| For filings with the FSA include the annex | |||||
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |||||
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Assura Group Limited | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||||
| 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: 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 | 11 November 2010 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 12 November 2010 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 20%, 19% | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
| Class/type of shares
| 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 x | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary 10p Shares | 64,321,521 | 64,321,521 | 62,402,596 | 19.65% | ||||||||||||
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | 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 xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 62,402,596 | 19.65% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| Bank of Ireland, Dublin – 353,155 Bank of New York – 47,297,349 Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh – 782,661 State Street Trust & Banking Co, London – 12,877,737 Northern Trust Company, London – 1,091,694
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| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | ||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | ||
| 14. Contact name: | Samantha Edwards | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01491 416381 | |
| Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer | |
| Annex: Notification of major interests in share | |
| A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
| Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
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| Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
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| Phone number & email
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| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
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| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
| Full name
| Invesco Limited |
| Contact address
| Registered address: 30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG |
| Phone number & email
| 020 7638 0731 |
| Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | |
| C: Additional information | |
| For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. | |
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