Director/PDMR Shareholding

Assura PLC

16 April 2024

 

16 April 2024

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 10 April 2024, 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	1,745	£0.4159	112,393
Jonathan Murphy	CEO	406	£0.42	2,947,998
Jayne Cottam	CFO	406	£0.42	710,434
Sam Barrell	Non-executive director	513	£0.4159	33,045
Louise Fowler	Non-executive director	256	£0.4159	16,523
Orla Ball	General Counsel	406	£0.42	27,447
Rob James	Interim CIO	275	£0.42	18,816
Sarah Taylor	Chief People Officer	114	£0.42	8,242

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) £0.4159 GBP 1,745
d)	Aggregated information -      Aggregated volume -    Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.4159 GBP 1,745 £725.75 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	10 April 2024
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) £0.42 GBP 406
d)	Aggregated information -      Aggregated volume -    Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.42 GBP 406 £170.52 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	10 April 2024
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) £0.42 GBP 406
d)	Aggregated information -      Aggregated volume -    Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.42 GBP 406 £170.52 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	10 April 2024
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) £0.4159 GBP 513
d)	Aggregated information -      Aggregated volume -    Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.4159 GBP 513 £213.36 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	10 April 2024
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) £0.4159 GBP 256
d)	Aggregated information -      Aggregated volume -    Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.4159 GBP 256 £106.47 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	10 April 2024
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	General Counsel
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) £0.42 GBP 406
d)	Aggregated information -      Aggregated volume -    Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.42 GBP 406 £170.52 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	10 April 2024
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	Interim CIO
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) £0.42 GBP 275
d)	Aggregated information -      Aggregated volume -    Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.42 GBP 275 £115.50 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	10 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Sarah Taylor
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief People Officer
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) £0.42 GBP 114
d)	Aggregated information -      Aggregated volume -    Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.42 GBP 114 £47.88 GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	10 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

For more information, please contact:

Assura plc	Tel: [phone]
David Purcell, Investor Relations Director	Email: [e-mail]
FGS Global Gordon Simpson	Tel: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

Notes to Editors

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

A constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA* indices, as at 30 September 2023, Assura's portfolio was valued at £2.7 billion.

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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