Holding(s) in Company

Assura Group Limited
05 February 2007


TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing             Assura Group Limited
shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation     Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)                              N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is               01 February 2007
crossed or reached if different)

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                            02 February 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                               Above 3% (L&G)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of    Situation previous to  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares           the Triggering
                 transaction

 if possible     Number of  Number of   Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN   Shares     Voting      shares
CODE                        Rights      Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect

Ord 10p          Below 3%               7,023,038    7,023,038                 3%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial     Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights   % of voting
instrument                            Period/ Date              that may be acquired if   rights
                                                                the instrument is
                                                                exercised/ converted.



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                             % of voting rights

7,023,038                                           3%


        9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
        instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

        Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

        Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct and Indirect) (LGIMH)

        Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

        Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (7,023,038 - 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

        Legal & General Investment Management           Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
        (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)            (LGIH) (Direct)

        Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
        Limited (PMC)                                   (LGAS & LGPL)

                                                        Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
                                                        (LGPL)

        Proxy Voting:

        10. Name of the proxy holder:                                              N/A

        11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to                     N/A
        hold:

        12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting                   N/A
        rights:

        13. Additional information:           Notification using shares in issue figure of
                                              233,998,471

        14. Contact name:                     Melanie Torode, Assistant Company Secretary

        15. Contact telephone number:         01481 735542




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