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RNS Number : 6090I

Assura PLC

31 August 2016

31 August 2016

Assura plc

Exercise of Nil Cost Options under VCP

Assura plc ("Assura"), the leading primary care property investor and developer announces that on 30 August 2016, all PDMRs and staff exercised the element of their awards (25% by number) of the Assura Group Value Creation Plan ("VCP") which were exercisable under the Rules of the VCP. The remaining nil cost options are exercisable subject to the achievement of performance hurdles in 2017.

The table below shows the number of nil cost options exercised by PDMRs, the number of shares sold to satisfy Income Tax and National Insurance liabilities and the number of shares they will receive following the sale to satisfy Income Tax and national insurance liabilities.

 
                                 Number         Number        Number 
                                     of      of shares     of shares 
                               Nil Cost        sold to    receivable 
                                Options        satisfy    after sale 
                              exercised         Income    to satisfy 
                                               Tax and        Income 
                                              National       Tax and 
                                             Insurance      National 
                                           liabilities     Insurance 
--------------------------  -----------  -------------  ------------ 
 Jonathan Murphy (Finance 
  Director)                   1,288,356      (605,527)       682,829 
--------------------------  -----------  -------------  ------------ 
 Andrew Darke                 1,472,407      (692,031)       780,376 
--------------------------  -----------  -------------  ------------ 
 

The Remuneration Committee of Assura had previously agreed that sufficient shares may be sold by PDMRs to cover the arising Income Tax and National Insurance liabilities. The relevant market price for taxation purposes is 58.65 pence per share being the mid-market price at close of business on 26 August.

As a result of the above, the increases in the shareholdings of the PDMRs are as follows:

 
                                Shareholding     Shareholding 
                                          on    post exercise 
                              29 August 2016 
--------------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Jonathan Murphy (Finance 
  Director)                          957,517        1,640,346 
--------------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Andrew Darke                        378,739        1,159,115 
--------------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 

The Notification of Dealing Form for each PDMR can be found below.

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

Notification of dealing form

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Jonathan Murphy 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            Finance Director 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 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 
       of the                      Vesting of share awards under 
       transaction                 VCP 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)                     Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       and volume(s)               ----------  ----------- 
 
                                     GBPNIL 
                                     GBP         1,288,356 
                                   ----------  ----------- 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information                 N/A 
 
        *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
 
        *    Price 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of                    30 August 2016 
       the transaction 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of                   XLON 
       the transaction 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 a)   Description                Ordinary shares of 10 pence 
       of the                     each 
       financial 
       instrument, 
       type of 
       instrument 
 
       Identification             GB00BVGBWW93 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature                     Sale of 605,527 shares to satisfy 
       of the                     tax and national insurance 
       transaction                liabilities. 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)                     Price(s)     Volume(s) 
       and volume(s)               -----------  ---------- 
 
                                     GBP0.572 
                                     GBP          605,527 
                                   -----------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information                 N/A 
 
        *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
 
        *    Price 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of                    31 August 2016 
       the transaction 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of                   XLON 
       the transaction 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Andrew Darke 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            Property Director 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 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 
       of the                      Vesting of share awards under 
       transaction                 VCP 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)                     Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       and volume(s)               ----------  ----------- 
 
                                     GBPNIL 
                                     GBP         1,472,407 
                                   ----------  ----------- 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information                 N/A 
 
        *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
 
        *    Price 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of                    30 August 2016 
       the transaction 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of                   XLON 
       the transaction 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 a)   Description                Ordinary shares of 10 pence 
       of the                     each 
       financial 
       instrument, 
       type of 
       instrument 
 
       Identification             GB00BVGBWW93 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature                     Sale of 692,031 shares to satisfy 
       of the                     tax and national insurance 
       transaction                liabilities. 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)                     Price(s)     Volume(s) 
       and volume(s)               -----------  ---------- 
 
                                     GBP0.572 
                                     GBP          692,031 
                                   -----------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information                 N/A 
 
        *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
 
        *    Price 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of                    31 August 2016 
       the transaction 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of                   XLON 
       the transaction 
---  -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 

- Ends -

For more information, please contact:

 
 
  Assura plc      Tel: 01925 420660 
Orla Ball 
 Carolyn Jones 
 
  Finsbury        Tel: 0207 251 3801 
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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