Rule 8.1 - Assura Group Limited

Rule 8.1 - Assura Group Limited

INVESCO Limited

FORM 8.1

DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES

FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Â	INVESCO LIMITED
Company dealt in		ASSURA GROUP LIMITED
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)		ORDINARY 10p SHARES
Date of dealing		24 MARCH 2010

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Â	Â	Long	Â	Short
Â		Number (%)		Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities		64,384,834 20.28%		Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)		Â		Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell		Â		Â
Total		64,384,834 20.28%		Â

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Â	Long	Â	Short
ORDINARY 1p SHARES		Number (%)		Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities		Â		Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)		Â		Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell		Â		Â
Total		Â		Â

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:

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Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Â	Number of securities	Â	Price per unit (Note 5)
Sale		28,500,000		0.50 GBP

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,	Â	Long/short (Note 6)	Â	Number of securities (Note 7)	Â	Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD		Â		Â		Â

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

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Writing,

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Number of

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Exercise

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Type, e.g.

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Expiry

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Option money

e.g. call option

selling,

securities to

price

American,

date

paid/received

purchasing,

which the option

European

per unit (Note

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varying etc.

relates (Note 7)

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etc.

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5)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)	Â	Details	Â	Price per unit (if applicable)(
Â		Â		)(Note 5)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO

Date of disclosure	Â	25 March 2010
Contact name		ON BEHALF OF INVESCO LIMITED
Telephone number		01491 416381
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated		Â
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)		Â

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk