Exercise of Nil Cost Options under PSP

Assura

14/08/2025 15:30

RNS Number : 4018V

Assura PLC

14 August 2025

 

14 August 2025

 

Assura plc

("the Company")

Exercise of Nil Cost Options under PSP

The Company announces that on 12 August 2025, the PDMRs listed below exercised their 2023 and 2024 PSP awards.

The table below shows the number of shares vesting, the number of shares sold to satisfy income tax and national insurance liabilities and the number of shares received following the sales.

Number of shares awarded
Number of shares sold to satisfy income tax and national insurance liabilities
Additional shares sold
Number of shares after shares sold
Jonathan Murphy
2,967,141
1,394,556
1,572,585
-
Jayne Cottam
1,919,976
902,389
1,017,587
-
Orla Ball
187,534
88,141
99,393
-
Rob James
187,534
88,141
99,393
-
Sarah Taylor
187,534
88,141
99,393
-

 

The Remuneration Committee of Assura had agreed that sufficient shares may be sold by each PDMR to cover the arising income tax and national insurance liabilities and that remaining shares could be sold in full. The relevant market price for taxation purposes is £0.4954 per share.

As a result of the above, the PDMR's shareholding and those of their connected persons is as follows:

Shareholding on
11 August 2025
Shareholding
post exercise
Jonathan Murphy
3,518,426
3,518,426
Jayne Cottam
1,067,285
1,067,285
Orla Ball
47,723
47,723
Rob James
38,323
38,323
Sarah Taylor
26,824
26,824

 

The Notification of Dealing Form for each PDMR can be found below.

This notification is made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.

 

Notification of dealing form

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Jonathan Murphy
2
Reason for the notification
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
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
Vesting of share awards under 2023 and 2024 PSP
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£Nil GBP
2,967,141
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BVGBWW93
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of shares to satisfy tax and national insurance liabilities
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£0.4954 GBP
1,394,556
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregate Price
Aggregate Volume
Aggregate Total
£0.4954 GBP
1,394,556
£690,863.04 GBP
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BVGBWW93
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£0.4954 GBP
1,572,585
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregate Price
Aggregate Volume
Aggregate Total
£0.4954 GBP
1,572,585
£779,058.61 GBP
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Jayne Cottam
2
Reason for the notification
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
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
Vesting of share awards under 2023 and 2024 PSP
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£Nil GBP
1,919,976
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BVGBWW93
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of shares to satisfy tax and national insurance liabilities
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£0.4954 GBP
902,389
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregate Price
Aggregate Volume
Aggregate Total
£0.4954 GBP
902,389
£447,043.51 GBP
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BVGBWW93
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£0.4954 GBP
1,017,587
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregate Price
Aggregate Volume
Aggregate Total
£0.4954 GBP
1,017,587
£504,112.60 GBP
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Orla Ball
2
Reason for the notification
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
Vesting of restricted share awards under 2023 and 2024 PSP
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£Nil GBP
187,534
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BVGBWW93
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of shares to satisfy tax and national insurance liabilities
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£0.4954 GBP
88,141
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregate Price
Aggregate Volume
Aggregate Total
£0.4954 GBP
88,141
£43,665.05 GBP
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BVGBWW93
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£0.4954 GBP
99,393
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregate Price
Aggregate Volume
Aggregate Total
£0.4954 GBP
99,393
£49,239.29 GBP
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON

 

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Rob James
2
Reason for the notification
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
Vesting of restricted share awards under 2023 and 2024 PSP
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£Nil GBP
187,534
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BVGBWW93
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of shares to satisfy tax and national insurance liabilities
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£0.4954 GBP
88,141
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregate Price
Aggregate Volume
Aggregate Total
£0.4954 GBP
88,141
£43,665.05 GBP
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BVGBWW93
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£0.4954 GBP
99,393
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregate Price
Aggregate Volume
Aggregate Total
£0.4954 GBP
99,393
£49,239.29 GBP
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON

 

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Sarah Taylor
2
Reason for the notification
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
Vesting of restricted share awards under 2023 and 2024 PSP
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£Nil GBP
187,534
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BVGBWW93
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of shares to satisfy tax and national insurance liabilities
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£0.4954 GBP
88,141
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregate Price
Aggregate Volume
Aggregate Total
£0.4954 GBP
88,141
£43,665.05 GBP
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BVGBWW93
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£0.4954 GBP
99,393
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregate Price
Aggregate Volume
Aggregate Total
£0.4954 GBP
99,393
£49,239.29 GBP
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON

 

 

 

For more information, please contact:

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-LON@fgsglobal.com

 

Notes to Editors

Assura plc is the UK's leading diversified healthcare REIT. 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 and has a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

At Assura we BUILD for health and as the first FTSE 250 certified B Corp we are committed to keeping ESG at the heart of our strategy, creating Healthy Environments (E) and Healthy Communities (S) and maintaining a Healthy Business (G).

Further information is available at www.assuraplc.com

*EPRA is a registered trademark of the European Public Real Estate Association

 

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