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Legal & GeneralAnnouncement

26/04/2016 12:25

RNS Number : 3791W
Assura PLC
26 April 2016
For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
Assura Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of 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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
21 April 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
26 April 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 
L&G (Above 3%) 
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary 10p
Below 3% 
49,396,020 
49,396,020 
-
3.01%
-
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion Period
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Typeoffinancial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date 
Exercise/
Conversion period 
Number of voting rightsinstrumentrefers to
% of voting rights 
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
49,396,020 
3.01%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) ( Below 5% = Total Position) 
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ( Below 5% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) ( Below 5% = Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 49,396,020 -3.01% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) 
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) 
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
N/A

13. Additional information:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,639,998,279 
14. Contact name:
Amy Williams (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:
029 2035 4097

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