

Subsequent measurement

Financial assets at amortised cost:

These assets are subsequently measured at amortised cost using 
the effective interest method. The amortised cost is reduced 
by impairment losses. Interest income, foreign exchange gain 
and losses and impairment are recognised in profit or loss. 
Any gain or loss on derecognition is recognised in profit or loss.

Trade and other receivables are amounts due from customers 
for services performed in the ordinary course of business 
and are stated after deducting the appropriate allowances 
for any impairment.

For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash 
equivalents include cash in hand, cash at bank and short term 
highly liquid investments with maturity of three months or less 
from the acquisition date that are subject to an insignificant risk 
of changes in their fair value and are used by the Company 
in the management of its short-term investments.

Other financial liabilities are subsequently measured 
at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Interest 
expense and foreign exchange gains and losses are recognised 
in profit or loss. Any gain or loss on derecognition is also 
recognised in profit or loss.

Impairment of non-derivative financial assets

At each balance sheet date the Company recognises a loss 
allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets 
measured at amortised cost.

The loss allowance for financial assets at amortised cost 
is recognised in profit or loss in respondence with a balance 
sheet account reducing the carrying amount of the financial 
asset. Expected credit losses for counterparties, including 
banks, are determined based on historical data of relevant 
probability of default and loss given default. Impairment on cash 
and cash equivalents is measured on a 12-month expected 
loss basis and reflects the short maturities of the exposures. 
The Company considers that its cash and cash equivalents 
have low credit risk based on the external credit ratings 
of the counterparties.

Individually significant financial assets are tested for impairment 
on an individual basis. The remaining financial assets 
are assessed collectively in groups that share similar credit 
risk characteristics. The Company measures loss allowances 
at an amount equal to lifetime ECLs.

When determining whether the credit risk of a financial 
asset has increased significantly since initial recognition 
and when estimating ECLs, the Company considers 
reasonable and supportable information that is relevant 
and available without undue cost or effort. This includes both 
quantitative and qualitative information and analysis, based 
on the Company’s historical experience and informed credit 
assessment, that includes forward-looking information.

The Company assumes that the credit risk on a financial asset 
has increased significantly if it is more than 30 days past due.

The Company considers a financial asset to be in default 
when the debtor is unlikely to pay its credit obligations 
to the Company in full, without recourse by the Company 
to actions such as realising security (if any is held).

Credit-impaired financial assets

At each reporting date, the Company assesses whether 
financial assets carried at amortised cost are credit-impaired. 

A financial asset is ‘credit-impaired’ when one or more events 
that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash 
flows of the financial asset have occurred.

Evidence that a financial asset is credit-impaired includes 
the following observable data:
 • Significant financial difficulty of the debtor
 • It is probable that the debtor will enter bankruptcy or other 

financial reorganisation or

 • The disappearance of an active market for a security 

because of financial difficulties

An impairment loss is reversed if the reversal can be related 
objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss 
was recognised. For financial assets measured at amortised 
cost the reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

Based on the analysis of the historical data the accounts 
receivable mainly represents by receivable from related parties 
and no provision is accrued.

Derecognition of financial assets

A financial asset (or, where applicable a part of a financial 
asset or part of a group of similar financial assets) 
is derecognised when:
 • The rights to receive cash flows from the asset have 

expired

 • The Company retains the right to receive cash flows 

from the asset, but has assumed an obligation to pay them 
in full without material delay to a third party under a “pass 
through” arrangement or

 • The Company has transferred its rights to receive cash 
flows from the asset and either (a) has transferred 
substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, 
or (b) has neither transferred nor retained substantially all 
the risks and rewards of the asset, but has transferred 
control of the asset

Any interest in such derecognised financial assets that 
is created or retained by the Company, is recognised 
as a separate asset or liability.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation 
under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires.

When an existing financial liability is replaced by another 
from the same lender on substantially different terms, 
or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified, 
such an exchange or modification is treated as a derecognition 
of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability, 
and the difference in the respective carrying amounts 
is recognised in profit or loss.

Offsetting financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset and the net 
amount reported in the statement of financial position 
if, and only if, there is a currently enforceable legal right 
to offset the recognised amounts and there is an intention 
to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle 
the liability simultaneously. This is not generally the case 
with master netting agreements, and the related assets 
and liabilities are presented gross in the statement 
of financial position.

Impairment of non-financial assets

Assets that have an indefinite useful life are not subject 
to amortisation and are tested annually for impairment. 
Assets that are subject to depreciation or amortisation 
are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes 
in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may 
not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised 
for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount 
exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount 
is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell 
and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, 
assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there 
are separately identifiable cash flows (cash generating 
units).

Share capital

Proceeds from the issue of ordinary shares are classified 
as equity. The difference between the issue price 
of the shares and their nominal value is taken to the share 
premium account.

Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new 
shares are recognised as a deduction from share premium 
net of any tax effect.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present 
legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, 
it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required 
to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate of the amount 
can be made. Where the Company expects a provision 
to be reimbursed, for example under an insurance contract, 
the reimbursement is recognised as a separate asset 
but only when the reimbursement is virtually certain.

Comparatives

Where necessary, comparative figures have been adjusted 
to conform to changes in presentation in the current period.

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to which the Company chooses not to apply the practical 
expedient, or that do not qualify for the practical expedient, 
the Company assesses whether there is a lease modification.

Leases in which the Company is a lessor

The Company does not have significant contracts where 
it is a lessor.

Standards issued but not yet effective:

The following new and amended standards are not expected 
to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial 
statements.

 • Onerous contracts – Cost of Fulfilling a Contract 

(Amendments to IAS 37)

 • Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018–2020
 • Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended 

Use (Amendments to IAS 16)

 • Reference to Conceptual Framework (Amendments 

to IFRS 3)

 • Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current 

(Amendments to IAS 1)

 • IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts and amendments 

to IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts

 • Disclosure of Accounting Policies (Amendments to IAS 1 

and IFRS Practice Statement 2)

 • Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising 
from a Single Transaction (Amendments to IAS 12)

 • Definition of Accounting Estimates (Amendments to IAS 8)

Leases

At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether 
a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, 
a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use 
of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange 
for consideration.

Leases in which the Company is a lessee

At commencement or on modification of a contract that 
contains a lease component, the Company allocates 
the consideration in the contract to each lease component 
on the basis of its relative stand-alone prices. However, 
for the leases of property the Company has elected 
not to separate non-lease components and account 
for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease 
component.

The Company recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease 
liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use 
asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial 
amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments 
made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial 
direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to dismantle 
and remove the underlying asset or to restore the underlying 
asset or the site on which it is located, less any lease 
incentives received.

The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using 
the straight-line method from the commencement date 
to the end of the lease term, unless the lease transfers 
ownership of the underlying asset to the Company 
by the end of the lease term or the cost of the right-
of-use asset reflects that the Company will exercise 
a purchase option. In that case, the right-of-use asset 
will be depreciated over the useful life of the underlying 
asset, which is determined on the same basis as those 
of property and equipment. In addition, the right-of-use 
asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, 
and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present 
value of the lease payments that are not paid 
at the commencement date, discounted using the interest 
rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily 
determined, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. 
Generally, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate 
as the discount rate.

The Company determines its incremental borrowing rate 
by obtaining interest rates from various external financing 
sources and makes certain adjustments to reflect the terms 
of the lease and type of the asset leased.

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease 
liability comprise the following:
 • Fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments
 • Variable lease payments that depend on an index 
or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate 
as at the commencement date

 • Amounts expected to be payable under a residual value 

guarantee

 • The exercise price under a purchase option that 

the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, lease 
payments in an optional renewal period if the Company 
is reasonably certain to exercise an extension option, 
and penalties for early termination of a lease unless 
the Company is reasonably certain not to terminate early

The lease liability is measured at amortised cost using 
the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there 
is a change in future lease payments arising from a change 
in an index or rate, if there is a change in the Company’s 
estimate of the amount expected to be payable 
under a residual value guarantee, if the Company changes its 
assessment of whether it will exercise a purchase, extension 
or termination option or if there is a revised  in-substance 
fixed lease payment.

When the lease liability is remeasured in this way, 
a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount 
of the right-of-use asset, or is recorded in profit or loss 
if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been 
reduced to zero.

The Company presents right-of-use assets that do not meet 
the definition of investment property in ‘property, plant 
and equipment’ and lease liabilities in ‘trade and other 
payables’ in the statement of financial position.

Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets

The Company has elected not to recognise right-of-
use assets and lease liabilities for leases of low-value 
assets and short-term leases, including IT equipment. 
The Company recognises the lease payments associated 
with these leases as an expense on a straight-line basis 
over the lease term.

COVID-19-related rent concessions

The Company has applied COVID-19-Related Rent 
Concessions – Amendment to IFRS 16. The Company 
applies the practical expedient allowing it not to assess 
whether eligible rent concessions that are a direct 
consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic are lease 
modifications. The Company applies the practical expedient 
consistently to contracts with similar characteristics 
and in similar circumstances. For rent concessions in leases 

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4. SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Reconciliation between profit before taxation and income tax expense:

Payroll and related social taxes

Advertising

Legal and professional expenses

Independent auditors’ remuneration

IT support

Depreciation

Amortisation

Call centre services

Licences

Other expenses

TOTAL SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES

2021
RUB’000

229,267

71,186

37,205

20,129

8,873

5,710

5,351

3,660

−

24,371

405,752

2020
RUB’000

199,703

59,410

29,072

20,244

24,004

7,862

5,107

6,000

45,106

14,680

411,188

During the year ended 31 December 2021 the remuneration 
of the independent auditors included an amount 
of RUB 19,359 thousand regarding audit services 
and an amount of RUB 770 thousand regarding tax services 

(the year ended 31 December 2020: RUB 20,114 thousand 
and RUB 130 thousand respectively).

The number of employees as at 31 December 2021 was 113 
(31 December 2020: 107).

