Director/PDMR Shareholding

21 March 2016

Assura plc ("the Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholdings

Assura plc ("Assura" or "the Company"), the UK's leading primary care property investor and developer, announces that its Chief Executive, Graham Roberts, has informed the board of his intention to sell up to 2.5 million shares from his beneficial holding in Assura plc and to gift the net proceeds to charities primarily supporting medical and humanitarian causes as directed through an endowment established with his wife Dianne.

On completion of the transaction, Graham Roberts will have a beneficial interest in 4.0 million shares representing 0.24% of the issued share capital.

Further announcements will be made as appropriate in due course.

This notification is made in accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a).

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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. It owns over 300 medical centres nationwide, serving over 3 million patients. At 30 September 2015, Assura's property portfolio was valued at £1,030 million.

Further information is available at www.assuraplc.com