Form 8.3 - ASCENTIAL PLC

Barclays PLC

19 August 2024

 

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  relevant securities this form relates:			ASCENTIAL PLC
(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:			16 Aug 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			NO
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:				4,036,468	1.98%	380,213	0.19%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				249,645	0.12%	3,658,625	1.79%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				4,286,113	2.10%	4,038,838	1.98%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	121,962	5.7146  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	59,000	5.7044  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	57,944	5.7150  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	52,362	5.7276  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	41,469	5.7227  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	31,300	5.7176  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	26,119	5.7244  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	21,155	5.7157  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	18,492	5.7165  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	14,838	5.7346  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	10,022	5.7289  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	8,249	5.7311  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	8,060	5.7317  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	7,109	5.7139  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	6,769	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	2,010	5.7125  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,622	5.7682  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,475	5.7853  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,403	5.7100  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,399	5.7175  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,253	5.7600  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,087	5.7500  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,053	5.7448  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,046	5.7450  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	744	5.7025  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	515	5.7850  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	75	5.6994  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	69	5.7200  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	41	5.7059  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	25	5.7650  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	62,726	5.7150  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	35,454	5.7149  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	25,601	5.7041  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	17,127	5.7226  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	15,830	5.7042  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	12,323	5.6976  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	9,847	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	5,657	5.7055  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	5,470	5.7043  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	3,722	5.7198  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	3,682	5.7109  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	3,453	5.7053  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	3,075	5.7100  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	1,692	5.7025  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	1,671	5.7052  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	1,282	5.7443  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	1,046	5.7450  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	1,046	5.7500  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	881	5.7000  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	741	5.7142  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	580	5.7154  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	515	5.7850  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	142	5.7427  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	69	5.7200  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,933	5.7108  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	266	5.7150  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	3,766	5.7246  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	166	5.7005  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	41	5.7058  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	3,259	5.7063  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	54,540	5.7150  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Closing Long	21,155	5.7157  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	95	5.7316  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,323	5.6976  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	806	5.7000  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,234	5.7150  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	32,877	5.7149  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	41,469	5.7227  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	10,022	5.7289  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	326	5.7105  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Closing Short	741	5.7142  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,572	5.7150  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	23,187	5.7150  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	26,119	5.7244  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	92,453	5.7287  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,262	5.7287  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class  of  relevant  security	Product  description	Writing,  purchasing,  selling,  varying etc	Number  of  securities  to which  option  relates	Exercise  price  per unit	Type	Expiry  date	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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 person 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:				19 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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