5. NET FINANCE (EXPENSES) / INCOME

FINANCE INCOME

Bank interest received

Finance expenses

Bank charges

Interest on leases

Net foreign exchange transactions (loss) / gain

Net finance (expenses) / income

6. INCOME TAX

Current tax

Deferred tax

Charge for the year

2021
RUB’000

2020
RUB’000

5,949

(908)

(114)

(6,926)

(1,999)

2021
RUB’000

−

−

−

8,901

(1,570)

(194)

121,590

128,727

2020
RUB’000

(4,919)

4,919

−

Accounting profit before tax

Tax calculated at the applicable tax rates

Tax effect of allowances and income not subject to tax

Current-year losses for which no deferred tax asset is recognised

Tax as per statement of comprehensive income – charge

2021
RUB’000

3,703,469

(740,694)

791,269

(50,575)

−

2020
RUB’000

2,866,548

(573,310)

590,293

(16,983)

−

The corporation tax rate is 20% (2020: 20%).

The Company in 2015 changed its tax residency from Cyprus 
to Russian and opened a branch in Moscow.

As a result the Company is taxable under Russian Tax Code 
which impose corporation tax at the rate of 20%.

which corresponds to RUB 18 per share. The dividends 
were paid on 26 October 2021.

On 19 March 2021, Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 1,427,375 thousand as final dividends 
for the year 2020 which corresponds to RUB 19 per share. 
The dividends were paid on 25 May 2021.

As at 31 December 2021, deferred tax asset relating to tax 
losses carried forward in the amount of RUB 287,136 thousand 
(31 December 2020: RUB 236,561 thousand) has not been 
recognised in the financial statements since it is expected 
that no sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow 
it to be recovered.

7. DIVIDENDS

On 3 September 2021, the Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 1,352,249 thousand as interim dividends 

On 4 September 2020, the Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 736,225 thousand as interim dividends 
which corresponds to RUB 9.8 per share. The dividends 
were paid on 20 October 2020.

On 11 August 2020, the Board of Directors recommended 
the payment of RUB 1,389,813 thousand as final dividends 
for the year 2019 which corresponds to RUB 18.5 per share. 
The dividend distribution was approved by the Extraordinary 
General Meeting of the shareholders on 3 September 2020. 
The dividends were paid on 13 October 2020.

8. INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES

Balance at 1 January

Capital contribution

Disposal of investments in subsidiaries due to liquidation

Impairment of investments in subsidiaries

Decrease of investment

Balance at 31 December

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

10,497,717

763,920

−

(3,920)

(12,460)

10,240,465

311,338

(15,156)

(38,930)

−

11,245,257

10,497,717

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The details of the subsidiaries are as follows:

Name

Country 
of incorporation

Activities

31 December 
2021
Effective  
holding, %

31 December 
2020
Effective  
holding, %

JSC MD Project 2000

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Khaven

LLC Velum

LLC Capital Group

LLC FimedLab

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Pharmaceutics retail

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Clinic Mother and Child

Russian Federation

Holding of trademarks

LLC Clinica Zdorovia

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Ivamed

LLC Dilamed

LLC UsticECO

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Perm

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Ufa

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Saint Petersburg 

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC MD PROJECT 2010

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Ugo-Zapad

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC MD Service

Russian Federation

Pharmaceutics retail

LLC Mother and Child Nizhny Novgorod

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Yekaterinburg

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Tyumen

Russian Federation

Medical services

CJSC MK IDK

LLC Apteka IDK

LLC CSR

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Pharmaceutics retail

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC MD Assistance

Russian Federation

Assistance services

LLC Mother and Child Yaroslavl

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Kostroma

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Vladimir

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Ryazan

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Kazan

Russian Federation

Medical services

JSC MC Avicenna

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC H&C Medical Group

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Centre of Reproductive Medicine

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Medica-2

LLC Krasnoyarskii centre of Reproductive 
Medicine

LLC Novosibirskii centre of Reproductive 
Medicine

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Omskii centre of Reproductive Medicine Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Barnaulskii centre of Reproductive 
Medicine

Russian Federation

Medical services

95

100

90

95

−

100

80

100

100

−

95

95

85

100

90

95

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

80

80

80

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

95

100

90

95

90

100

80

100

100

70

95

95

85

100

90

95

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

80

80

80

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Name

Country 
of incorporation

Activities

31 December 
2021
Effective  
holding, %

31 December 
2020
Effective  
holding, %

LLC Mother and Child Vladivostok

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Irkutsk Clinical Hospital

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Volga

Russian Federation

Management company

LLC MD Finance

Russian Federation

Management company

LLC Mother and Child Vladikavkaz

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Krasnodar

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC Mother and Child Rostov-on-Don

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC MD Group Krasnogorsk

Russian Federation

Medical services

LLC MD Belgorod

LLC MD Lipetsk

NFP MGIMO-MED

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical services

Russian Federation

Medical university

LLC Siberia service company

Russian Federation

Service company

LLC TechMedCom

Russian Federation

Service company

LLC Service Hospital Company

Russian Federation

Service company

LLC Elleprof

Russian Federation

Service company

LLC Medtechnoservice

Russian Federation

Service company

100

−

100

100

−

100

100

90

100

100

67

−

−

−

−

−

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

90

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

The Company increased capital contribution of it subsidiary 
LLC Khaven in the amount of RUB 650,000 thousand 
in September 2021. The Company made the capital 
contribution in its subsidiary CJSC MK IDK 
in the amount of RUB 50,000  thousand in January 2021 
and RUB 60,000  thousand in May 2021.

The capital contributions in LLC Dilamed in the amount 
of RUB 2,885 thousand, in LLC Mother and Child Yekaterinburg 
in the amount of RUB 1,000 thousand and in LLC FimedLab 
in the amount of RUB 35 thousand made during the year 
ended 31 December 2021 were impaired. The impairment 
is recognised in other expenses.

The Company decreased capital contribution of it 
subsidiary LLC Mother and Child Kazan in the amount 
of RUB 12,460 thousand in March 2021.

The Company increased the authorized and issued 
capital of its subsidiaries LLC Mother and Child Ryazan 
in the amount of RUB 94,600 thousand and LLC Mother 

and Child Kazan in the amount of RUB 6,000 thousand 
in March 2020, LLC Mother and Child Nizhny Novgorod 
in the amount of RUB 63,800 thousand and LLC 
MD PROJECT 2010 in the amount of RUB 8 thousand 
in April 2020, LLC Mother and Child Volga in the amount 
of RUB 8,000 thousand in June 2020. The company made 
the capital contribution in its subsidiary CJSC MK IDK 
in the amount of RUB 50,000 thousand in April 2020 
and RUB 50,000 thousand in October 2020.

The capital contributions in LLC Mother and Child 
Yekaterinburg in the amount of RUB 28,600 thousand 
and in LLC Dilamed in the amount of RUB 10,330 thousand 
made during the year ended 31 December 2020 
were impaired.

LLC Mother and Child Siberia, LLC Nika and LLC Stroy Vector 
Pluss were merged to LLC Khaven during the year ended 
31 December 2020. LLC MD Management and CJSC Listom 
were liquidated on 26 May 2020 and 16 March 2020 
accordingly.

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9. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

11. TRADE, OTHER RECEIVABLES AND DEFERRED EXPENSES

INITIAL COST

Balance at 1 January 2020

Additions

Disposals

Balance at 31 December 2020

Additions

Disposals

Balance at 31 December 2021

DEPRECIATION

Balance at 1 January 2020

Depreciation during the year

Accumulated depreciation on disposals

Balance at 31 December 2020

Depreciation during the year

Accumulated depreciation on disposals

Balance at 31 December 2021

CARRYING AMOUNTS

Balance at 1 January 2020

Balance at 31 December 2020

Balance at 31 December 2021

10. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

INITIAL COST

Balance at 1 January 2020

Additions

Balance at 31 December 2020

Additions

Balance at 31 December 2021

AMORTISATION

Balance at 1 January 2020

Amortisation during the year

Balance at 31 December 2020

Amortisation during the year

Balance at 31 December 2021

CARRYING AMOUNTS

Balance at 1 January 2020

Balance at 31 December 2020

Balance at 31 December 2021

Plant 
and equipment
RUB’000

Right-of-use 
of freehold 
buildings
RUB’000

Total
RUB’000

11,258

1,537

(222)

12,573

936

(1,299)

12,210

(3,665)

(2,122)

53

(5,734)

(2,331)

859

(7,206)

7,593

6,839

5,004

12,954

4,767

−

17,721

3,104

−

20,825

(9,118)

(5,740)

−

(14,858)

(3,379)

−

(18,237)

3,836

2,863

2,588

24,212

6,304

(222)

30,294

4,040

(1,299)

33,035

(12,783)

(7,862)

53

(20,592)

(5,710)

859

(25,443)

11,429

9,702

7,592

Software and website
RUB’000

Total
RUB’000

21,378

4,456

25,834

13,458

39,292

(13,704)

(5,107)

(18,811)

(5,351)

(24,162)

7,674

7,023

15,130

21,378

4,456

25,834

13,458

39,292

(13,704)

(5,107)

(18,811)

(5,351)

(24,162)

7,674

7,023

15,130

Receivables from related parties

Other receivables

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

559,206

4,194

563,400

59,973

10,052

70,025

12. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

730,616

29,000

759,616

-

759,616

310,754

74,500

385,254

746,145

1,131,399

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

720,532

39,104

(20)

759,616

1,052,192

79,201

6

1,131,399

Current bank accounts

Bank deposits with maturity less than 3 months

Total cash and cash equivalents

Other short-term bank deposits (with maturity more than 3 months)

TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  
AND SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS

Currency:

USD

RUB

EUR

The exposure of the Company to credit risk, currency risk 
and impairment losses in relation to cash and cash equivalents 
is reported in Note 17 of the financial statements.

13. SHARE CAPITAL

Authorised

Issued and fully paid ordinary shares 1 January / 
31 December

Number 
of shares

Nominal value
USD

Share capital
RUB’000

Share capital
USD’000

125,250,000

75,125,010

0.08

0.08

−

180,585

10,020

6,010

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14. SHARE PREMIUM, RESERVES AND RETAINED EARNINGS

Share premium

Other reserves

Share premium includes the total amount received in excess 
of the total nominal value of the new share capital issued. 
Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new 
shares are recognised as a deduction from equity (share 
premium) net of any tax effect.

Exchange differences relating to the translation of the net 
assets of the Company from its functional currency 
to the presentation currency before changing the functional 
currency from the United States Dollar to the Russian Rouble 
were recognised directly in other comprehensive income 
and accumulated in the other reserves.

