Holding(s) in Company

Assura Group Limited
20 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 Rathbone Brothers plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)            Rathbone Brothers plc
                                                                 Rathbone Investment Management Ltd
                                                                 Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is   18 June 2007
crossed or reached if different)

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                20 June 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                  5%

8. Notified details:                                             N/A

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of      Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares             the Triggering
                   transaction
 if possible using Number of   Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE      Shares      Voting       shares
                               Rights       Direct       Direct       Indirect    Direct     Indirect
Ordinary Shares    9,113,671   9,113,671    N/A          N/A          11,745,485  N/A        5.02%

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B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial        Expiration date  Exercise/ Conversion     Number of voting       % of voting
instrument                                Period/ Date             rights that may be     rights
                                                                   acquired if the
                                                                   instrument is
                                                                   exercised/ converted.
          N/A            N/A                        N/A            N/A                    N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights
11,745,485                                           5.02%

        9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
        instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
        Rathbone Brothers plc*
        Rathbone Investment Management Ltd 2.02%
        Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd 3.00%
        *Rathbone Brothers plc is the holding company of the following.
        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:            N/A

        14. Contact name:                      Melanie Torode, Assistant Company Secretary

        15. Contact telephone number:          01481 735542




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