12 July 2024
Assura plc
("the Company")
Notifications of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")
The Company has been notified that in respect of the interim dividend paid on 10 July 2024, the following PDMRs acquired ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company through their participation in the Company's Scrip Dividend Alternative or shares acquired under the Company's Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") following dividend award:
| PDMR | Position | Number of shares acquired | Purchase price per share | Shareholding of PDMR and PCAs post acquisition and award |
| Ed Smith | Chairman | 1,887 | £0.4002 | 164,766 |
| Jonathan Murphy | CEO | 459 | £0.4256 | 3,318,384 |
| Jayne Cottam | CFO | 458 | £0.4256 | 943,528 |
| Sam Barrell | Non-executive director | 555 | £0.4002 | 33,600 |
| Louise Fowler | Non-executive director | 277 | £0.4002 | 16,800 |
| Orla Ball | General Counsel | 459 | £0.4256 | 30,227 |
| Rob James | Group Development Director | 321 | £0.4256 | 21,454 |
| Sarah Taylor | Chief People Officer | 154 | £0.4256 | 10,717 |
The Notification of Dealing Forms can be found below.
This notification is made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.
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Notification of dealing form
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name
| Ed Smith | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position/status
| Chairman | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| 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
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| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BVGBWW93 | ||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction
| Purchase of shares under the Scrip Dividend Alternative
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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| e) | Date of the transaction
| 10 July 2024 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| XLON | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name
| Jonathan Murphy | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| 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
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| 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
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| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BVGBWW93 | ||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction
| Purchase of shares under the Company SIP
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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| e) | Date of the transaction
| 10 July 2024 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| XLON | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name
| Jayne Cottam | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| 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
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| 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
| Purchase of shares under the Company SIP
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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| e) | Date of the transaction
| 10 July 2024 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| XLON | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name
| Sam Barrell | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position/status
| Non-executive director | ||||||
| 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
| Purchase of shares under the Scrip Dividend Alternative
| ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
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| e) | Date of the transaction
| 10 July 2024 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| XLON | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name
| Louise Fowler | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position/status
| Non-executive director | ||||||
| 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
| Purchase of shares under the Scrip Dividend Alternative
| ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
| ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction
| 10 July 2024 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| XLON | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name
| Orla Ball | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position/status
| General Counsel | ||||||
| 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
| Purchase of shares under the Company SIP
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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| e) | Date of the transaction
| 10 July 2024 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| XLON | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name
| Rob James | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position/status
| Group Development Director | ||||||
| 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
| Purchase of shares under the Company SIP
| ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
|
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| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
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| e) | Date of the transaction
| 10 July 2024 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| XLON | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name
| Sarah Taylor | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position/status
| Chief People Officer | ||||||
| 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
| Purchase of shares under the Company SIP
| ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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| e) | Date of the transaction
| 10 July 2024 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| XLON | ||||||
For more information, please contact:
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Assura plc |
Tel: 0161 515 2043 |
| David Purcell, Investor Relations Director
| Email: Investor@assura.co.uk |
| FGS Global Gordon Simpson | Tel: 0207 251 3801 Email: Assura@fgsglobal.com |
Notes to Editors
Assura plc is the UK's leading specialist healthcare property investor and developer. Assura enables better health outcomes through its portfolio of more than 600 healthcare buildings, from which over six million patients are served.
A UK REIT based in Altrincham, Assura is a constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA* indices. As at 31 March 2024, Assura's portfolio was valued at £2.7 billion and has a strong track record of growing financial returns and dividends for shareholders.
At Assura, we BUILD for health, having developed over 100 new healthcare buildings in our history, and at the heart of our strategy sits The Bigger Picture; Healthy Environment (E), Healthy Communities (S), Healthy Business (G).
Further information is available at www.assuraplc.com
Assura plc LEI code: 21380026T19N2Y52XF72
*EPRA is a registered trademark of the European Public Real Estate Association.
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