| FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN | |||||||
| EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS | |||||||
| (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE) | |||||||
| Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
| 1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Name of exempt principal trader: | BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD | |||||
| (b) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | ASSURA PLC | |||||
| (c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | ASSURA PLC | |||||
| (d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 09 Apr 2025 | |||||
| (e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal | YES: | |||||
| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) | ||||||
| Class of relevant security: | 10p ordinary | ||||||
| | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 37,250,850 | 1.15% | 10,069,961 | 0.31% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 6,329,790 | 0.19% | 34,682,563 | 1.07% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 43,580,640 | 1.34% | 44,752,524 | 1.38% | |||
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| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options) | ||||||
| Class of relevant security in relation to |
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | Purchase and sales |
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| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Total number of | Highest price per unit | Lowest price per unit | |||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 16911946 | 0.4781 GBP | 0.4702 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 28603499 | 0.4781 GBP | 0.4726 GBP | |||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 244 | 0.4725 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,174,000 | 0.4727 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 358 | 0.4735 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,097,686 | 0.4736 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 486,711 | 0.4740 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,030,094 | 0.4741 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 52,706 | 0.4743 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,422,433 | 0.4744 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 393,614 | 0.4745 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 245,870 | 0.4746 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,949,306 | 0.4748 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 233,946 | 0.4749 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,102,960 | 0.4750 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 90,646 | 0.4751 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,539,018 | 0.4769 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,000,000 | 0.4774 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 260,058 | 0.4778 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,537 | 0.4780 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 235,146 | 0.4682 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,618,161 | 0.4702 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 932,629 | 0.4703 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 222,989 | 0.4722 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,860,400 | 0.4731 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 478,500 | 0.4740 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,379 | 0.4741 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 50,478 | 0.4742 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,789 | 0.4743 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 145,012 | 0.4747 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,085 | 0.4749 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,264,332 | 0.4750 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 603,894 | 0.4767 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 19,991 | 0.4775 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 165,685 | 0.4739 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 45,446 | 0.4769 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 2,554 | 0.4771 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 150,656 | 0.4771 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 48,718 | 11.9230 ZAR | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | ||||||
| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | ||||||
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments | ||||||
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 10 Apr 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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