Assura : Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
330,535,214	19.97%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrument
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration datexvii	Exercise/ Conversion periodxviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial	Expiration	Exercise/	Number of voting
instrument	datexiii	Conversion Periodxiv	rights that may be
			acquired if the
			instrument is
			exercised/ converted.

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii,ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transa
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		%
			Direct	Directxi	Indirectxii	Di
Ordinary Shares GB00BVGBWW93	331,555,214	331,555,214	330,535,214

RNS Number : 2060V Assura PLC

26 January 2017

For filings with the FCA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii
2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): Allotment of new shares
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii	Invesco Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v	24 January 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	25 January 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii	19%

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	In
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

Invesco Asset Management Limited - 330,334,867 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 200,347

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Philippa Holmes
15. Contact telephone number:	01491 417 447

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