Holding(s) in Company

Assura Group Limited
19 December 2006

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Assura Group Limited



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.



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


Interest by attribution only



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


Goldman, Sachs & Co (acting as custodian for its customers), registered in the
name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited:  6,733,454



Goldman Sachs International, registered at Crest Account, CREPTEMP:  2,445,466



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Not disclosed



6. Percentage of issued class


Not disclosed



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


Not disclosed



8. Percentage of issued class


Not disclosed



9. Class of security


Ordinary 10 p



10. Date of transaction


Not disclosed



11. Date company informed


19 December 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


9,178,920



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.92%



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


19 December 2006



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