RNS Number : 7183C
Assura PLC
30 June 2016
30 June 2016
Assura plc
Scrip Calculation Price
Assura plc ("the Company") announces, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company's
Scrip Dividend Scheme ("the Scheme"), that the Scrip Calculation Price in respect of the quarterly interim dividend
proposed to be paid on 27 July 2016, is 53.69 pence. This is the average closing mid-market price of an ordinary share in
the Company for the five dealing days commencing with, and including, the ex-dividend date of 23 June 2016.
If you wish to receive this quarterly interim dividend in cash, you do not need to take any
action.
If you wish to participate in the Scheme and receive New Shares instead of your cash dividend, you
should complete a Mandate, as follows:
· If you hold your Ordinary Shares in certificated
form, and if you have not already done so, you should complete the Mandate Form (which is available to download from Assura's
website www.assuraplc.com) in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to Capita Asset Services at The
Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU by no later than 4.30 p.m. (London time) on 13 July 2016. The Mandate Form
will remain in force for any future dividends in respect of which a Scrip Dividend Alternative is offered, until such time as the
Mandate Form is cancelled.
· If you hold your Ordinary Shares in
uncertificated form via the CREST System, you can only elect to receive dividends in the form of New Shares by submitting a CREST
Dividend Election Input Message via the CREST System. Evergreen elections will not be permitted. This means that if you wish to
receive New Shares instead of cash as a matter of routine whenever a Scrip Dividend Alternative is offered, you must complete and
submit a CREST Dividend Election Input Message on each occasion, otherwise you will receive the relevant dividend in
cash.
If you have any questions about the Scheme or how it operates, you can contact our Registrar,
Capita Asset Services, at the address above or by telephone on 0371 664 0321. Lines are open between 9.00am and 5.30pm Monday to
Friday, excluding public holidays.
Based upon the above Scrip Calculation Price, if all eligible Shareholders were to elect to take
up their full entitlement to New Shares in respect of this quarterly interim dividend, approximately
16,799,818 New Shares would be issued. This would represent approximately
1.0 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital as at 30 June 2016. The total cash cost of this quarterly interim dividend if
no Shareholders were to elect to take up their entitlement (and therefore no New Shares were to be issued) would be approximately
£9.0 million.
Words and expressions defined in the circular dated 9 December 2015 in relation to the Scheme bear
the same meanings in this announcement.
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For more information, please contact:
Assura plc
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Tel: 01925 420660
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Orla Ball
Carolyn Jones
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Finsbury
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Tel: 0207 251 3801
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Gordon Simpson
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Notes to Editors
Assura plc, a constituent of the FTSE 250, is a UK REIT and long-term investor in and developer of
primary care property. The company, headquartered in Warrington, works with GPs, health professionals and the NHS to create
innovative property solutions in order to facilitate delivery of high quality patient care in the community. At 31 March 2016,
Assura's property portfolio was valued at £1,111 million.
Further information is available at www.assuraplc.com
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