Retained earnings

Retained earnings include accumulated profits and losses 
incurred by the Company.

Other reserves also include the results of common control 
transactions recognised in equity and the ‘gains/loss’ 
from mergers.

15. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

Accruals

Lease payables

Other payables

The exposure of the Company to liquidity risk in relation to trade 
and other payables is reported in Note 17 of the financial 
statements.

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

22,507

2,724

45,433

70,664

22,009

2,857

92,597

117,463

16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

16.1. Operations with key management personnel

As at 31 December 2021, 67.9% of the Company’s 
share capital is owned by MD Medical Holding Limited, 
a company beneficially owned by Dr Mark Kurtser. The 32.1% 
of the Company’s share capital is owned by Guarantee 
Nominee Limited, who holds the shares on behalf of the GDR 
holders.

The following transactions were carried out with related 
parties:

The remuneration of the members of the key management 
personnel and non-executive directors for the year ended 
31 December 2021 was RUB 52,163 thousand (for the year 
ended 31 December 2020: RUB 61,535 thousand).

The remuneration of the members of the key management 
personnel which remained unpaid as at 31 December 
2021 was RUB 7,550 thousand (31 December 2020: 
RUB 6,405 thousand).

16.2. Transactions with subsidiary companies

Dividends received

2021
RUB’000

3,993,512

3,993,512

2020
RUB’000

3,028,184

3,028,184

LLC Mother and Child Siberia, LLC Nika and LLC Stroy Vector 
Pluss were merged to LLC Khaven during the year ended 

31 December 2020. The relevant information is disclosured 
in Note 8.

16.3. Revenue from subsidiaries for branch 
operations

During the year the Company received revenue from   
recharging of expenses amounted to RUB 98,886 thousand 

(2020: RUB 150,968 thousand) which relates to licences, 
advertising, IT support and call centre expenses recharged 
to its subsidiaries. The relevant expenses are presented 
in Note 4.

16.4. Receivables from / (Payables to) subsidiary companies

Receivables from subsidiary companies – Dividend receivable

Receivables from subsidiary companies – Trade receivables

Payables to subsidiary companies – Other payables

2021
RUB’000

 543,682

15,524

(186)

2020
RUB’000

−

59,973

(17,014)

16.5. Directors’ interests

The direct and indirect interests of the members of the Board 
in titles of the Company as at 31 December 2021, 

31 December 2020 and as at the date of signing these financial 
statements are as follows, except for Vitaly Ustimenko:

Name

Mark Kurtser

Kirill Dmitriev (resigned on 5 March 2022)

Simon Rowlands (resigned on 9 March 2022)

Vitaly Ustimenko

Type of interest

Effective interest %

Indirect ownership of shares

Indirect interest in shares

Direct ownership of shares

Direct ownership of shares

67.90

5.55

0.33

0.005

Indirect interest in shares by Kirill Dmitriev arises through 
his capacity as key management personnel of indirect 
shareholder.

17. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Financial risk factor

The calculation of effective interest is based on the total amount 
of issued and fully paid shares, including treasury shares 
acquired by the Company.

Member of the Board of Directors Vitaly Ustimenko 
acquired GDRs on 24 January 2022, as a result the share 
of his ownership increased from 0.0048% to 0.0053% 
of the Сompany's share capital.

16.6. Dividends declared to related parties

Dividends declared to the parent company MD Medical 
Holding Limited amounted to RUB 1,887,866 thousand 
for the year ended 31 December 2021 (31 December 2020: 
RUB 1,443,963  thousand).

The Company is exposed to the following risks from its use 
of financial instruments:
 • Credit risk
 • Liquidity risk
 • Market risk
The Board of Directors has the overall responsibility 
for the establishment and supervision of the Company’s risk 
management framework.

The Company’s risk management policies are established 
to identify and analyse the risks faced by the Company 
to set appropriate risk limits and controls and monitor 
risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies 
and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in market 
conditions and in the Company’s activities.

(i) Credit risk

Credit risk arises when a failure by counterparties to discharge 
their obligations could reduce the amount of future cash inflows 
from financial assets on hand at the reporting date. Cash balances 
are held with various financial institutions.

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Exposure to credit risk

The carrying amount of financial assets represents 
the maximum credit exposure. The maximum exposure 
to credit risk at the reporting date was:

Trade and other receivables

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits

31 December 2021
RUB’000

31 December 2020
RUB’000

560,898

759,616

1,320,514

64,198

1,131,399

1,195,597

The Company held cash and cash equivalents 
and short-term bank deposits excluding cash in hand 
of RUB 759,616 thousand at 31 December 2021 
(31 December 2020: RUB 1,131,399 thousand) which 
represents its maximum credit exposure on these assets. 

The cash and cash equivalents are mostly held with bank 
and financial institution counterparties, which are rated 
Baа3-A1, based on rating agency Moody’s Investors 
Service ratings:

Number of banks

External credit rating

Carrying amount

31 December  
2020

Note

Carrying 
amounts
RUB’000

Contrac-
tual cash 
flows
RUB’000

2 months 
or less
RUB’000

Between 
2–12 
months
RUB’000

Between 
1–2 years
RUB’000

Between 
2–5 years
RUB’000

More than 
5 years
RUB’000

Lease liabilities

Trade and  
other payables

15

15

2,857

2,940

560

2,380

114,606

114,606

114,606

−

−

−

−

−

−

−

(iii) Market risk

Interest rate risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, 
such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity 
prices may affect the Company’s income or the value of its 
holdings of financial instruments.

Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will 
fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. Borrowings issued 
at variable rates expose the Company to cash flow interest rate risk. 
Borrowings issued at fixed rates expose the Company to fair value 
interest rate risk. The Company’s management monitors the interest 
rate fluctuations on an ongoing basis and acts accordingly.

As at the reporting date the interest rate profile of interest  
bearing financial instruments was as follows:

1

1

1

TOTAL

Baa3

A2

A1

The carrying amounts as of 31 Dcember 2020  
and external ratings of 2020 were as follows:

  70,292

  390,970

  298,354

  759,616

Fixed rate instruments

Financial assets

Financial liabilities

Note

12

15

2021
RUB’000

29,000

(2,724)

26,276

2020
RUB’000

820,645

(2,857)

817,788

Number of banks

External credit rating

Carrying amount

1

1

1

TOTAL

Baa3

A3

Aa3

15,915

818,619

296,865

1,131,399

(ii) Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that arises when the maturity of assets 
and liabilities does not match. An unmatched position potentially 
enhances profitability, but can also increase the risk of losses. 

The Company has procedures to minimise such losses including 
maintaining sufficient cash and other highly liquid current assets. 
The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities 
including estimated interest payments:

31 December 
2021

Note

Carrying 
amounts
RUB’000

Contrac-
tual cash 
flows
RUB’000

2 months 
or less
RUB’000

Between 
2–12 
months
RUB’000

Between 
1–2 years
RUB’000

Between 
2–5 years
RUB’000

More than 
5 years
RUB’000

Lease liabilities

Trade and  
other payables

15

15

2,724

67,940

2,800

67,940

560

59,525

2,240

8,414

−

−

−

−

−

−

The Company does not account for any fixed rate 
instruments at fair value through profit or loss and does 
not have any derivative financial instruments, therefore 
a change in interest rates at the reporting date would 
not affect profit or loss or equity.

Currency risk

exchange rates. Currency risk arises when future 
commercial transactions and recognised assets 
and liabilities are denominated in a currency that is not 
the Company’s functional currency. The Company 
is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various 
currency exposures primarily with respect to the United 
States Dollar.

Currency risk is the risk that the value of financial 
instruments will fluctuate due to changes in foreign 

The Company’s management monitors the exchange rate 
fluctuations on a continuous basis and acts accordingly.

The Company’s exposure to foreign currency risk was as follows:

ASSETS

Cash at bank

Short-term bank deposits

Trade and other receivables

Net exposure

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

USD

EUR

USD

EUR

720,532

−

−

(20)

−

−

306,047

746,145

294

720,532

(20)

1,052,486

6

−

−

6

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The following significant exchange rates applied during the year:

20. EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

Average rate

Reporting date spot rate

Military operations in Ukraine

Impairment

USD

EUR

GBP

2021

73.6541

87.1877

101.3437

2020

72.1464

82.4488

92.5689

2021

74.2926

84.0695

100.0573

2020

73.8757

90.6824

100.0425

Sensitivity analysis

A 10% weakening of the Russian Rouble against the above 
currencies will result in the increase in profit and equity 
of RUB 72,051 thousand as at 31 December 2021 
(31 December 2020: RUB 105,249 thousand).

tax and regulatory frameworks continue development, 
but are subject to varying interpretations and frequent 
changes which contribute together with other legal and fiscal 
impediments to the challenges faced by entities operating 
in the Russian Federation.

A 10% stengthening of the Russian Rouble would have 
an opposite impact.

Capital management

The Company’s objectives in managing capital are to safeguard 
the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in order 
to provide returns to owners and to maintain an optimal capital 
structure to reduce the cost of capital.

In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure 
the Company may adjust the amount of dividends paid 
to shareholders, return capital to owners or issue of new 
shares.

18. FAIR VALUES

As at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020 
the Company had no financial assets or liabilities measured 
at fair value.

The fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities 
approximate their carrying amounts at the reporting date 
except the investments in subsidiaries which are presented 
at cost less impairment.

19. OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

(a) Russian business environment

The operations of the Company`s subsidiaries are primarily 
located in the Russian Federation. Consequently, 
the Company is exposed to the economic and financial 
markets of the Russian Federation, which display 
the characteristics of an emerging market. The legal, 

Starting in 2014, the United States of America, the European 
Union and some other countries have imposed and gradually 
expanded economic sanctions against a number of Russian 
individuals and legal entities. The imposition of the sanctions 
has led to increased economic uncertainty, including more 
volatile equity markets, a depreciation of the Russian rouble, 
a reduction in both local and foreign direct investment 
inflows and a significant tightening in the availability of credit. 
As a result, some Russian entities may experience difficulties 
accessing the international equity and debt markets 
and may become increasingly dependent on state support 
for their operations. The longer-term effects of the imposed 
and possible additional sanctions are difficult to determine.

Also, the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has continued 
to create additional uncertainty in the business environment.

