Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1296D

Assura PLC

17 October 2022

 

17 October 2022

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 12 October 2022, 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	997	£0.6373	102,823
Jonathan Murphy	CEO	160	£0.4930	2,739,894
Jayne Cottam	CFO	160	£0.4930	578,796
Sam Barrell	Non-executive director	293	£0.6373	30,232
Louise Fowler	Non-executive director	146	£0.6373	15,117
Orla Ball	Company Secretary	160	£0.4930	13,416
Simon Oborn	Head of Property Management & Investment	160	£0.4930	13,416
Rob James	Head of Development	60	£0.4930	5,485
Patrick Lowther	Head of Strategy & Markets	127	£0.4930	10,639

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) £0.6373 GBP 997
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.6373 GBP 997 £635.39 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	12 October 2022
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) £0.4930 GBP 160
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.4930 GBP 160 £78.88 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	12 October 2022
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 Company SIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.4930 GBP 160
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.4930 GBP 160 £78.88 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	12 October 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Sam Barrell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-executive director
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) £0.6373 GBP 293
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.6373 GBP 293 £186.73 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	12 October 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Louise Fowler
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-executive director
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) £0.6373 GBP 146
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.6373 GBP 146 £93.05 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	12 October 2022
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) £0.4930 GBP 160
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.4930 GBP 160 £78.88 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	12 October 2022
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 Management & Investment
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) £0.4930 GBP 160
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.4930 GBP 160 £78.88 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	12 October 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Rob James
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Head of 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) £0.4930 GBP 60
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.4930 GBP 60 £29.58 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	12 October 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Patrick Lowther
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Head of Strategy & Markets
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) £0.4930 GBP 127
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.4930 GBP 127 £62.61 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	12 October 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

For more information, please contact:

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

Notes to Editors

Assura plc is a national healthcare premises specialist and UK REIT based in Warrington, UK - caring for more than 600 primary healthcare buildings, from which almost seven million patients are served.

A constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA* indices, as at 31 March 2022, Assura's portfolio was valued at £2,752 million.

At Assura, we BUILD for health. Assura builds better spaces for people and places, invests in skills and inspires new ways of working, and unlocks the power of design and innovation to deliver lasting impact for communities - aiming for six million people to have benefitted from improvements to and through its healthcare buildings by 2026. 

Assura is leading for a sustainable future, targeting net zero carbon across its portfolio by 2040.

Further information is available at www.assuraplc.com

Assura plc LEI code: 21380026T19N2Y52XF72

*EPRA is a registered trademark of the European Public Real Estate Association.

 

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