Form 8.3 - Ascential plc Replacement

Barclays PLC
21 August 2024
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a

 




Replaces form released 15:30 on 30 July 2024

 



RNS number: 4484Y

 














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:

29-Jul-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:

1,707,493

0.83%

1,645,228

0.80%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,572,475

0.77%

1,454,957

0.71%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

3,279,968

1.60%

3,100,185

1.51%

 

 TOTAL:

 

 

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

 

 

 security

 securities

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

101,695

5.7179  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

91,335

5.7011  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

56,741

5.6849  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

45,274

5.7200  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

37,428

5.7040  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

35,288

5.7089  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

26,925

5.6981  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

24,805

5.7016  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

22,669

5.7082  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

22,451

5.6924  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

20,103

5.6937  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

13,897

5.6845  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

11,695

5.6895  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

9,900

5.6876  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,729

5.7128  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,337

5.7197  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,108

5.7062  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

4,889

5.7042  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,818

5.7094  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,531

5.7038  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,921

5.6776  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,826

5.7184  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,782

5.7050  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,647

5.6886  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,130

5.7103  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

688

5.7047  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

684

5.7250  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

207

5.6940  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

18

5.7100  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

4

5.7300  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

48,617

5.7147  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

43,551

5.7187  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

16,309

5.6979  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

16,033

5.7020  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

6,565

5.7052  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4,259

5.7032  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,776

5.7200  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,411

5.7050  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,600

5.6806  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

907

5.6800  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

870

5.6834  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

639

5.7203  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

516

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

207

5.6946  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

47

5.6999  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

18

5.7100  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4

5.7300  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

 

 

 

 relevant

 reference

 unit

 

 

 

 security

 securities

 

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

410

5.7078  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

500

5.7050  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,271

5.7024  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

147

5.6746  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,520

5.7036  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

166

5.6804  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,165

5.7088  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

34,676

5.7200  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

917

5.6931  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

76

5.7099  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

300

5.7071  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,300

5.6746  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

479

5.6932  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,900

5.6876  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

870

5.6834  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,309

5.6979  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

539

5.7050  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,036

5.7155  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

56,741

5.6849  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

67,459

5.6998  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,130

5.7103  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

57,375

5.7199  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

47

5.6999  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,897

5.6845  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,103

5.6937  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,925

5.6981  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,805

5.7016  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37,428

5.7040  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,526

5.7070  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,944

5.7200  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

42

5.7200  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

986

5.6977  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

42

5.7100  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

547

5.7050  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,422

5.7149  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,451

5.6924  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

62,434

5.6968  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,729

5.7128  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

34,255

5.7200  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,510

5.6977  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 person 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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