Form 8.3 - Ascential plc Replacement

Barclays PLC
21 August 2024
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 3b

 




Replaces form released 15:26 on 14 August 2024

 



RNS number: 4834A

 














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

ASCENTIAL PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

13-Aug-24

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

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:

 

 

2,775,806

1.36%

458,714

0.22%

-2

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

314,450

0.15%

2,404,146

1.18%

-3

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

3,090,256

1.51%

2,862,860

1.40%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 





Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

42,431

5.7031  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

16,582

5.7047  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

10,973

5.6948  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

9,065

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

8,882

5.6930  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

8,046

5.7035  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

5,384

5.6921  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

4,113

5.6878  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,087

5.7050  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,001

5.6875  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,758

5.6850  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,762

5.6923  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,653

5.6883  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,500

5.6887  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,269

5.6854  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,139

5.6889  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

200

5.6899  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

30,569

5.7050  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

10,450

5.6898  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

8,727

5.6892  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,854

5.6952  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,244

5.6850  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,124

5.6876  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

399

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

100

5.6899  GBP









(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,284

5.6897  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,852

5.6903  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

84

5.6904  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,067

5.7001  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,032

5.7050  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

100

5.6899  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

55

5.7050  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

141

5.6883  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,500

5.6887  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

967

5.6850  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

65

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,762

5.6923  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,882

5.6930  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,273

5.7049  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23

5.7050  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

603

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

331

5.6868  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,893

5.6882  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

985

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,384

5.6922  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,779

5.7050  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,598

5.6882  GBP









(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 








(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

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 exempt principal trader 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:

21-Aug-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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