The financial statements reflect management’s 
assessment of the impact of the Russian business 
environment on the operations and the financial position 
of the Company. The future business environment may differ 
from management’s assessment.

(b) Russian tax environment

The taxation system in the Russian Federation continues 
to evolve and is characterised by frequent changes 
in legislation, official pronouncements and court decisions, 
which are sometimes contradictory and subject to varying 
interpretation by different tax authorities. The tax authorities have 
the power to impose fines and penalties for tax arrears. A tax 
year is generally open for review by the tax authorities during 
three subsequent calendar years. Currently the tax authorities 
are taking a more assertive and substance-based approach 
to their interpretation and enforcement of tax legislation.

In February 2022, following the recognition of self-proclaimed 
republics of Donetsk and Lugansk by the Russian Federation, 
additional sanctions were introduced by the United States 
of America, the European Union and some other countries. 

The events described are likely to reduce the Company’s 
revenue, and also increase the discount rate. This may result 
in impairment of the Company’s CGUs; however, the financial 
effect is not possible to quantify.

In recent days and weeks, following the commencement 
of military operations in Ukraine by the Russian Federation, 
additional severe sanctions were imposed by the United 
States of America, the European Union and some other 
countries on the Russian Government, as well as major 
financial institutions and certain other entities and individuals 
in Russia. In addition, restrictions were introduced on supply 
of various goods and services to Russian entities. In response 
to the sanctions described above, the Russian Government 
introduced certain currency control measures while the Russian 
Central Bank increased the key rate to 20%.

Liquidity risk

Revenue

Already imposed and potential future sanctions are likely 
to have an adverse effect on the Russian economy which 
is likely to have a negative impact on the Company’s results. 
However, the financial effect is not possible to quantify.

Operating expenses

Although the Comany’s operational costs are incurred in RUB, 
the management expects that due to high volatility of foreign 
currency exchange rates operating expenses of the Company 
will increase in 2022.

The Company maintains cash with banks that are subject 
to sanctions.

Other consequences

Currency risk

Significant depreciation of the Russian Rouble has resulted 
in upward revaluation of USD denominated cash and cash 
equivalents. The net effect on profit or loss (before the effect 
of income taxes) in case of a 50% weakening of the Russian 
Rouble against USD will be RUB 360,266 thousand (based 
on currency exposure as at 31 December 2021).

Credit risk

The negative impact on the Russian economy is also likely 
to increase the credit risk for many customers and result 
in significant additional amount of expected credit losses 
being recognised; however, the financial effect is not possible 
to quantify.

Sergey Kalugin was appointed as an Independent Non-
Executive Director of the Board of Directors. The changes came 
into force on 2 March 2022.

On 3 March 2022 in connection with events in Ukraine, in light 
of market conditions, and in order to maintain orderly markets, 
the London Stock Exchange suspended the admission 
to trading of the Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) listed 
on the London Stock Exchange of the Company.

Kirill Dmitriev and Simon Rowlands decided to step down 
as a member of the Board of Directors. The changes came 
into effect on 5 March 2022 and 9 March 2022 respectively.

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Corporate

social

responsibility

Our focus on caring expands far beyond the daily 
business operations of our clinics and hospitals. 
As a responsible corporate citizen, the Group aims 
to regularly contribute to the communities of medical 
professionals, local patients and people in need, 
by utilising its resources, time and expertise.

OUR MISSION

OUR PROFESSION

Above all, we recognise that one of the most important roles 
we can play as a leading healthcare company in Russia 
is to contribute our resources, time, expertise and know-
how to raise the overall standard of the healthcare profession 
in Russia. We regularly hold open-access webinars for doctors 
and patients across the country where we address key 
issues in women’s and children’s health, thereby helping 
to raise the quality of medical services provided to patients all 
over the country.

OUR COMMUNITIES

As we continuously expand our network throughout Russia 
and often bring unique services to new regions, we not only 
provide people with high-quality and easily accessible 
healthcare but also encourage every employee to contribute 
to their own communities.

Our deep commitment to CSR is not just a requirement 
for a major listed company and employer. Rather, it reflects 
our strong belief that creating value for our stakeholders 
is critical for the long-term sustainable growth of MDMG.

OUR PEOPLE

We invest heavily in training and educating our staff, creating 
opportunities for them to learn from the best medical 
practitioners in the world. Many of them have worked 
with the Group since its creation, and we recognise and reward 
this dedication by creating an environment that encourages 
professional and personal growth.

OUR TECHNOLOGY

We aim to maximise efficiency and minimise patient stress 
by constantly updating our technology and using the most 
innovative procedures. For example, several years ago 
the Company started performing foetal surgery to correct spina 
bifida during pregnancy while the baby is inside the womb. We 
also use endovascular methods to correct congenital heart 
defects of newborns.

KEY CSR ACTIVITIES IN 2021

In 2021, the pandemic still was an obstacle in holding 
public events. However, in spite of restrictions, 
the medical centres of the Group’s did everything 
in their means to safely continue charity and social work 
in various areas. The following events were particularly 
noteworthy.

Donor’s Day in Ufa

Charity events

Donor’s Day in January 2021 in the MD Ufa. Together 
with the blood service of the Republic of Bashkortostan, 
an action was held in the hospital. More than 100 people 
volunteered and donated blood.

Various educational events

Conference of reproductive specialists were held in 2021 
at the MD hospitals and other locations. Among others, such 
conferences were held in Lapino, Ufa, Samara and Volgograd. 
Fertility doctors, gynecologists of our hospitals and regional 
specialists came together to exchange knowledge 
and experience.

We constantly support various organizations that help 
children with special needs. In 2021, in particular, we helped 
to purchase necessary equipment for kindergarten 
364 in Novosibirsk. New equipment will give teachers 
and children new opportunities for development, allow 
them to better prepare for school and socialize in society, 
as well as increase the number of children in the kindergarten 
as well as the effectiveness of classes.

Annual Christmas and New Year events

Traditionally, on the eve of the New Year and Christmas, 
we organize various events for children, last year was no 
exception, and a Christmas tree and sweet gifts were waiting 
for our little patients.

In addition, we traditionally organize a Wish Tree, in which 
the Group and our employees collect gifts for children 
with disabilities in various regions. This year, such events 
were held in the city of Ob, the villages of the Novosibirsk 
and Kochenevsky districts, we collected more than 400 gifts 
and organized celebrations for the kids.

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Sustainable

development

Sustainable development at MD Medical 
Group goes beyond individual activities. 
It is an organisation-wide culture that reflects 
the fundamental identity of MD Medical Group 
as both innovative and socially responsible.

Since 2017, sustainable development has had its own 
section of the Annual Report and is prepared in accordance 
with the GRI Standards 2016 (Core option) and the 2014/95/
EU directive. Here we outline key benchmarks and activity 
results of our hospitals and clinics in sustainable development, 
with a focus on their social and environmental performance.

The key indicators we track each year are electricity use, 
heating, and water consumption. The information provided 
in this section covers the period 1 January to 31 December 
2021. The clinics and hospitals that contributed information 
to this sustainability report did so according to the IFRS 10 
requirements unless stated otherwise.

IDENTIFYING MATERIAL TOPICS

Material topics were identified for the previous year’s annual 
report in a robust, coherent manner, and the same approach 
was taken with regards to the MD Medical Group’s Annual 
Report 2021. Benchmarking against major companies 
in the industry has upheld this approach. As a result, the matrix 
of material topics created in 2020 was continued in 2021.

The material topics that feature in this graph are disclosed 
in the sustainable development section and referred 
to elsewhere in the Annual Report 2021. The sustainable 
development section discloses one material topic, Quality 
of Service Provision, that is not covered by the GRI Standards 

but is considered essential at MD Medical Group. Both 
internal and external stakeholders identified this topic as highly 
important since it reflects the level of customer satisfaction.

Ensuring patients receive the highest quality of care is a key 
priority for MD Medical Group. Therefore, the report 
discloses several indicators that MD Medical Group included 
in its previous Annual Reports, including Development 
and extension of the list of services (MD1), Annual capacity 
of the hospitals (MD2), Development of hi-tech medical 
care (MD3), Highly-qualified personnel (MD4), Dialogue 
with patients (MD5).

INTERACTION WITH STAKEHOLDERS

All business functions of MD Medical Group were analysed 
to identify key stakeholders for this Annual Report. Medical 
health care practices were benchmarked, and the Company’s 
internal and external impacts were evaluated. The following 
stakeholder list, as defined in previous annual reports, 
continues to apply:
 • Patients and their families
 • Employees
 • Suppliers
 • Shareholders and investors
 • Government authorities

In addition, MD Medical Group adds the following category 
of stakeholder, whose interests are broadly aligned with those 
of the other two stakeholder groups – patients and authorities:
 • Insurers.
MD Medical Group regularly interacts with all stakeholders 
to ensure the quality of the services provided is under constant 
scrutiny and to improve the effectiveness of its business 
activities.

Training and education

Anti-corruption

Service quality

Product and service labelling 

Diversity and equal opportunities

Employment

Non-discrimination

Energy

Waste management

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STAKEHOLDER NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR MD MEDICAL GROUP

Clients (entire 
families)

Employees

Suppliers

 • Quick and easy access 
to high quality medical 
services

 • Proffesional growth
 • Career opportunities
 • Lucrative compensation

 • Business sustainbility
 • Procurement 
transparency

Shareholders 
and investors

 • Transparent and open 

information
 • Positive impact 
of business

 • Business sustainabillty
 • Financial results

Government 
authorities

 • Compliance
 • Patient satisfaction 

with care

Insurers

Mass media

 • Compliance
 • Patient satisfaction 

with care

 • Willingness to cooperate
 • Availability of information
 • Transparency and clarity 

of information

MAIN COMMUNICATION CHANNELS

Online

Internal

Direct

Print

 • Corporate website
 • Clinics’ individual 

websites
 • Mobile app
 • Webinars

 • Intranet
 • Employee hotline
 • Corporate magazine

 • Quallity hotline 
for patients
 • Feedback
 • Replies to inquiries

 • Annual report
 • Promotional material
 • Publications
 • Corporate magazine

OUR PATIENTS

The company adheres to the highest standards of service 
to provide our patients with state-of-the-art treatment.

