Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2408S

Assura PLC

13 July 2022

 

  13 July 2022

Assura plc

("the Company")

Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

The Company announces that on 6 July 2022 the following named PDMRs were granted the following share awards over Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each in the Company under the Company's Performance Share Plan ("PSP").

PDMR	Position	Number of Share Awards Granted
Jonathan Murphy	CEO	1,130,205
Jayne Cottam	CFO	657,895

These awards are subject to three performance conditions which will be determined after the 2024/25 financial year.  33% of the award shares are subject to an absolute Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") performance condition, 33% of the award shares are subject to an absolute earnings per share growth ("EPS") performance condition and the remaining 33% are subject to ESG measures.  Details of the performance conditions are set out in the Company's Directors' Remuneration Report for 2021/22.

In addition, the following PDMRs were granted restricted shares awards over Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each in the Company under the PSP.

PDMR	Position	Number of Restricted Share Awards Granted
Orla Ball	Company Secretary	50,785
Simon Oborn	Head of Property Management & Investment	64,635
Robert James	Head of Development	64,635
Patrick Lowther	Head of Strategy & Markets	64,635

The Notification of Dealing Form for each PDMR can be found below.

This notification is made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.

Notification of dealing form

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	Share options over ordinary shares of 10 pence each GB00BVGBWW93
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options under the PSP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £NIL GBP 1,130,205
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £NIL GBP 1,130,205 £NIL GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	6 July 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	Share options over ordinary shares of 10 pence each GB00BVGBWW93
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options under the PSP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £NIL GBP 657,895
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £NIL GBP 657,895 £NIL GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	6 July 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	Grant of restricted share awards under the PSP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £NIL GBP 50,785
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £NIL GBP 50,785 £NIL GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	6 July 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	Grant of restricted share awards under the PSP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £NIL GBP 64,635
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £NIL GBP 64,635 £NIL GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	6 July 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Robert 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	Grant of restricted share awards under the PSP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £NIL GBP 64,635
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £NIL GBP 64,635 £NIL GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	6 July 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	Grant of restricted share awards under the PSP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £NIL GBP 64,635
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £NIL GBP 64,635 £NIL GBP
e)	Date of the transaction	6 July 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

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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

* EPRA is a registered trademark of the European Public Real Estate Association
Assura plc LEI code: 21380026T19N2Y52XF72

 

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