Assura PLC

M&A Activity • Dec 17, 2014

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Assura Group Limited

17 December 2014

17 December 2014

Assura Group Limited

Acquisition of a medical centre for £10.1 million

Assura Group Limited ("Assura"), the leading primary care property investor and developer is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Church View Health Centre, South Kirkby.  This 2,513 m2 property is leased to a GP practice, a pharmacy, and an optician and accommodates community based services including maternity, diabetes screening and minor surgery.

The asset has been acquired for £10.1 million with passing rent of £0.53 million, which equates to a yield of 5.2%. The property is let on full repairing and insuring leases with 23.5 years remaining and annual RPI increases with a minimum uplift of 2.5%.

Following the transaction Assura now owns 251 medical centres and has a contracted rent roll of £54.2 million.

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For more information, please contact:

Assura Group Limited	Tel: 01925 420660
Graham Roberts Jonathan Murphy Carolyn Jones
Finsbury	Tel: 0207 251 3801
Gordon Simpson

Notes to Editors

Assura Group is a long-term investor in and developer of primary care property.  The company, headquartered in Warrington and listed on the London Stock Exchange, 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 30 September 2014, Assura Group's property portfolio was valued at £809m.

Further information is available at www.assuragroup.co.uk.

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