Assura PLC Notification of Transaction by PDMR (7398M)

TIDMAGR

RNS Number : 7398M

Assura PLC

19 October 2016

19 October 2016

Assura plc

("the Company")

Notifications of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

The Company has been notified that in respect of the interim dividend for the 2016/17 financial year paid on 19 October 2016, the following PDMR acquired ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company through their participation in the Company's Scrip Dividend Alternative:

 
     PDMR       Date Acquired      Number of       Purchase price 
                                 shares acquired      per Share 
-------------  --------------  -----------------  --------------- 
 Simon Laffin    19 October          31,262          GBP0.57895 
                     2016 
-------------  --------------  -----------------  --------------- 
 

The Notification of Dealing Form for Mr Laffin can be found below.

This notification is made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.

-ENDS-

Notification of dealing form

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Simon Laffin 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            Executive Chairman 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial                    Initial notification 
       notification/ 
       Amendment 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, 
       auctioneer or auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Assura plc 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                        N/A 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section 
       to be repeated for (i) each type of 
       instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
       (iii) each date; and (iv) each place 
       where transactions have been conducted 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description                Ordinary shares of 10 pence 
       of the                     each 
       financial 
       instrument, 
       type of 
       instrument 
 
       Identification             GB00BVGBWW93 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature                     Purchase of shares under the 
       of the                     Scrip Dividend Alternative 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)                     Price(s)       Volume(s) 
       and volume(s)               -------------  ---------- 
 
                                     GBP0.57895 
                                     GBP            31,262 
                                   -------------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information 
                                    Aggregate     Aggregate   Aggregate 
        *    Aggregated volume       Price         Volume      Total 
                                   ------------  ----------  -------------- 
 
                                     GBP0.57895    31,262      GBP18,099.14 
        *    Price                   GBP                       GBP 
                                   ------------  ----------  -------------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of                    19 October 2016 
       the transaction 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place                      XLON 
       of the 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 

Enquiries

 
Assura plc      Tel: [phone] 
Orla Ball 
Finsbury        Tel: [phone] 
Gordon Simpson 
 

Notes to Editors

Assura plc, a constituent of the FTSE 250, is a UK REIT and long-term investor in and developer of primary care property. The company, headquartered in Warrington, works with GPs, health professionals and the NHS to create innovative property solutions in order to facilitate delivery of high quality patient care in the community. At 31 March 2016, Assura's property portfolio was valued at GBP1,111 million.

Further information is available at www.assuraplc.com

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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