Holding(s) in Company

Ascential PLC

22 March 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; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

21-Mar-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

22-Mar-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	2.491964	3.927430	6.419394	28605691
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

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		11104528		2.491964
Sub Total 8.A	11104528		2.491964%

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
Right to Recall	n/a	n/a	457060	0.102569
Physical Swap	15/05/2024	n/a	1076000	0.241465
Sub Total 8.B1			1533060	0.344034%

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
Swaps	02/04/2024	N/A	Cash	2831336	0.635379
Swaps	18/04/2024	N/A	Cash	899250	0.201800
Swaps	07/05/2024	N/A	Cash	98779	0.022167
Swaps	05/06/2024	N/A	Cash	1118000	0.250890
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	792000	0.177732
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	179190	0.040212
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	231507	0.051952
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	16081	0.003609
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	520138	0.116724
Swaps	02/12/2024	N/A	Cash	23400	0.005251
Swaps	06/01/2025	N/A	Cash	1686000	0.378355
Swaps	31/01/2025	N/A	Cash	27659	0.006207
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	4439	0.000996
Swaps	28/02/2025	N/A	Cash	813	0.000182
Swaps	01/04/2025	N/A	Cash	97592	0.021901
Swaps	03/07/2025	N/A	Cash	1000000	0.224410
Swaps	01/08/2025	N/A	Cash	3500000	0.785434
Swaps	27/08/2025	N/A	Cash	2000000	0.448819
Swaps	13/10/2025	N/A	Cash	9350	0.002098
Swaps	07/11/2025	N/A	Cash	164036	0.036811
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	350233	0.078596
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	70603	0.015844
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	347697	0.078027
Sub Total 8.B2				15968103	3.583396%

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
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International		3.021385	5.512802%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA

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

12. Date of Completion

22-Mar-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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