Holding(s) in Company

Ascential PLC

16 February 2024

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BYM8GJ06

Issuer Name

ASCENTIAL PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
J.P. Morgan Securities plc

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

14-Feb-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

16-Feb-2024

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	6.051200	0.927906	6.979106	31062750
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	6.075269	0.926207	7.001476

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BYM8GJ06		26932622		6.051200
Sub Total 8.A	26932622		6.051200%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/06/2024	05/06/2024	Cash	288663	0.064856
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/07/2024	12/07/2024	Cash	381393	0.085691
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/09/2024	18/09/2024	Cash	585381	0.131522
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/10/2024	02/10/2024	Cash	269082	0.060457
Cash-settled Equity Swap	29/10/2024	29/10/2024	Cash	6901	0.001544
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/11/2024	04/11/2024	Cash	3047	0.000678
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/11/2024	27/11/2024	Cash	121194	0.027229
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/12/2024	03/12/2024	Cash	60064	0.013490
Cash-settled Equity Swap	31/12/2024	31/12/2024	Cash	10727	0.002410
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/01/2025	03/01/2025	Cash	146514	0.032916
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/01/2025	27/01/2025	Cash	13000	0.002920
Cash-settled Equity Swap	30/01/2025	30/01/2025	Cash	234671	0.052723
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/02/2025	04/02/2025	Cash	4788	0.001075
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/02/2025	19/02/2025	Cash	141087	0.031695
Cash-settled Equity Swap	26/02/2025	26/02/2025	Cash	11360	0.002552
Cash-settled Equity Swap	28/02/2025	28/02/2025	Cash	3865	0.000868
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/03/2025	04/03/2025	Cash	94571	0.021247
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/03/2025	05/03/2025	Cash	11415	0.002564
Cash-settled Equity Swap	17/11/2025	17/11/2025	Cash	1000000	0.224679
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/08/2027	11/08/2027	Cash	536127	0.120455
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/10/2028	03/10/2028	Cash	88398	0.019857
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/02/2029	02/02/2029	Cash	79805	0.017927
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/02/2030	04/02/2030	Cash	12182	0.002737
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/10/2030	18/10/2030	Cash	2117	0.000475
Cash-settled Equity Swap	25/10/2030	25/10/2030	Cash	2047	0.000459
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/01/2031	27/01/2031	Cash	3428	0.000769
Cash-settled Equity Swap	30/01/2031	30/01/2031	Cash	4756	0.001068
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/02/2031	05/02/2031	Cash	13545	0.003043
Sub Total 8.B2				4130128	0.927906%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities plc	6.051200		6.979106%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan SE

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Chain of controlled undertakings:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities plc (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC (100%)
J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc. (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan SE (100%)

12. Date of Completion

16-Feb-2024

13. Place Of Completion

London, United Kingdom

 

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