PATIENT SERVICE

Patients are at the heart of everything that MD Medical Group 
does. We are committed to continuously improving the service 
we provide to patients: from the quality of medical care they 
receive to the user journey on the website, and the ease 
of confirming, changing, booking, or cancelling appointments.

movement. Older facilities, which were not originally built 
with these principles in mind, have been upgraded to provide 
easier access for people with reduced mobility. In addition, all 
the clinics and hospitals of MD Medical Group are equipped 
with Braille signs.

We pay special attention to increasing the accessibility 
of clinics. All of our new facilities are being built as a barrier-free 
environment. There are no steps or other obstacles that hinder 

To increase the financial availability of our services, we work 
both on a commercial basis and under the programme 
of Mandatory Health Insurance (MHI). Medical assistance 

under the MHI programme is provided in 31 clinics, including 6 
in-patient clinical hospitals providing high-tech medical care.

In 2021, 137,543 patients were treated under the MHI 
programme, with 3,202 patients receiving high-tech medical 
services. Infertility is also treated with the help of assisted 
reproductive technologies (IVF) under the MHI programme. 
In 2021, 12,275 patients underwent IVF cycles within 
this framework.

In 2021, our oncological clinics received additional support 
from the MHI Fund. 9,720 patients received treatment 
for cancer under the MHI programmes, including 223 cases 
of high-tech treatment.

We constantly update our equipment and improve 
the skills of our personnel so that our patients receive 
the best treatment. In 2021, one of the most striking 
examples was endovascular heart surgery on a premature 
newborn, performed by specialists from the MD Group 
Clinical Hospital. A unique operation was performed 
without incisions by puncturing a vessel in the thigh area 
of   a newborn, who was implanted with a special occluder 
with a diameter of 4.0 mm (a device for closing the duct). 
On the day of the operation, the patient’s weight was only 
1,050 grams.

In June 2021, for the first time in the practice of the Lapino 
Clinical Hospital, a patient with massive coronary artery 
damage underwent a coronary bypass shunting. This 
operation was performed on an open heart using a heart-
lung machine (AIC). The successful operation on a beating 
heart opened a new page in our work and strengthened 
the interdisciplinary skills of the Lapino hospital team. Today, 
as all of our hospitals are developed as large multifunctional 
centres, we continue to introduce advanced treatments 
for patients of all ages in various fields of medicine.

PATIENT ENGAGEMENT

To increase patient engagement, we are using Digital Medical 
Operations (Doctis) telemedicine consultation platform. 
As of January 2022, more than 1,000 doctors were connected 
to Doctis. The demand for the platform has doubled since 
2020 to reach 50,000 remote consultations. The online 
format has become especially popular during the COVID-19 
pandemic, allowing patients to stay in touch with their doctors. 
The introduction of telemedicine consultations, among other 
things, made it possible to provide some medical services 
remotely, e.g. to patients planning IVF cycles.

MD Medical Group continues to take a data-driven approach 
to its website, constantly reviewing it for changes that can 

be made and improvements that can positively impact user 
experience. A comprehensive approach is taken to assessing 
and responding to patient feedback, ensuring all internal 
parties are involved.

Feedback mechanisms that monitor patients’ perception 
of the quality of service provided by MD Medical Group have 
been in place since 2017. Central to this is the customer 
satisfaction score (CSAT) for consultations over the telephone 
and hotline performance, which seeks customer input on:
 • Speed and convenience of a consultation
 • Completeness and comprehensiveness
 • Politeness of an employee during a consultation
These indicators are recorded and analysed regularly, 
as a patient might leave their feedback at any stage 
of a consultation process. Patients can also use the hotline 
to share their feedback on services received at MD Medical 
Group, by filling out a form on the website, sending an email 
to quality@mcclinics.ru or via the contact centre.

In 2020, MD Medical Group rolled out the strategy that 
underpins robust and responsive feedback and enquiry 
processing system. Despite the challenges presented 
by the COVID-19 pandemic, MD Medical Group is pleased 
to report that the key goals of this strategy were achieved, 
as planned, in 2021.

The mobile app is performing well 
in ensuring patients can make contact 
with relevant MD Medical Group 
personnel, and also continues to play 
a productive role in raising brand 
recognition. The mobile app is designed 
to enable patients to: 

 • Quickly contact members of staff at any clinic
 • Book a doctor’s appointment online
 • Receive results of medical tests online
 • Make payments
Each year, MD Medical Group holds several events 
to raise public awareness of health issues, inform patients 
of the range of healthcare support available, and increase 
the accessibility of medical services. Subjects such 
as obstetrics (pregnancy planning and delivery), infertility 
treatment, IVF, and paediatrics are areas where MD Medical 
Group truly excels. Its medically trained staff regularly take 
part in events, initiatives, and public outreach projects 
on these and related topics.

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OUR PEOPLE

HR MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

MD Medical Group wouldn’t be a market leader 
without the exceptionally competent professionals 
who work at the Company. By continuously 
improving their expertise both in and out 
of the office, MD Medical Group employees 
are driving the Company to reach new heights year 
after year.

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

MD Medical Group’s market-leading status relies 
on the outstanding professionals who make up our staff. 
We invest in our employees and offer diverse opportunities 
for professional development for all members of staff, whatever 
their role within the company.

Our people are essential in driving our ongoing success. MD 
Medical Group’s employees are highly qualified and talented 
in all fields: from medically qualified healthcare professionals 
to management and administrative support teams. They work 
hard to ensure the long-term success of our business. In return, 
we provide our staff with a comfortable and supportive 
working environment, competitive wages and social packages, 
as well as broad possibilities for further professional growth.

Our HR Policy focuses on:
 • Retaining existing staff and searching for new highly skilled 

employees

 • Developing our personnel management system
 • Selecting talented students and inviting them to study 

with residence at our facilities.

 • Creating opportunities for personal and career growth
 • Constantly monitoring and adopting the best available 

technologies

 • Regularly updating our equipment so it remains 

state-of-the-art

 • Ensuring our best employees are in key positions 
to maximise potential and stimulate internal growth
 • Providing better working conditions to ensure low staff 

turnover

 • Providing incentive programmes for employees
 • Offering training programmes in a range of fields, as part 

of our corporate education system

As an employer, MD Medical Group prioritises further 
professional development for all its employees. Key company 
values, such as transparency, innovation, and adherence 
to best practices – in the real world mean that we carry out 
regular training sessions for employees in clinics across 
the country. These training sessions help ensure that, at each 
MD Medical Group location, patients and staff can expect 
the same high-quality level of operation.

MD Medical Group’s HR management structure reflects 
features of the industry, specific aspects of key business 
functions, type of facilities and geographic location of hospitals 
and clinics. The Company’s corporate culture and business 
goals are also reflected in the HR management structure, 
presented in the chart below.

CEO

Head of HR

Regional HR Directors

MD Medical  
Centre

MD Medical  
Urals

MD Medical  
Volga

MD Medical  
Siberia

MD Medical  
Tyumen

HR managers in clinics and hospitals

Personnel management at MD Medical Group focuses on:
 • Attracting high-qualified, talented, and motivated 

professionals into the workforce

 • Developing a talent pool of qualified medical professionals 

and managers

 • Offering them a supportive, inclusive environment in which 

they can further develop their skills

 • Incentivising and motivating staff to grow their skills 

and achieve more

 • Adopting lean management practices and processes across 

the Group

 • Providing continuous access to further professional 
education for staff in all areas at MD Medical Group

 • Ensuring all members of staff are valued equally and have 
equal opportunities to speak up about issues that affect 
them in their workplace

Motivating members of the team to perform at their best at all 
times while with MD Medical Group is an essential feature 
of the Group’s HR management landscape. MD Medical Group 
has a bonus system in place, including:
 • Monthly performance bonus (70/30 system)
 • Bonus for achieving KPIs
 • Awards for individual achievements
 • Incentive payments for the qualification category
 • State and medical community awards and diplomas 
In 2021, more than 50 employees of the Company 
were awarded state awards and commendations for their 
fight against COVID-19.

MD Medical Group’s corporate culture is based on positive 
engagement and encouragement. The compulsion of any kind 
is not permitted. Key principles of our corporate culture are set 
out in the MD Medical Group Code of Corporate Ethics 
and Employee Conduct.

Any employee who has suspicions of potentially illegal 
or unethical activities may report to her immediate supervisor, 
the head of department, or the head of the Internal Audit 
Department. The most complex cases are reported to the CEO, 
the Chairman of the Audit Committee, or the Chairman 
of the Board of Directors.

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PERSONNEL FIGURES (AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2021)

Total number of employees

Total number of doctors (FTE)

7,349    

7,752   

7,153    

7,587     

8,274   

8,461 

7,756 

6,801      

6,842 

6,302 

 Headcount

 FTE 

2,746      

2,849 

2,521 

3,097   

3,093 

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‘20

‘21

‘17

‘18

‘19

‘20

‘21

Employees by gender (as of 31 December 2021)

Personnel structure (as of 31 December 2021)

Doctors by speciality (FTE, as of 31 December 2021)

81%
Women 

19% 
Men 

8,461 

Doctors    

Other staff 

 37 

 30 

Other medical staff  33

Obstetrician 

Pediatrician 

15

11

Reproductologist  11

Surgeon   

9

Other speciality 

54(cid:5)

Employees by employment type

Doctor’s qualifications (as of 31 December 2021)

Payroll structure

5,545   

5,350 

1,393 

1,348  

936    

972    

595   

596

Women (full-time)

Women (part-time) 

Men (full-time) 

Men (part-time) 

 2021Y

 2020Y 

703 

PhD 

Professors 

92 

8 

Doctors 

Other staff 

50 

26  

Other medical staff  24

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

As an employer, MD Medical Group prioritises further 
professional development for all its employees. Key company 
values, such as transparency, innovation, and adherence 
to best practices – in the real world mean that we carry out 
regular training sessions for employees in clinics across 
the country. These training sessions help ensure that, 
at each MD Medical Group location, patients and staff can 
expect the same high-quality level of operation.

 • a full-time training course with master classes (14 days) 
on ultrasound diagnostics in obstetrics, in the MDG 
Clinical Hospital;

 • a conference on rehabilitation and monitoring 

of children born prematurely, in the Avicenna Clinical 
Hospital;

 • offline conferences on OBGYN problems, in Samara, 

Tyumen. and Ufa Clinical Hospitals;

 • several international scientific and practical conferences 

on OBGYN, urology, paediatrics, and so on;

We are always striving to improve an already exceptional 
level of knowledge that our doctors and other staff have. All 
the training and courses are fully paid for by the Company.

