Form 8.3 - Ascential plc Replacement

Barclays PLC
21 August 2024
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a

 




Replaces form released 14:57 on 26 July 2024

 



RNS number: 0775Y

 













FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

 

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

ASCENTIAL PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

25-Jul-24

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 


to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

1.7p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

-1

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,733,948

0.84%

2,308,647

1.13%

-2

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,198,752

1.07%

1,478,516

0.72%

-3

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

3,932,700

1.91%

3,787,163

1.86%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 


options)

 






Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 



 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 





Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

337,500

5.6253  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

321,038

5.6425  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

150,255

5.6410  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

114,916

5.6324  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

86,107

5.6554  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

43,209

5.6439  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

42,501

5.6406  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

39,108

5.6426  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

34,674

5.6600  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

30,772

5.6470  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

26,103

5.6601  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

24,643

5.6465  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

21,092

5.6381  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

17,136

5.6367  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

14,447

5.6420  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

12,952

5.6378  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

12,944

5.6380  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

10,778

5.6432  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

8,998

5.6411  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

5,861

5.6333  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,335

5.6500  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,157

5.6325  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,909

5.6250  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,609

5.6150  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,553

5.6502  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,304

5.6475  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,267

5.6402  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

983

5.6450  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

977

5.6375  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

965

5.6247  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

828

5.6564  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

734

5.6400  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

142

5.6597  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

279,281

5.6400  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

180,110

5.6317  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

94,898

5.6296  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

78,525

5.6600  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

31,042

5.6463  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

28,445

5.6453  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

17,453

5.6325  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

14,487

5.6602  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

10,696

5.6588  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

9,300

5.6377  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,022

5.6351  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,712

5.6413  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,609

5.6150  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,377

5.6300  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,179

5.6200  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,045

5.6599  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

977

5.6375  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

968

5.6340  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

965

5.6250  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

633

5.6500  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

529

5.6485  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

82

5.6507  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

21

5.6455  GBP









(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

500

5.6480  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,429

5.6341  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,609

5.6150  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,398

5.6291  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,558

5.6440  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

21,865

5.6600  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

23,474

5.6600  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

16,000

5.6605  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

300

5.6466  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,453

5.6223  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,300

5.6446  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,200

5.6246  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

28,445

5.6453  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,696

5.6588  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,867

5.6316  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

337,500

5.6253  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,800

5.6302  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

234

5.6150  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,179

5.6200  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

180,110

5.6317  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,167

5.6600  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

944

5.6250  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

114,916

5.6324  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

94,507

5.6430  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,950

5.6600  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

968

5.6340  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,643

5.6465  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,136

5.6367  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,952

5.6378  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

42,501

5.6406  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,347

5.6416  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

43,209

5.6439  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,968

5.6476  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,553

5.6502  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,000

5.6405  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,368

5.6223  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,190

5.6321  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,103

5.6601  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,377

5.6300  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

94,898

5.6296  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,157

5.6325  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

174,928

5.6415  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,214

5.6600  GBP









(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 








(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

 

 

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

 

 

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 

 

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

 

 

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

 


 

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 






Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

21-Aug-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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