Assura PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (2418C)

TIDMAGR

RNS Number : 2418C

Assura PLC

11 April 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                                  10 April 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                     11 April 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                              17% 
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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 
  of             to the triggering                             triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number                      Number            Number     Number of voting         % of voting 
                 of                          of               of          rights                   rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting           shares 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ---------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                              Direct     Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                         (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares        297,953,156                 297,953,156                             297,810,798                 17.99% 
               --------------------------  ----------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00BVGBWW93 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------    -------    -------  ------------      --------    --------- 
 
 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. 
-----------------  ------------------------  ---------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 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 
 financial        price         date             Conversion               rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)           period                   refers to                  xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  -----------------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                    Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  -----------------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 297,810,798                                                    17.99% 
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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 - 297,685,090 
  Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 125,708 
 
 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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