Holding(s) in Company

Assura Group Limited
30 July 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           F&C Asset Management

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)            See box 9 below

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is   26 July 2007
crossed or reached if different)

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                27 July 2007

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

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of     Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares            Triggering transaction

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

Ordinary Shares   11,628,946  11,628,946    11,738,946   -            11,738,946  -          5.02%

GB0033732602
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
11,738,946                                           5.02%

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

        No clients over 3%

        Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                   F&C Asset Management plc

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:

14. Contact name:                      Melanie Torode, Assistant Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:          01481 735542




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