TR-1: Notification of Major Interest In Shares

RNS Number : 0824T

Assura Group Limited

30 September 2014

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				ASSURA GROUP LIMITED
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					P
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Somerston Investments Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		UBS Private Banking Nominees Limited - 40,974,045 State Street Nominees Limited - 7,392,383
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		29th September 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		30th September 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		(1) Above 10% to below 10% at combined direct and indirect interest level. (2) Above 5% to below 5% at direct level.

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

ORDINARY SHARES

73,366,428

12.79%

48,366,428

16,263,193

32,103,415

2.83%

5.59%

GB0033732602

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

48,366,428

8.43%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Somerston Group Treasury Limited - 32,103,415 shares - 5.59%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 573,813,120
14. Contact name:	Steven Stegenwalner
15. Contact telephone number:	01534 822395

 

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