 • masterclasses in hospitals on OBGYN, reproductive 
medicine, surgery, including bariatric surgery, urology 
and traumatology.

Over the last 10 years, our physicians have completed 
residency training in OBGYN, neonatology, and oncology. 
Competition for residency training is widely announced 
each year, resulting in more than 100 applications 
from participants from all regions of the country. 
The competition takes place in several stages; the finalists 
are carefully selected and trained at the clinical facilities 
of the Lapino Central Hospital and the MD Group Central 
Hospital.

In 2021, seven participants won the competition 
and entered the programme, and four participants 
graduated. Upon completion of their residency, doctors 
are employed by the Group’s clinics and hospitals, 
including those in the regions. In this way, by training 
doctors from their student benches, we maintain continuity 
in the level of qualification and quality of medical care 
inherent in the GC.

Continuous training and professional development of doctors 
and nursing staff take place both offline and online. 
On a regular basis throughout the year, leading specialists 
give lectures to doctors, share their experience and highlight 
current trends in medicine.

At MD Medical Group, staff are encouraged to learn 
from each other. In 2021, among our training programmes 
we have provided staff with:
 • 13 lectures for nurses, with more than 350 participants 
each, on the topics of monitoring the patient in various 
conditions, an overview of changes in sanitary rules 
and regulations, requirements for the safe handling 
of medical waste, professional mistakes and responsibility 
of nurses, etc.;

 • 48 lectures for doctors on OBGYN, reproductive 

medicine, surgery, oncology, etc.;
 • 3 webinars on genetic pathology;
 • 3 offline conferences in Lapino Clinical Hospital 

on reproductology and oncology;

In addition, MD Medical Group provided:
 • career development courses;
 • short-term thematic advanced training;
 • interaction between healthcare professionals 

in Moscow and those in the regions to ensure one 
consistently high quality of care at all MD Medical 
Group facilities;

 • participation in international forums, conferences, 

exhibitions, where possible, and training centre support 
for improving soft skills and knowledge acquisition across 
different areas and competencies.

In 2022, we are going to increase the number of areas 
in our residency programme, including OBGYN, oncology, 
anesthesiology, surgery, and therapy. We are also planning 
to centralise our distance learning programmes in nurse 
training and OBGYN.

The Company enhances its cooperation with higher 
education facilities. In September 2022, the first admission 
to MGIMO Medicine Institute is planned within the joint 
project between MGIMO and MD Medical Group.

WORKPLACE SAFETY

Medical and non-medical employees at MD Medical Group 
are offered courses in occupational safety and related 
areas as specified under Article 225 of the Russian 
Federation Labour Code. Every three years each employee 
must pass the relevant occupational safety test and each 
year non-medical staff members complete first-aid 
courses.

To guarantee that MD Medical Group facilities are safe 
for patients, staff, and third parties, the following training 
is also provided on-site: fire-safety, heating and energy 
supply systems, servicing high-pressure equipment, safe 
lift usage and maintenance, gas and water heating system 
safety.

SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENT

Effective supply chain management is essential to patient 
safety and the economic stability of MD Medical Group’s 
operations. The Group benefits from a robust and resilient 
supply chain. At its core is the analysis of material 
and equipment demand at all facilities.

MD Medical Group’s core values of good faith, transparency, 
impartiality and fairness permeate all dealings with suppliers 
and other stakeholders in the supply chain. In supplier 
selection, particular emphasis is placed on a candidate’s 
experience and the quality of the product or service they 
offer. Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate 
a significant and successful track record in providing medical 
products and services, particularly for international-level private 
medical facilities. They must also share the same values, 
principles and work ethics as MD Medical Group.

In 2021, MD Medical Group cooperated with over 3,200 
supply companies, among which 199 provide medical 
expendables, 2,710 are suppliers of medications, and 350 
are suppliers of medical equipment. The total number 
of companies involved in the supply chain in every area is kept 
to under two (as the diagram explains). The procurement 
and supply department seeks to reduce the number 
of entities in the supply chain to ensure maximum efficiency 
and is primarily focused on major distributors able to meet 
MD Medical Group’s complex needs.

Centralisation plays an important role in supply chain 
management at MD Medical Group. Every year 
the procurement department establishes a list of procurement 
categories that will be handled centrally. Suppliers are identified 
and selected in a transparent selection process, which ensures 
a continuum of high-quality care between the different locations 
in MD Medical Group’s structure. The working environment, 
conditions, and equipment are therefore brought up to a shared 
level across all MD Medical Group entities.

In addition to centralisation, supply chain management goals 
are:
 • To identify alternative materials which would deliver the same 

high quality at a lower price point

 • To conclude supply contracts directly with producers 
to exclude middle parties that would inflate the costs 
of any purchase contract

The purchase of medications and medical equipment is carried 
out under this centralised approach. The goal here is to ensure 

competing producers are invited to participate in any single 
opportunity to supply the Group. This means MD Medical 
Group actively seeks to stimulate competition for each supply 
opportunity and is always open to new entities. As this 
is a fast-growing area, in which innovative products appear 
on the market regularly, it is essential to MD Medical Group’s 
standing as an innovation driver in its field that it is open 
to adopting these innovations at its centres. Before adopting 
them, rigorous performance and quality reviews are carried out. 
MD Medical Group also works directly with producers to gain 
access to the latest unique developments which are not already 
on the market, but which meet specific and identified needs.

In 2021, MD Medical Group collaborated with more than 
3,000 suppliers. The purchasing department aims to reduce 
the number of levels in the supply chain to a maximum of two 
for maximum efficiency. It primarily focuses on large distributors 
that can meet the complex needs of MD Medical Group. 

Suppliers by category (2021), %

3,259 

Consumables 

Medications 

Equipment 

83

6

11

Centralisation plays an important role in supply chain 
management at MD Medical Group. Every year, the purchasing 
department establishes a list of categories that will be handled 
centrally. Suppliers are identified and selected in a transparent 

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selection process, which ensures a continuum of high-quality 
care between the different locations in MD Medical Group's 
structure. The working environment, conditions, and equipment 
are therefore brought up to a shared level across all MD 
Medical Group entities.  

In addition to centralisation, supply chain management goals 
are: 
 • To identify alternative materials which would deliver 

In 2021, a unified procurement regulation of MD Medical 
Group was developed and approved. This regulation 
defines a unified procedure for all procurement activities, 
the rights and obligations of their participants, the scope 
of responsibility, etc. The regulation goals are: 
1.  Timely replenishment of the material and technical base 

necessary to ensure its functioning. 

2.  Improving the required quality of supplies and efficiency 

in the use of funds. 

the same high quality at a lower price point 

3.  Ensuring transparency of procurement procedures 

 • To conclude supply contracts directly with producers 

and objectivity of decisions made. 

to exclude middle parties that would inflate the costs of any 
purchase contract 

The purchase of medications and medical equipment 
is carried out under this centralised approach. The goal here 
is to ensure competing producers are invited to participate 
in any single opportunity to supply the Group. This means 
MD Medical Group actively seeks to stimulate competition 
for each supply opportunity and is always open to new 
entities. As this is a fast-growing area, in which innovative 
products appear on the market regularly, it is essential to MD 
Medical Group's standing as an innovation driver in its field 
that it is open to adopting these innovations at its centres. 
Before adopting them, rigorous performance and quality 
reviews are carried out. MD Medical Group also works 
directly with producers to gain access to the latest unique 
developments which are not already on the market, but which 
meet specific and identified needs. 

4.  Ensuring the mandatory requirements of an open tender, 
preventing a conflict of interest among procurement 
participants. 

Due to the emergence of new areas of activity (oncology, 
treatment of COVID-19, etc.), the volume of purchases 
of medications has significantly increased (by 55% compared 
to 2020). Centralised procurement procedures cover 92% 
of the volume. 100% of purchases are made locally, which 
makes it possible to significantly improve the operation 
of the supply chain by monitoring the fulfilment of contractual 
obligations. Direct contracts have been signed with Pfizer, 
Biocad, Medisorb, Pharmasyntez. 

66% of consumables were also purchased through 
centralised purchasing procedures. In 2021, MD Medical 
Group became one of the first companies in Russia to sign 
direct contracts with major manufacturers of medical 
equipment and consumables, including Johnson & Johnson 
and Medtronic. Partnerships have also been expanded 
with B. Braun, Karl Storz, Olympus, Origio, Roche, Beckman 
Coulter, Abbott and others. In the category of consumables, 
40% of the range is purchased under direct contracts 
with manufacturers

SUPPLY CHAIN OF MEDICATIONS AND EQUIPMENT

Producers

 • Inventory of medications 
and in clinics’ warehouses

 • Generation of a request 

to manufactures

 • Analysis of demand in the market 

of medication and medical 
equipment

 • Production of various medicines
 • Dispatch manufactured medications 

and equipment to warehouses

Clinics

Medications, equipment

Federal level

 • Medications are sent to regional 

dealers (pharmacies)

 • Equipment is sent to the clinics’ 

warehouses

 • Receipt of goods
 • Storage of medications 

and equipment

 • Sending goods to regional 
warehouses and regional 
transport companies

Regional level

SUPPLY CHAIN OF MEDICAL EXPENDABLES

 • Generation of a request 

to manufactures

Producers

 • Order depleted items

 • Marketing 

of the products

 • Send goods 

to the warehouses

Clinics

Medical expendables

Federal level

 • If good are in stock, 

send them

 • If goods are in stock, send 

them

 • Inventory of supplies and remainders 

in clinics’ warehouses

 • Determining procurement plans
 • Generation of an order

 • Generation of aggregated 

orders ship

 • Necessary materials

Regional level

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Heating energy consumption by MD Medical Groups clinics and hospitals, GJ

Reducing environmental impact is essential for MD 
Medical Group for several business-critical reasons.

First, it allows more resources to be re-focused 
on the Group’s core business, enabling increased 
reinvestment in its healthcare facilities across the Russian 
Federation and benefiting patients and local communities. 
Second, it goes hand in hand with MD Medical Group’s stated 
commitment to being an innovative leader in healthcare. Third, 
it shows the communities, where MD Medical Group has 
a presence, that it is dedicated to being a good partner in all 
respects.

