Form 8.3 - ASCENTIAL PLC

Barclays PLC

30 July 2024

 

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  relevant securities this form relates:			ASCENTIAL PLC
(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 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			NO
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:				1,531,159	0.75%	1,645,228	0.81%
(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%
TOTAL:				3,103,634	1.52%	3,100,185	1.52%
(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  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
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  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
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  of  relevant  security	Product  description	Writing,  purchasing,  selling,  varying etc	Number  of  securities  to which  option  relates	Exercise  price  per unit	Type	Expiry  date	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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:				30 Jul 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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