Holding(s) in Company

Assura Group Limited
18 December 2006



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company

Assura Group Limited


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Aviva plc and its subsidiaries


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

As in 2 above


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


Morley Fund Management Ltd:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited:  2,379,687*

Chase GA Group Nominees Limited:  5,140,598*

CUIM Nominee Limited:  1,998,787*


* denotes beneficial interest


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,723,646


6. Percentage of issued class

0.74%


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A


8. Percentage of issued class

N/A


9. Class of security

Ordinary 10 p


10. Date of transaction

14 December 2006


11. Date company informed

18 December 2006


12. Total holding following this notification

9,519,072*


* beneficial interest only


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.07%


14. Any additional information





15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Melanie Torode - [phone]


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Melanie Torode - [phone]


Date of notification

18 December 2006



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