The compliance with applicable federal, regional, and local 
environmental legislation is as essential to MD Medical 
Group’s successful operations as is its compliance 
with other rules, regulations, and benchmarked best 
practices. The Company’s management system meets 
the international requirement ISO 14001-2004 Environmental 
management systems and ISO 50001:2011 Energy 
management systems.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Heating at MD Medical Group facilities primarily draws 
on the electricity supply. However, clinics and hospitals are also 
equipped with diesel generators, to serve as backup power 
supply units in case of unforeseen electricity outages.

Common energysaving practices among both clinics 
and hospitals include ensuring, wherever possible, energy-
efficient settings on general (non-medically critical) equipment 
and devices are used such as air-conditioning and motion-
responsive lighting. In addition, clinics adopt halogen 
and fluorescent lamps with LED energy-saving light sources.

By adopting energy-saving practices MD Medical Group 
ensures more resources are directed to those operationally 
critical areas, and supports the communities in which 
it has operations by setting an example for other entities 
of responsible resource and facilities management.

Electricity consumption by MD Medical Group’s clinics and hospitals, GJ (gigajoule)

Clinics

Hospitals

TOTAL

2020

13,564

96,321

109,885

2021

11,269

110,519

121,788

Change

-17%

15%

11%

Clinics

Hospitals

TOTAL

Clinics

Hospitals

TOTAL

PETROL

Clinics

Hospitals

TOTAL

DIESEL

Clinics

Hospitals

TOTAL

2020

22,715

182,126

204,841

2021

35,352

211,893

247,245

Change

56%

16%

21%

Total energy consumption by MD Medical Groups clinics and hospitals, GJ

2020

36,279

278,447

314,726

2021

46,621

322,413

357,764

Change

29%

16%

14%

Fuel consumption by MD Medical Group’s clinics and hospitals, litres

2020

2021

Change

14,512

115,279

129,790

44,020

90,241

134,261

15,736

119,878

135,614

55,508

81,689

137,198

8%

4%

4%

26%

-9%

2%

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RATIONAL WATER CONSUMPTION

MD Medical Group clinics and hospitals receive water 
from municipal water supply systems, which meets State 
Standard GOST Р 51232–98 (2002). Efficient water use 

is a key component in MD Medical Group’s approach towards 
sustainable operations. The Company is dedicated to improving 
its water management system as shown by the individual 
facilities.

Clinics

Hospitals

TOTAL

Water consumption by MD Medical Group, cubic metres

2020

30,772

190,538

221,310

2021

29,435

245,776

275,211

Change

-4%

29%

24%

Hazardous waste is either treated in-house and disposed 
of using special equipment, or this is done by external 
contractors. Where this is handled in-house, hazardous 
waste undergoes decontamination processes to remove 
harmful substances or render them inert, until it becomes 
non-hazardous, whereupon it is processed as non-hazardous 
waste. External contractors use landfills for non-hazardous 
waste or incineration for hazardous waste.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

MD Medical Group takes a responsible approach to managing 
medical waste, following the applicable legislation. 
The waste disposal procedures and practices in place in MD 
Medical Group hospitals and clinics fall under the Sanitary 
and Epidemiological Requirements for Treating Medical Waste 
(SanPin 2.1.7.2790-10). Waste is categorised as hazardous 
or non-hazardous, and subject to treatment as defined below. 
The necessary response to the COVID-19 pandemic, such 
as the introduction of additional protective measures for staff 
and patients, meant that all medical facilities saw a greater 
volume of waste.

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITALS

Contractors

Landfill

Incineration

Disposed of by contractors

Disposed of by contractors

Type

Non-hazardous

Waste

Hazardous

Own level

Composting

Decontamination  
and pulping

Non-hazardous

Landfill

Bulk incineration

Hazardous

Landfill

Bulk incineration

TOTAL

Non-hazardous

Landfill

Bulk incineration

Hazardous

Landfill

Bulk incineration

TOTAL

Waste by disposal method (hospitals), metric tonnes

2020

4,703

4,703

0

79

0

79

2021

4,954

4,954

0

241

184

56

4,782

5,195

Change

5%

5%

—

205%

—

-29%

9%

Waste by disposal method (clinics), metric tonnes

2020

985

862

123

112

3

109

2021

1,215

1,110

105

59

20

39

1,097

1,274

Change

23%

29%

-15%

-47%

580%

-65%

16%

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ANNEX 1. 

GRI INDEX DISCLOSURES

This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option.

Number

Title

Page in the Report and/or Reference

GRI 102: GENERAL DISCLOSURES

102-1

102-2

102-3

102-4

102-5

102-6

102-7

102-8

102-9

102-10

102-11

102-12

102-13

Name of the organisation

Activities, brands, products, and services

Location of headquarters

Location of operations

Ownership and legal form

Markets served

Scale of the organisation

Strong investment case

Strong investment case

Nationwide healthcare network

Nationwide healthcare network

Shareholder’s equity and report on dividend

Private healthcare market in Russia

Our people, Financial overview in 2021, 
Multidisciplinary leadership

Information on employees and other workers

Our people

Supply chain

Significant changes to the organisation  
and its supply chain

Supply chain development

Supply chain development

Precautionary Principle or approach

Risk management

External initiatives

Membership of associations

Sustainable development

Clinics of the Group and their employees are members 
of the following national and international organisations:
 • Russian Association of Human Reproduction
 • Russian Association of Obstetricians 

and Gynecologists

 • Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Samara 

Region

 • Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Urban 

District of Togliatti, Samara Region

 • European Society of Human Reproduction 

and Embryology

 • Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 

of endocrinologists of the Perm Region

 • Moscow Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
 • Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 

of the Irkutsk Region

 • Association of Gynecologist-Endoscopists of Russia
 • International Academy of Perinatal Medicine

102-14

102-15

102-16

102-18

Statement from senior decision-maker 

Statement from the CEO

Key impacts, risks, and opportunities

Delivering on our strategic goals, Risk management

Values, principles, standards, and norms of behaviour

Our people

Governance structure

Corporate governance report

Number

Title

Page in the Report and/or Reference

102-19

102-20

102-21

102-22

102-23

102-24

102-25

102-26

102-27

102-28

102-29

102-30

102-31

102-32

102-33

102-34

102-35

102-36

102-37

102-38

102-39

102-40

102-41

102-42

102-43

102-44

102-45

102-46

102-47

102-48

102-49

102-50

102-51

102-52

102-53

102-54

102-55

102-56

Delegating authority

Executive-level responsibility for economic,  
environmental, and social topics

Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, 
and social topics

Corporate governance report

Corporate governance report

Interaction with stakeholders, Identifying material topics

Composition of the highest governance body  
and its committees

Board of Directors

Chair of the highest governance body

Board of Directors

Appointing and selecting the highest governance body

Board of Directors

Conflicts of interest

Information unavailable

Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, 
values, and strategy

Collective knowledge of highest governance body

Board of Directors

Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance

Board of Directors

Identifying and managing economic, environmental, 
and social impacts

Effectiveness of risk management processes

Risk management

Review of economic, environmental, and social topics

Sustainable development

Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting

Communicating critical concerns

Nature and total number of critical concerns

Remuneration policies

Remuneration committee

Process for determining remuneration

Stakeholders’ involvement in remuneration

Annual total compensation ratio

Board of Directors report

Percentage increase in annual total compensation ratio

List of stakeholder groups

Collective bargaining agreements

Identifying and selecting stakeholders

Approach to stakeholder engagement

Key topics and concerns raised

Interaction with stakeholders

There are no collective bargaining agreements within 
the organisation.

Interaction with stakeholders

Interaction with stakeholders

Identifying material topics

Entities included in the consolidated financial statements  Consolidated financial statements

Defining the report’s content and topic boundaries

About this report

List of material topics

Restatements of information

Changes in reporting

Reporting period

Date of the most recent report

Reporting cycle 

Identifying material topics

There were no restatements in the reporting period.

There were no significant changes

2021

Annual cycle

Contact point for questions regarding the report

Contacts

Claims of reporting in accordance with GRI Standards

This report has been prepared in accordance with  
GRI Standards: Core option

GRI content index

External assurance

Annex 1

None

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Number

Title

Page in the Report and/or Reference

ANNEX 2. 

GRI 103: MANAGEMENT APPROACH

103-1

103-2

103-3

Explanation of the material topic and its boundary

Identifying material topics

The management approach and its components

Sustainable development

Evaluation of the management approach

Information unavailable

GRI 204: PROCUREMENT PRACTICES

204-1

Proportion of spending on local suppliers

Supply chain development

GRI 205: ANTI-CORRUPTION

205-1

Operations assessed for risks related to corruption 

Risk management

GRI 302: ENERGY

302-1

302-2

302-3

302-4

302-5

Energy consumption within the organisation

Environmental management

Energy consumption outside of the organisation 

N/a

Energy intensity

Reduction of energy consumption 

Reductions in energy requirements of products 
and services

Information unavailable

Environmental management

Environmental management

GRI 303: WATER

303-1

Water withdrawal by source

Environmental management

GRI 306: WASTE

306-1

306-2

306-3

Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts 

Environmental management

Management of significant waste-related impacts 

Environmental management

Waste generated 

Environmental management

GRI 404: TRAINING AND EDUCATION

404-2

Programmes for upgrading employee skills  
and transition assistance programmes

Our people

GRI 405: DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

405-1

Diversity of governance bodies and employees

Our people, Board of Directors

GRI 416: CUSTOMER HEALTH AND SAFETY

416-1

Assessment of the health and safety impacts  
of product and service categories

Our patients

GRI 417: MARKETING AND LABELLING

417-2

Incidents of non-compliance concerning product  
and service information and labelling

When preparing marketing and communication 
materials, MD Medical Group complies 
with the provisions of the Federal Law N 383-FZ 
on Advertising dated 30.10.2018 and Law No. 2300-1 
of the Russian Federation on Protection of Consumer 
Rights dated 7 February 1992 (as amended on 1 May 
2017). As part of measures to monitor compliance 
with the statutory requirements for products 
and services information and labelling, all advertising 
contracts are signed by the marketing director (deputy 
CEO, marketing) and the legal department.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RISK 
MANAGEMENT AT MD MEDICAL GROUP IN 2021

In line with a clearly defined and robust long-term strategy, 
MD Medical Group acts to minimise risks related to sustainable 
development. It achieves this by regularly reviewing its risk 
management approaches. Corporate governance and effective 
management are essential elements in MD Medical Group’s 
continued success. The Board of Directors is committed 
to upholding the highest standards in all interaction 
with stakeholders. As in previous Annual Reports, MD Medical 
Group has identified four types of sustainable development risk, 

related to its business operations and the broader healthcare 
sector. These general risks are:
 • Environmental impact risks
 • Social and employment risks
 • Human rights risks
 • Corruption and bribery risks
 MD Medical Group has implemented targeted preventive 
measures regarding all identified risks, and notes that there is a low 
likelihood that any of these risks will transpire as real events.

