Assura PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (2233X)

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RNS Number : 2233X

Assura PLC

17 February 2017

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                  Assura PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                        Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                                  No 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with                                      No 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                    No 
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 Other (please                                                                       No 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                  Invesco Limited 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                 16 February 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                    17 February 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                              18% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of             to the triggering                   transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number            Number            Number          Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                 of                of                of shares       rights                   (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares        320,067,528       320,067,528                                  314,026,748                 18.97% 
               ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
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-------------      ------------    ------------      ------------    -------  ------------      --------    ----------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                        rights that                rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                       acquired if 
                                                                       the 
                                                                       instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/ 
                                                                       converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting rights 
 financial         price          date            Conversion         rights instrument          (xix, xx) 
 instrument                       (xvii)          period             refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                               Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 314,026,748                                          18.97% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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 Invesco Asset Management Limited - 313,824,964 
  Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 201,784 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                 Invesco Limited 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                   N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                 N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                             Philippa Holmes 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                  01491 417 447 
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