12 July
2024
Assura plc
("the
Company")
Exercise of Nil Cost Options
under PSP
Assura plc ("Assura"), the
specialist healthcare property investor and developer announces
that on 10 July 2024, the PDMRs listed below exercised their 2021
PSP awards.
The table below shows the number of
shares vesting, the number of shares sold to satisfy income tax and
national insurance liabilities, the number of shares sold for the
benefit of the Assura Community Fund 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 on behalf of the Assura Community Fund
|
Additional
shares sold
|
Number of
shares after shares sold
|
|
Jonathan Murphy
|
392,165
|
184,317
|
39,217
|
-
|
168,631
|
|
Jayne Cottam
|
220,406
|
103,591
|
-
|
-
|
116,815
|
|
Orla Ball
|
52,903
|
24,864
|
-
|
28,039
|
-
|
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, that Mr
Murphy could sell 39,217 shares to make a contribution to the
Assura Community Fund and that Ms Ball could sell the balances of
her restricted shares in full. The relevant market price for
taxation purposes is £0.4229 per share.
As a result of the above, the PDMR's
shareholding and those of their connected persons is as
follows:
|
|
Shareholding on
9 July
2024
|
Shareholding
post
exercise
|
|
Jonathan Murphy
|
3,149,294
|
3,317,925
|
|
Jayne Cottam
|
826,255
|
943,070
|
|
Orla Ball
|
29,768
|
29,768
|
Following the allotment, Mr Murphy
& Ms Cottam transferred 168,630 and 116,815 shares respectively
to their spouse. The total beneficial holding remains the
same.
The Notification of Dealing Forms
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
PSP
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
£NIL GBP
|
392,165
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
10/07/2024
|
|
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 and to
make a contribution to the Assura Community Fund.
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
£0.4229 GBP
|
223,534
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
|
Aggregate Price
|
Aggregate Volume
|
Aggregate Total
|
|
£0.4229 GBP
|
223,534
|
£94,532.53 GBP
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
10/07/2024
|
|
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
|
Transfer shares to Mr Murphy's
spouse
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
£0.4229 GBP
|
168,631
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
|
Aggregate Price
|
Aggregate Volume
|
Aggregate Total
|
|
£0.4229 GBP
|
168,631
|
£71,314.05 GBP
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
10/07/2024
|
|
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
PSP
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
£NIL GBP
|
220,406
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
10/07/2024
|
|
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)
|
|
£0.4229 GBP
|
103,591
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
|
Aggregate Price
|
Aggregate Volume
|
Aggregate Total
|
|
£0.4229 GBP
|
103,591
|
£43,808.64 GBP
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
10/07/2024
|
|
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
|
Transfer shares to Ms Cottam's
spouse
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
£0.4229 GBP
|
116,815
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
|
Aggregate Price
|
Aggregate Volume
|
Aggregate Total
|
|
£0.4229 GBP
|
116,815
|
£49,401.06 GBP
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
10/07/2024
|
|
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 PSP
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
£NIL GBP
|
52,903
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
10/07/2024
|
|
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)
|
|
£0.4229 GBP
|
24,864
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
|
Aggregate Price
|
Aggregate Volume
|
Aggregate Total
|
|
£0.4229 GBP
|
24,864
|
£10,514.99 GBP
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
10/07/2024
|
|
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)
|
|
£0.4229 GBP
|
28,039
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
|
Aggregate Price
|
Aggregate Volume
|
Aggregate Total
|
|
£0.4229 GBP
|
28,039
|
£11,857.69 GBP
|
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
10/07/2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
XLON
|
- Ends
-
For more information, please
contact:
|
Assura plc
|
Tel: 0161 515 2043
|
|
Orla Ball, General Counsel
David Purcell, Investor Relations
Director
|
Email: Investor@assura.co.uk
|
|
FGS
Global
Gordon Simpson
Grace Whelan
|
Tel: 0207 251 3801
Email: Assura@fgsglobal.com
|
Notes to Editors
Assura plc is the UK's leading
specialist healthcare property investor and developer. 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. As
at 31 March 2024, Assura's portfolio was valued at £2.7 billion and
has a strong track record of growing financial returns and
dividends for shareholders.
At Assura, we BUILD for health,
having developed over 100 new healthcare buildings in our history,
and at the heart of our strategy sits The Bigger Picture; Healthy
Environment (E), Healthy Communities (S), Healthy Business
(G).
Further information is available
at www.assuraplc.com
*EPRA is a registered trademark of
the European Public Real Estate Association.