TYPE OF RISK

RELEVANT RISK MANAGEMENT MECHANISM

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT RISKS

Incorrect hazardous waste disposal

Substantial increase in energy consumption and decrease  
in energy efficiency

MD Medical Group continuously improve the procedure 
for selecting contractors, who are required to have all 
the necessary resources and skills to dispose of hazardous 
medical wastes in a proper way.

MD Medical Group is aware of the importance of using 
a modern high-performance power supply system. MD Medical 
Group applies a number of energy-saving measures 
in accordance with internal standards and procedures. Energy-
saving equipment are installed and operational at all Group 
facilities.

Substantial increase in water consumption

MD Medical Group closely monitors the condition of water 
and heat supply pipelines.

Increase in paper consumption

MD Medical Group fulfils the requirements of the official 
Electronic Government programme in Russia focused 
on supporting the move to electronic external document flow. 
MD Medical Group actively develops online, digital, and mobile 
first forms of record keeping and information exchange with key 
stakeholders.

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TYPE OF RISK

RELEVANT RISK MANAGEMENT MECHANISM

TYPE OF RISK

RELEVANT RISK MANAGEMENT MECHANISM

SOCIAL AND EMPLOYMENT RISKS

CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY RISKS

Statutory restrictions related to employment

MD Medical Group monitors changes in relevant legislation 
and reacts promptly.

Insufficient availability of Company’s care services facilities

Deterioration of the Group’s relations with staff

MD Medical Group is expanding the geography of its presence, 
opening new facilities to boost accessibility and expand patient 
reach. MD Medical Group’s price points in each new location 
are selected factoring in the income level of the local population. 
In addition, the Group is committed to meeting the requirements 
of the federal IVF programme under obligatory health insurance 
policies.

MD Medical Group monitors employee engagement 
and satisfaction levels in regular surveys and creates 
conditions for the development and realisation of its 
employees’ professional potential. Employee development 
and retention were clear focus areas in the period under review, 
and MD Medical Group continued to cooperate actively 
with department heads in leading universities on recruitment 
drives. MD Medical Group has continued to develop 
the continuous medical education it offers its people – 
in particular training in Moscow for regional employees.

HUMAN RIGHTS RISKS

Discrimination

MD Medical Group does not tolerate any form of discrimination.

Work under compulsion

Remuneration discrimination

MD Medical Group’s corporate culture and ethics are based 
on positive engagement and encouragement. Compulsion 
of any kind is not permitted.

MD Medical Group has a strict policy on bonuses and rewards 
as performance based, corresponding to clearly set and agreed 
KPIs.

Risk of corrupt actions and payments to government authorities MD Medical Group ensures that any interaction with supervisory 

Risk of bribery of the Group’s employees for the benefit of third 
parties

and regulatory authorities is fully documented. The Company’s 
CEO and shareholders are immediately notified of any disputes 
or differences arising between the Company and supervisors 
or regulators. All financial operations in the Group are reflected 
in appropriate financial records which are subject to financial 
audit. MD Medical Group has a clear zero-tolerance policy 
on any form of bribery and corruption.

MD Medical Group’s procurement procedures are sufficiently 
transparent to reduce the risk of corruption and fraud. 
Moreover, the Company has developed and uses an efficient 
and transparent procedure for selecting suppliers.

COVID-19 AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RISK

Risk of deteriorating epidemiological situation, increased risk 
of infectious disease transmission among medical personnel 
as a result of their patient treatment duties

Risk of external factors impacting the ability of MD Medical 
Group facilities and staff being able to provide treatment 
to COVID-19 patients at the required level

MD Medical Group provided its healthcare professionals 
and essential workers with personal protective equipment that 
meet the standards required. MD Medical Group opened a new 
healthcare facility on-site at Lapino, specifically for patients 
with COVID-19.

When treating COVID-19 patients, MD Medical Group ensured 
it acted in line with developing international best practice 
and healthcare authority (WHO, Russian Federation Ministry 
of Health) guidance, and expertise shared by leading Russian 
clinics.

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ANNEX 3. 

INFORMATION ON THE GENDER 
AND AGE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2021

ANNEX 5. 

INFORMATION ON STAFF

Mother & Child  
Centre

Mother & Child 
Urals

Mother & Child 
Siberia

Mother & Child 
Volga

Total

%

Gender:

Men — 85%; Women — 15%

Age:

30–50 years of age — 40%

Over 50 years of age — 60%

ANNEX 4. 

884

3,603

4,487

921

3,691

4,612

297

1,127

1,242

204

1,178

1,382

148

1,080

1,228

293

1,062

1,355

297

933

1,230

150

962

1,112

1,531

6,743

8,280

1,568

6,893

8,461

18.6

81.4

100

18.5

81.5

100

2020

Male

Female

TOTAL

2021

Male

Female

TOTAL

ANNEX 6. 

INFORMATION ON THE GENDER AND AGE 
OF EMPLOYEES AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2021

SANPIN 2.1.7.2790-10 SANITARY 
AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS 
FOR TREATING MEDICAL WASTE

Gender:

Men — 19%; Women — 81%

Age:

Under 30 years of age — 13%;

30–50 years of age — 61%;

Over 50 years of age — 26%.

SanPin 2.1.7.2790-10 Sanitary and Epidemiological 
Requirements for Treating Medical Waste is a regulatory 
legal act, registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian 
Federation on February 17, 2011 (registration number: 19871). 
According to this document, there are five major classes 
of medical waste: 
 • Class A (А) – epidemiologically non-hazardous waste close 
in composition to municipal solid waste (packaging, paper, 
cardboard, etc.)

 • Class B (Б) – epidemiologically hazardous waste. This class 
includes human blood and blood products as well as other 
biological liquids

 • Class V (В) – extremely epidemiologically hazardous waste 
(materials that were in contact with patients with infectious 
diseases)

 • Class G (Г) – toxicologically hazardous waste of classes 
from 1 to 4. This class includes medicines, diagnostics, 
and disinfectants that cannot be used, namely those 
medical supplies that have been damaged or expired

 • Class D (Д) – radioactive waste

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ANNEX 7. 

MAIN METHODS FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION

Most of the data is originated from the clinics’ 
and hospitals’own records of actual water use, 
energy, and fuel consumption. However, for several 
clinics and hospitals some indicators were calculated, 
due to the fact that a number of facilities are located 
in rented premises; and because of the lack 
of detailed accounting data or non-relevance of such 
information for decision-making by the MD Group 
or stakeholders.

All calculations were made by applying some of the following 
indicators:
 • Water consumption – average water consumption per square 

metre for clinics and hospitals.

 • Electricity and heating – the amount of money spent on utilities 
and average heating energy consumption per square metre 
for clinics. Regional tariffs were used for the calculations.

The share of data on water, energy and fuel consumption, obtained 
from calculations was insignificant in the overall dataset.

Electricity

2020

2021

change

Clinics

Hospital

TOTAL

13,564

96,321

109,885

11,269

110,519

121,788

-17%

15%

1%

Water

Clinics

Hospital

TOTAL

2020

2021

change

30,772

29,435

190,538

245,776

221,310

275,211

-4%

29%

24%

Heating

Clinics

Hospital

TOTAL

2020

2021

change

22,715

35,352

182,126

211,893

204,841

247,245

56%

16%

21%

Waste 
Hospitals

Non-hazardous

Landfill

Bulk incineration

Hazardous

Landfill

Bulk incineration

2020

2021

change

4,703

4,703

0

79

0

79

4,954

4,954

0

241

184

56

5%

5%

205%

-29%

9%

Petrol

Clinics

Hospital

TOTAL

Diesel

Clinics

Hospital

TOTAL

2020

2021

change

TOTAL

4,782

5,195

14,512

15,736

115,279

119,878

129,790

135,614

8%

4%

4%

2020

2021

change

44,020

90,241

55,508

81,689

134,261

137,198

26%

-9%

2%

Waste Clinics

2020

2021

change

Non-hazardous

Landfill

Bulk incineration

Hazardous

Landfill

Bulk incineration

985

862

123

112

3

109

1,215

1,110

105

59

20

39

TOTAL

1,097

1,274

23%

29%

-15%

-47%

580%

-65%

16%

Appendix

Electricity

Clinics

Hospital

MD Group

Lapino

Ufa

Avicenna

Samara

Tyumen

Heating

Clinics

Hospital

MD Group

Lapino

Ufa

Avicenna

Samara

Tyumen

Petrol

Clinics

Hospital

MD Group

Lapino

Ufa

Avicenna

Samara

Tyumen

Diesel

Clinics

Hospital

MD Group

Lapino

Ufa

Avicenna

Samara

Tyumen

2020

13,564

96,321

17,494

33,717

13,667

9,189

10,122

12,132

2020

22,715

182,126

20,992

49,692

49,055

11,071

18,021

33,296

2020

14,512

115,279

21,697

34,300

7,539

12,506

35,934

3,303

2020

44,020

90,241

18,724

49,997

3,032

7,162

4,260

7,066

2021

11,269

110,519

16,769

43,145

16,961

9,963

11,159

12,522

2021

35,352

211,893

22,354

65,916

54,747

12,627

21,525

34,725

2021

15,736

119,878

22,087

45,521

4,747

17,023

30,500

0

2021

55,508

81,689

19,340

47,016

503

10,631

3,000

1,200

change

-17%

16%

-4%

28%

24%

8%

10%

3%

change

56%

16%

6%

33%

12%

14%

19%

4%

change

8%

4%

2%

33%

-37%

36%

-15%

-100%

change

26%

-9%

3%

-6%

-83%

48%

-30%

-83%

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