Assura PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (8032V)

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RNS Number : 8032V

Assura PLC

20 April 2016

 
 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 
  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 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  Artemis Investment Management 
  subject to the                                             LLP on behalf of discretionary 
  notification obligation:                                   funds under management 
  (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                                 19 April 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    20 April 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                        11% 
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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                % of voting rights 
                 of                of                of shares       voting                   (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct         Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
 GB00BVGBWW93   187,028,735       187,028,735       174,519,607     0          174,519,607   0%             10.64% 
               ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 
 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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 174,519,607                                          10.64% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Richard Smithson 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  0207 399 6063 
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