Cancellation of LSE Listing
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6 October 2025
Assura plc ("Assura")
Cancellation of LSE listing
1. Introduction
On 23 June 2025, the boards of Primary Health Properties PLC ("PHP") and Assura jointly announced the terms of an increased and recommended shares and cash offer pursuant to which PHP would acquire the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of Assura (the "Revised Offer").
On 27 June 2025, PHP and Assura jointly published a revised offer document in respect of the Revised Offer (the "Revised Offer Document"), which supplemented and updated the original offer document published by PHP on 13 June 2025 (the "Original Offer Document").
On 12 August 2025, PHP announced that the Revised Offer had become Unconditional in all respects.
Capitalised terms used in this announcement (the "Announcement"), unless otherwise defined, have the same meanings as set out in the Original Offer Document (as amended by the Revised Offer Document).
2. Cancellation of LSE listing
Further to the announcement made by Assura on 5 September 2025, Assura made requests to the FCA and the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") respectively to cancel the listing and trading of the Assura Shares on the Equity Shares (Commercial Companies) category of the Official List and Main Market of the LSE (the "LSE Delisting"). The LSE Delisting has become effective from 8.00 a.m. (London time)/9.00 a.m. (South African Standard Time ("SAST")) today.
Trading of Assura Shares on the Main Board of the securities exchange operated by the JSE Limited ("JSE") was suspended from 7.30 a.m. (SAST) on 3 October 2025. The cancellation of the listing of the Assura Shares on the Main Board of the JSE (the "JSE Delisting") is expected to occur on 23 October 2025. Assura Shareholders are referred to the detailed timetable for the JSE Delisting released on SENS on 18 September 2025 (the "JSE Delisting Announcement").
It is intended that Assura will be re-registered as a private limited company as soon as practicable following the JSE Delisting.
A further announcement with the GBP/ZAR Exchange Rate applicable to the payment of the consideration to Assura Shareholders located or resident in South Africa pursuant to the terms of the Revised Offer and the Compulsory Acquisition Process (as defined in the JSE Delisting Announcement) will be released on SENS before 11.00 a.m. (SAST) on 17 October 2025.
Enquiries:
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Assura plc Jonathan Davies, Non-Executive Chair Jonathan Murphy, Chief Executive Officer Jayne Cottam, Chief Financial Officer
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+44 (0) 161 515 2043 |
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Lazard (Lead Financial Adviser to Assura) Cyrus Kapadia Patrick Long Caitlin Martin
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+44 (0) 20 7187 2000 |
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Barclays Bank PLC (Joint Corporate Broker and Financial Adviser to Assura) Bronson Albery Callum West Ronak Shah
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+44 (0) 20 7623 2323 |
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Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Corporate Broker and Financial Adviser to Assura) Mark Young Jonathan Wilkes-Green Catriona Neville
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+44 (0) 20 7710 7600 |
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FGS Global (PR Adviser to Assura) Gordon Simpson Anjali Unnikrishnan Grace Whelan |
+44 (0) 20 7251 3801 Assura-LON@fgsglobal.com |
Travers Smith LLP is acting as legal adviser to Assura.
The LEI of Assura is 21380026T19N2Y52XF72.
Further information
Lazard & Co., Limited ("Lazard"), which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively as lead financial adviser to Assura and no one else in connection with the Combination and will not be responsible to anyone other than Assura for providing the protections afforded to clients of Lazard nor for providing advice in relation to this Announcement or any other matters referred to in this Announcement. Neither Lazard nor any of its affiliates (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents), owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Lazard in connection with this Announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise.
Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays"), which is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively as joint corporate broker and financial adviser to Assura and no one else in connection with this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Assura for providing the protections afforded to clients of Barclays nor for providing advice in relation to the Combination or any other matters referred to in this Announcement. Neither Barclays nor any of its affiliates (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents), owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Barclays in connection with this Announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise.
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited ("Stifel"), which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively as joint corporate broker and financial adviser to Assura and no one else in connection with this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Assura for providing the protections afforded to clients of Stifel nor for providing advice in relation to the Combination or any other matters referred to in this Announcement. Neither Stifel nor any of its affiliates (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents), owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Stifel in connection with this Announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise.
The statements contained in this Announcement are made as at the date of this Announcement, unless some other time is specified in relation to them, and publication of this Announcement shall not give rise to any implication that there has been no change in the facts set forth in this Announcement since such date.
This Announcement does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as, any public offer under any applicable legislation or an offer to sell or solicitation of any offer to buy any securities or financial instruments or any advice or recommendation with respect to such securities or other financial instruments.
If you are in any doubt about the contents of this Announcement or the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own independent financial advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or independent financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) if you are resident in the United Kingdom or, if not, from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser.
Overseas Shareholders
The information contained herein is not for release, distribution or publication, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or any other Restricted Jurisdiction where applicable laws prohibit its release, distribution or publication.
The release, publication or distribution of this Announcement in, into or from jurisdictions other than the UK may be restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to the law of any jurisdiction other than the UK should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable legal or regulatory requirements. Any failure to comply with such requirements may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the companies and persons involved in the Combination disclaim any responsibility or liability for the violation of such restrictions by any person. This Announcement has been prepared in accordance with and for the purpose of complying with English law, the Takeover Code, the Market Abuse Regulation, the UK Listing Rules and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this Announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside England.
The information contained in this Announcement constitutes factual information as contemplated in section 1(3)(a) of the FAIS Act and should not be construed as express or implied advice (as that term is used in the FAIS Act and/or the Financial Markets Act) that any particular transaction described in this Announcement is appropriate to the particular investment objectives, financial situations or needs of a shareholder, and nothing in this Announcement should be construed as constituting the canvassing for, or marketing or advertising of, financial services in South Africa.
Nothing in this Announcement should be viewed, or construed, as "advice", as that term is used in the South African Financial Markets Act, 19 of 2012, as amended.
Notice relating to the United States
This Announcement has not been approved or disapproved by the SEC, any state securities commission in the United States or any other U.S. regulatory authority, nor have such authorities passed upon or determined the adequacy or accuracy of the information contained in this Announcement. Any representation to the contrary may be a criminal offence in the United States.
It may be difficult for Assura Shareholders in the United States to enforce their rights and any claim arising out of the U.S. federal securities laws, since Assura is located in a country other than the United States and some or all of its officers and directors may be residents of countries other than the United States. Assura Shareholders in the United States may not be able to sue a non-U.S. company or its officers or directors in a non-U.S. court for violations of U.S. securities laws. Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-U.S. company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a U.S. court's jurisdiction and judgement.
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