TR-1: Notification of Major Interest In Shares

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 issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

ASSURA GROUP LIMITED

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

P

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 thenotification obligation: iii

Somerston Investments Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

UBS Private Banking Nominees Limited - 40,974,045

State Street Nominees Limited - 7,392,383

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

29th September 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30th September 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

(1) Above 10% to below 10% at combined direct and indirect interest level.

(2) Above 5% to below 5% at direct level.

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

ORDINARY SHARES

73,366,428

12.79%

48,366,428

16,263,193

32,103,415

2.83%

5.59%

GB0033732602

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

48,366,428

8.43%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Somerston Group Treasury Limited - 32,103,415 shares - 5.59%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 573,813,120

14. Contact name:

Steven Stegenwalner

15. Contact telephone number:

01534 822395