Publication of Prospectus

RNS Number : 1584A

Assura PLC

24 September 2015

 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA (THE "EXCLUDED TERRITORIES") AND SHOULD NOT BE DISTRIBUTED IN, FORWARDED TO OR TRANSMITTED INTO THOSE COUNTRIES OR INTO ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF LOCAL SECURITIES LAWS OR REGULATIONS.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROSPECTUS OR PROSPECTUS EQUIVALENT DOCUMENT. INVESTORS SHOULD NOT SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT EXCEPT ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PROSPECTUS DATED 24 SEPTEMBER 2015 REFERRED TO BELOW.

24 September 2015

Assura plc

("Assura", the "Group", or the "Company")

 Publication of Prospectus

The prospectus of the Company dated 24 September 2015 (the "Prospectus") relating to the proposed Firm Placing, Placing and Open Offer and Offer for Subscription announced earlier today has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority and has been published. The Prospectus will be posted to shareholders today and has also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism where it will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

In addition, the Prospectus will shortly be available to view on the website of the Company, www.assuraplc.com, and copies of the Prospectus will be made available at the Company's head office at The Brew House, Greenalls Avenue, Warrington WA4 6HL.

For more information, please contact:

Assura plc                                                                            Tel: [phone]

Graham Roberts

Jonathan Murphy

Carolyn Jones

Liberum Capital Limited                                                  Tel: [phone]

Peter Tracey       

Richard Crawley

Jamie Richards

Tom Fyson

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited                                      Tel: [phone]

Mark Young

Roger Clarke

Stewart Wallace

Tom Yeadon

Finsbury                                                                               Tel: [phone]

Gordon Simpson

 Important Notice

This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Republic of South Africa or any other jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so (the "Excluded Territories").

This announcement, the Prospectus and any materials distributed in connection with this announcement or the Prospectus are not directed to, or intended for distribution to or use by, any person or entity that is a citizen or resident or located in any Excluded Territory where such distribution, publication, availability or use would be contrary to law or regulation or would require any registration or licensing within such jurisdiction.

This announcement is not an offer of securities or an invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, any securities in any Excluded Territory. The Company's securities have not been and will not be registered under the United Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and, may not be offered, sold, pledged, re-sold, taken up, delivered, distributed or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, within the United States (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act), except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state or local securities laws. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States.

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable restrictions.

This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell, otherwise dispose of or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to sell, otherwise dispose of, issue, purchase, otherwise acquire or subscribe for, any security in the capital of the Company in any jurisdiction. Any decision to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities in the Company should only be made on the basis of information contained in and incorporated by reference into the Prospectus, which contains further details relating to the Company in general as well as a summary of the risk factors to which an investment in the securities of the Company is subject.

Liberum and Stifel (together, the "Sponsors") are both regulated and authorised in the United Kingdom by the FCA. The Sponsors are acting exclusively for the Company and for no one else in connection with the Share Issue and will not regard any person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement or the Prospectus) as a client in relation to the Share Issue and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of the Sponsors or for providing advice in relation to the Share Issue, the contents of this announcement and the accompanying documents or any matters or arrangements referred to herein or therein.

Neither the content of the Company's website (or any other website) nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

 

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