Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0738M

Assura PLC

18 January 2021

 

18 January 2021

Assura plc

("the Company")

Notifications of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

The Company has been notified that in respect of the interim dividend paid on 13 January 2021, the following PDMRs acquired ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company through their participation in the Company's Scrip Dividend Alternative or shares acquired under the Company's Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") following dividend award:

PDMR	Position	Number of shares acquired	Purchase price per share	Shareholding of PDMR and PCAs post acquisition and award
Ed Smith	Chairman	923	£0.735	96,490
Jonathan Murphy	CEO	17	£0.768	2,426,526
Jayne Cottam	CFO	1,270	£0.735	177,231
Orla Ball	Company Secretary	17	£0.768	2,350
Simon Oborn	Head of Property	17	£0.768	2,350
James Dunmore	Head of Business Development	17	£0.768	3,131

The Notification of Dealing Forms can be found below.

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

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Notification of dealing form

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Ed Smith
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chairman
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Assura plc
b)	LEI	21380026T19N2Y52XF72
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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10 pence each GB00BVGBWW93
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under the Scrip Dividend Alternative
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.735 GBP 923
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.735 GBP 923 £678.40 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	13 January 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Jonathan Murphy
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CEO
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Assura plc
b)	LEI	21380026T19N2Y52XF72
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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10 pence each GB00BVGBWW93
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under the Company SIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.768 GBP 17
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.768 GBP 17 £13.06 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	14 January 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Jayne Cottam
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CFO
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Assura plc
b)	LEI	21380026T19N2Y52XF72
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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10 pence each GB00BVGBWW93
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under the Scrip Dividend Alternative
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.735 GBP 1,270
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.735 GBP 1,270 £933.45 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	13 January 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Orla Ball
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Company Secretary
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Assura plc
b)	LEI	21380026T19N2Y52XF72
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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10 pence each GB00BVGBWW93
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under the Company SIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.768 GBP 17
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.768 GBP 17 £13.06 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	14 January 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Simon Oborn
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Head of Property
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Assura plc
b)	LEI	21380026T19N2Y52XF72
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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10 pence each GB00BVGBWW93
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under the Company SIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.768 GBP 17
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.768 GBP 17 £13.06 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	14 January 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	James Dunmore
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Head of Business Development
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Assura plc
b)	LEI	21380026T19N2Y52XF72
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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10 pence each GB00BVGBWW93
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under the Company SIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.768 GBP 17
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.768 GBP 17 £13.06 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	14 January 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

For more information, please contact:

Assura plc	Tel: [phone]
Orla Ball, Company Secretary David Purcell, Head of Investor Relations	Email: [e-mail]
Finsbury Gordon Simpson James Thompson	Tel: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

Notes to Editors

Assura plc, a constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA* indices, 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 outstanding spaces for health services in our communities. At 30 September 2020, Assura's property portfolio was valued at 2,259 million.

Further information is available at www.assuraplc.com

* EPRA is a registered trademark of the European Public Real Estate Association
Assura plc LEI code: 21380026T19N2Y52XF72

 

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