Holding(s) in Company

Assura Group Limited
19 June 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       Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)            Registered Holder:

                                                                 BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited:
                                                                 2,314,167*

                                                                 Chase GA Group Nominees Limited:
                                                                 4,937,973*

                                                                 Chase Nominees Limited:  164,600*

                                                                 CUIM Nominee Limited:  1,793,385*

                                                                 * denotes direct interest

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is   15 June 2007
crossed or reached if different)

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                19 June 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                  4% to 3% Change at Direct Interest Level

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

Ordinary Shares   9,941,784   9,941,784    9,210,125    9,210,125    Not          3.94%      Not
GB0033732602                                                         Disclosable             Disclosable

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.
          N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights

9,210,125                                            3.94%

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

        See Section 4

        Proxy Voting:

        10. Name of the proxy holder:                                        See Section 4

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

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

        13. Additional information:            Figures are based on a total number of voting rights
                                               of 233,998,471

        14. Contact name:                      Melanie Torode, Assistant Company Secretary

        15. Contact telephone number:          01481 735542




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