Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7654E

Ascential PLC

02 March 2020

 

2 March 2020

Ascential plc

("the Company")

Transaction in own shares

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the global specialist information company, announces that on 2 March 2020 it purchased through Numis Securities Limited the following number of its ordinary shares for Cancellation at an average price of 333.0928 pence per share:

Number of ordinarysharespurchased:	170,000
Highest purchase price paidpershare:	345.20p
Lowest purchase price paidpershare:	323.40p

Following the above transaction, there are 402,424,977 ordinary shares of 1p each of Ascential plc in issue. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure.

Therefore the above figure (402,424,977) can be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to, their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Numis Securities Limited on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

Enquiries:

Louise Meads, Company Secretary  [phone]

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

Number of shares purchased	Transaction price (per share)	Time of transaction	Execution venue
988	345.2	08:20:20	XLON
1068	345.2	08:20:20	XLON
1083	344.6	08:21:20	XLON
890	344.2	08:22:38	XLON
1052	343.4	08:24:08	XLON
200	341.8	08:27:05	XLON
38	341.8	08:27:05	XLON
699	341.8	08:27:05	XLON
600	341.0	08:27:50	XLON
280	341.0	08:27:50	XLON
821	341.4	08:30:34	XLON
73	341.4	08:30:34	XLON
1084	341.2	08:30:34	XLON
280	344.4	08:38:07	XLON
1336	344.4	08:38:07	XLON
924	344.4	08:39:03	XLON
245	344.0	08:52:06	XLON
88	344.0	08:52:06	XLON
227	344.0	08:52:06	XLON
435	344.0	08:52:06	XLON
904	342.2	09:04:04	XLON
600	341.6	09:04:04	XLON
500	341.6	09:04:04	XLON
284	341.6	09:04:04	XLON
1068	341.2	09:04:04	XLON
925	340.4	09:13:56	XLON
942	343.4	09:15:40	XLON
908	343.4	09:20:29	XLON
92	343.4	09:20:29	XLON
289	343.4	09:20:29	XLON
507	343.4	09:20:29	XLON
1054	344.0	09:24:26	XLON
981	343.2	09:26:01	XLON
316	342.2	09:27:51	XLON
754	342.2	09:27:51	XLON
103	341.6	09:28:49	XLON
821	341.6	09:30:49	XLON
967	341.0	09:31:24	XLON
920	340.6	09:35:43	XLON
1105	340.4	09:35:43	XLON
1059	340.4	09:38:56	XLON
1008	340.2	09:43:04	XLON
1026	342.0	09:49:51	XLON
924	342.0	09:51:57	XLON
137	341.8	09:52:10	XLON
818	341.8	09:52:10	XLON
192	341.6	09:52:53	XLON
500	341.6	09:52:53	XLON
330	341.6	09:52:53	XLON
999	341.2	10:05:01	XLON
878	341.2	10:09:30	XLON
1075	340.8	10:13:43	XLON
1005	340.2	10:15:51	XLON
1062	340.0	10:15:54	XLON
217	341.4	10:20:36	XLON
874	341.4	10:21:46	XLON
995	341.0	10:22:32	XLON
1671	342.0	10:32:03	XLON
928	342.0	10:32:03	XLON
1066	340.6	10:39:25	XLON
972	340.4	10:41:45	XLON
965	339.8	10:44:16	XLON
913	339.0	10:51:17	XLON
323	339.8	10:57:01	XLON
389	339.8	10:57:03	XLON
363	339.8	10:57:03	XLON
334	339.8	10:59:03	XLON
620	339.8	10:59:03	XLON
892	339.8	11:03:35	XLON
904	338.4	11:14:22	XLON
908	338.4	11:19:46	XLON
912	337.6	11:21:23	XLON
974	337.2	11:21:53	XLON
664	335.4	11:25:58	XLON
390	335.4	11:25:58	XLON
600	334.8	11:30:28	XLON
74	334.8	11:30:28	XLON
74	334.8	11:30:28	XLON
297	334.8	11:30:28	XLON
426	333.2	11:33:56	XLON
566	333.2	11:33:56	XLON
960	332.2	11:39:53	XLON
889	331.4	11:42:32	XLON
425	328.6	11:47:29	XLON
600	328.6	11:47:29	XLON
52	328.6	11:47:29	XLON
1030	327.4	11:52:23	XLON
932	326.2	11:57:33	XLON
873	325.2	12:09:16	XLON
1017	325.0	12:13:48	XLON
525	325.0	12:13:48	XLON
605	325.0	12:13:48	XLON
934	325.2	12:17:43	XLON
3	323.4	12:19:27	XLON
640	323.4	12:19:57	XLON
338	323.4	12:19:57	XLON
1019	323.4	12:19:57	XLON
338	323.4	12:19:57	XLON
297	323.4	12:19:57	XLON
1087	323.4	12:19:58	XLON
245	323.4	12:20:16	XLON
459	323.4	12:20:16	XLON
198	323.4	12:20:16	XLON
459	323.4	12:20:16	XLON
