Transaction in Own Shares

Ascential PLC

16 July 2024

 

16 July 2024

Ascential plc

Transaction in own shares

Ascential plc ("Ascential" or the "Company"), announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme announced on 4 April 2024 ("Share Buyback Programme") and subsequently updated, as highlighted in the Company's announcement on 20 May 2024, the Company purchased the following number of its Ordinary 1.7p Shares ("Ordinary Shares") through Numis Securities Limited ("Deutsche Numis").

Date of purchase:	15/07/2024
Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased:	30,598
Lowest price paid per share (GBp):	349.80
Highest price paid per share (GBp):	349.80
Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp):	349.80

The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 203,644,523 with no shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company will therefore be 203,644,523. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), as it forms part of Retained EU Law as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Deutsche Numis as part of the Share Buyback Programme.

Individual transactions:

Number of ordinary shares purchased	Transaction price (per share)	Time of transaction	Transaction reference number	Trading venue
800	349.80	14:36:00	00070643160TRLO0	XLON
96	349.80	14:36:00	00070643161TRLO0	XLON
551	349.80	14:36:00	00070643162TRLO0	XLON
1378	349.80	14:36:00	00070643163TRLO0	XLON
1049	349.80	14:36:00	00070643164TRLO0	XLON
1321	349.80	14:36:00	00070643165TRLO0	XLON
225	349.80	14:36:00	00070643166TRLO0	XLON
1334	349.80	14:36:00	00070643167TRLO0	XLON
1182	349.80	14:36:00	00070643168TRLO0	XLON
513	349.80	14:36:00	00070643169TRLO0	XLON
392	349.80	14:36:00	00070643170TRLO0	XLON
800	349.80	14:36:00	00070643171TRLO0	XLON
746	349.80	14:36:00	00070643172TRLO0	XLON
1518	349.80	14:36:00	00070643173TRLO0	XLON
1299	349.80	14:36:00	00070643174TRLO0	XLON
414	349.80	14:36:00	00070643175TRLO0	XLON
223	349.80	14:36:00	00070643176TRLO0	XLON
1972	349.80	14:36:00	00070643177TRLO0	XLON
2120	349.80	14:36:00	00070643178TRLO0	XLON
596	349.80	14:36:00	00070643179TRLO0	XLON
1055	349.80	14:36:00	00070643180TRLO0	XLON
392	349.80	14:36:00	00070643181TRLO0	XLON
1255	349.80	14:36:00	00070643182TRLO0	XLON
1920	349.80	14:36:00	00070643183TRLO0	XLON
2543	349.80	14:36:00	00070643184TRLO0	XLON
1341	349.80	14:36:00	00070643185TRLO0	XLON
3563	349.80	14:36:00	00070643186TRLO0	XLON

For further information please contact:

Ascential plc Philip Thomas Mandy Gradden Rory Elliott	Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Investor Relations Director	[phone]
Media enquiries Matt Dixon Jamie Ricketts Edward Bridges	FTI Consulting	[phone]

 

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