Form 8 (OPD) Assura plc - correction

Assura PLC

20 March 2025

 

FORM 8 (OPD)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

CORRECTION

This announcement replaces the announcement released under RNS number 7878Y on 28 February 2025. The interests shown at section 3(a) have been amended. All other information remains unchanged.

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Assura plc ("Assura")
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.	N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Assura plc
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?	OFFEREE
(e) Date position held:      The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	27 February 2025
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates

Class of relevant security:	Ordinary Shares of 10p each
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL
TOTAL:	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	None.
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	None.

3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:

(a)   The following directors (including their close relatives and family trusts) have interests in the following securities in Assura: Director Position Shareholding of PDMR and PCAs (ordinary shares of 10 pence each) Percentage of total Assura share capital Ed Smith Non-Executive Chair 166,649 0.0051 Jonathan Murphy CEO 3,330,480 0.1025 Jonathan Davies Senior Non-Executive Director 213,360 0.0066 Jayne Cottam CFO 955,625 0.0294 Noel Gordon Non-Executive Director 6,130 0.0002 Dr. Sam Barrell Non-Executive Director 34,153 0.0011 Louise Fowler Director 17,077 0.0005 (b)   The following entity has an interest in securities in Assura and is presumed to be acting in concert with Assura: Entity Position Shareholding Percentage of total Assura share capital Stifel Nicolaus Europe Ltd Broker to Assura 20,300 0.0006 (c)   The following directors have interests in securities in Assura pursuant to exercisable but unexercised options under Assura's Performance Share Plan ("PSP"): PDMR Number of share options granted Grant Date Vesting Date Expiry Date Exercise Price Jonathan Murphy 1,130,205 6 July 2022 6 July 2025 6 July 2032 £nil 1,630,779 6 July 2023 6 July 2026 6 July 2033 £nil 1,905,505 8 July 2024 8 July 2027 8 July 2034 £nil Jayne Cottam 657,895 6 July 2022 6 July 2025 6 July 2032 £nil 999,242 6 July 2023 6 July 2026 6 July 2033 £nil 1,269,599 8 July 2024 8 July 2027 8 July 2034 £nil

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None.

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and any other person relating to: (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None.

(c)        Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)	NO
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)	NO

Date of disclosure:	20 March 2025
Contact name:	Orla Ball / David Purcell
Telephone number:	0161 515 2043

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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