176	323.4	12:20:16	XLON
1093	323.4	12:20:16	XLON
670	323.4	12:20:18	XLON
348	324.4	12:23:08	XLON
661	324.4	12:23:08	XLON
884	324.8	12:31:54	XLON
245	324.8	12:31:54	XLON
790	324.8	12:31:54	XLON
104	323.4	12:32:33	XLON
187	323.4	12:32:33	XLON
1085	323.6	12:34:42	XLON
955	324.4	12:41:47	XLON
995	328.6	13:00:54	XLON
985	328.2	13:00:54	XLON
137	328.4	13:00:54	XLON
748	328.4	13:00:54	XLON
909	330.2	13:09:58	XLON
1176	329.2	13:10:46	XLON
813	327.8	13:12:04	XLON
214	327.8	13:12:04	XLON
913	329.6	13:22:29	XLON
1023	329.8	13:25:15	XLON
991	330.2	13:31:46	XLON
962	330.2	13:36:53	XLON
456	330.0	13:40:16	XLON
552	330.0	13:40:16	XLON
16	330.0	13:40:16	XLON
1000	330.0	13:40:16	XLON
7	330.0	13:40:16	XLON
921	329.6	13:42:33	XLON
1087	331.4	13:54:16	XLON
292	332.2	14:00:00	XLON
711	332.2	14:00:01	XLON
600	332.2	14:01:00	XLON
347	332.2	14:01:00	XLON
216	332.6	14:04:09	XLON
781	332.6	14:04:09	XLON
1305	332.2	14:04:41	XLON
978	331.8	14:08:22	XLON
924	331.2	14:11:15	XLON
570	331.0	14:11:58	XLON
386	331.0	14:11:58	XLON
1024	330.6	14:13:22	XLON
202	330.0	14:19:13	XLON
673	330.0	14:19:13	XLON
500	330.0	14:19:13	XLON
548	330.0	14:19:13	XLON
49	330.4	14:26:17	XLON
970	330.4	14:26:17	XLON
400	330.2	14:26:17	XLON
174	330.4	14:26:17	XLON
489	330.4	14:26:17	XLON
340	328.4	14:33:00	XLON
936	328.8	14:34:04	XLON
397	328.6	14:34:21	XLON
600	328.6	14:34:21	XLON
1065	327.8	14:37:00	XLON
926	329.2	14:45:01	XLON
1016	329.2	14:45:01	XLON
911	329.6	14:47:34	XLON
977	329.4	14:49:57	XLON
998	329.2	14:50:05	XLON
1040	330.0	14:56:34	XLON
1076	329.4	14:59:12	XLON
491	329.0	15:00:42	XLON
386	329.0	15:00:42	XLON
262	328.6	15:06:03	XLON
642	328.6	15:06:03	XLON
935	328.6	15:06:03	XLON
852	329.8	15:11:22	XLON
22	329.8	15:11:22	XLON
972	329.8	15:11:22	XLON
323	329.8	15:12:22	XLON
604	329.8	15:12:22	XLON
944	329.2	15:15:03	XLON
192	328.0	15:17:36	XLON
795	328.0	15:17:36	XLON
972	328.2	15:23:26	XLON
1030	329.6	15:26:21	XLON
505	329.6	15:29:13	XLON
450	329.6	15:29:13	XLON
106	329.6	15:29:13	XLON
953	329.6	15:29:13	XLON
1093	329.4	15:29:35	XLON
1040	329.4	15:31:18	XLON
921	330.0	15:34:55	XLON
400	330.0	15:34:55	XLON
374	330.0	15:34:55	XLON
190	330.0	15:34:55	XLON
905	329.4	15:39:45	XLON
1002	330.4	15:43:08	XLON
192	330.6	15:46:34	XLON
873	330.6	15:46:34	XLON
886	330.6	15:46:34	XLON
897	330.6	15:46:34	XLON
890	330.6	15:47:34	XLON
303	331.4	15:51:54	XLON
750	331.4	15:51:54	XLON
207	331.4	15:51:54	XLON
10	331.8	15:53:13	XLON
926	331.8	15:53:13	XLON
1039	331.4	15:53:13	XLON
400	331.2	15:54:47	XLON
666	331.2	15:54:47	XLON
914	330.6	15:57:45	XLON
968	330.0	15:59:54	XLON
968	329.8	15:59:54	XLON
44	330.2	16:00:45	XLON
972	330.0	16:01:34	XLON
984	330.0	16:01:34	XLON
59	330.0	16:01:34	XLON
1034	330.0	16:01:34	XLON
1076	330.4	16:03:07	XLON
1012	330.2	16:03:07	XLON
1462	330.4	16:03:07	XLON
24	330.2	16:05:11	XLON
1125	330.4	16:05:54	XLON
154	330.4	16:05:54	XLON
1059	329.8	16:07:00	XLON
1001	330.0	16:08:08	XLON
600	329.4	16:09:07	XLON
418	329.4	16:09:07	XLON
375	330.6	16:12:24	XLON
518	330.6	16:12:24	XLON
1082	330.4	16:12:49	XLON
70	330.4	16:14:00	XLON
843	330.4	16:14:00	XLON
1001	330.4	16:14:00	XLON
1041	330.4	16:14:04	XLON
287	330.6	16:15:04	XLON
400	330.6	16:15:14	XLON
171	330.6	16:16:32	XLON
947	330.6	16:16:32	XLON
1013	330.6	16:16:32	XLON
285	331.0	16:17:44	XLON
29	331.0	16:17:44	XLON
291	331.0	16:17:44	XLON
987	330.6	16:18:04	XLON
112	330.4	16:18:38	XLON
28	330.4	16:18:38	XLON
893	330.4	16:19:00	XLON
992	330.4	16:19:18	XLON
919	330.2	16:19:49	XLON
1271	330.0	16:22:24	XLON
994	330.0	16:22:24	XLON
400	330.0	16:22:24	XLON
389	330.0	16:22:24	XLON
279	330.0	16:22:24	XLON
916	329.8	16:23:14	XLON
343	329.6	16:23:24	XLON
626	329.6	16:23:24	XLON

 

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