Form 8.3 - ASCENTIAL PLC

Barclays PLC

01 August 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:			31 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:				1,601,754	0.79%	1,007,282	0.49%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				938,485	0.46%	1,438,054	0.71%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				2,540,239	1.25%	2,445,336	1.20%
(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	233,581	5.7099  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	50,511	5.7100  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	41,040	5.7060  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	38,433	5.7091  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	15,267	5.7042  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	10,944	5.7064  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	8,895	5.7097  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	7,280	5.7086  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	5,600	5.7092  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	4,233	5.6990  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	3,456	5.6988  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	3,383	5.7028  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	3,232	5.7000  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	2,961	5.7075  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	2,363	5.7150  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,901	5.7049  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	937	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	169	5.7057  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	164	5.7118  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	166,163	5.7100  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	51,243	5.7082  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	25,922	5.7091  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	11,011	5.7084  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	4,521	5.7113  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	3,908	5.6954  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	3,097	5.7058  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	1,649	5.6963  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	1,290	5.7000  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	1,003	5.7028  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	993	5.6900  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	760	5.6975  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	700	5.7021  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	620	5.7020  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	364	5.7075  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	169	5.7063  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	164	5.7124  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	100	5.6899  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	48	5.7105  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	Decreasing Short	6,862	5.7068  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	297	5.7046  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	3,656	5.7074  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	77,436	5.7100  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	248	5.7071  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	2,310	5.7136  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	100	5.6899  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	500	5.7100  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	700	5.7021  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	272	5.7053  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	5,600	5.7092  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	620	5.7020  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	8	5.7100  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,456	5.6989  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	21,606	5.7041  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	456	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	38,433	5.7091  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Short	90,878	5.7100  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	3,097	5.7058  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	566	5.7061  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Closing Long	14,776	5.7094  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,649	5.6963  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	46,638	5.7059  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	4,233	5.6990  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	15,267	5.7042  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	21,460	5.7051  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	54,295	5.7100  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	176,334	4.4680 GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,728	5.7100  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:				01 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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