RNS Number : 5063F BNP Paribas London 17 April 2025   FORM 8.3   PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")   1.         KEY INFORMATION   (a) Full name of discloser: BNP Paribas SA (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree Assura plc (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 16/04/2025 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" Yes If YES, specify which: Primary Health Properties plc   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE   If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.   (a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)   Class of relevant security:   GB00BVGBWW93 (10p ordinary)     Interests Short positions   Number % Number % (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 115,208,482 3.5442 -5,732,719 -0.1764 (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 5,276,405 0.1623 -82,172,601 -2.5279 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 +0 TOTAL: 120,484,887 3.7065 -87,905,320 -2.7043   All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.   Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).   (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)   Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:       3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE   Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.   The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.   (a)        Purchases and sales   Class of relevant security Purchase/sale   Number of securities Price per unit GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 240 .4778 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 1,000 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 4,548 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 7,357 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 29,000 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 38,100 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 52,422 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 212,934 .4781 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 286,735 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 421,270 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 1,472,174 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 5,725,281 .4781 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Purchase 10,000,000 .4781 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -1,684,837 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -500,000 .4778 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -489,820 .4778 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -438,020 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -393,264 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -389,580 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -361,782 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -338,356 .4778 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -337,026 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -330,276 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -240,123 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -236,384 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -230,348 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -212,934 .4781 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -210,529 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -170,440 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -147,936 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -147,366 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -143,912 .4779 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -124,898 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -103,654 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -94,560 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -94,089 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -86,207 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -85,928 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -81,321 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -80,384 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -75,673 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -75,404 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -73,035 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -72,901 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -58,447 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -50,826 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -45,486 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -44,798 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -43,329 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -39,427 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -39,119 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -38,601 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -38,555 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -36,647 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -33,504 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -32,878 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -30,029 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -26,978 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -25,945 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -25,760 .4786 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -25,444 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -25,444 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -24,387 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -23,763 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -22,735 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -20,127 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -20,020 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -17,621 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -15,900 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -15,730 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -15,730 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -15,211 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -14,300 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -14,299 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -13,080 .4778 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -12,974 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -12,646 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -11,752 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -11,134 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -9,990 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -8,787 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -8,711 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -8,434 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -8,108 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -7,150 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -5,720 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -5,161 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -5,132 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -4,952 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -4,909 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -4,818 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -4,774 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -4,589 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -2,974 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -631 .4780 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -456 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -279 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -241 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -43 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -23 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Sale -7 .4782 GBP   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions   Class of relevant security Product description e.g. CFD Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position Number of reference securities Price per unit GB00BVGBWW93 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -412,559 .4782 GB00BVGBWW93 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -52,422 .4782 GB00BVGBWW93 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -439,538 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -113,415 .4782 GBP GB00BVGBWW93 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -919,221 .4782 GBP   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying   Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type e.g. American, European etc. Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit   (ii)        Exercise   Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit             (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)   Class of relevant security Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion Details Price per unit (if applicable)             4.         OTHER INFORMATION   (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements   Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"     None   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives   Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"   None   (c)        Attachments   Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? 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