Form 8.3 - ASCENTIAL PLC

Barclays PLC

05 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:			02 Aug 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:				1,893,290	0.93%	885,042	0.43%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				819,772	0.40%	1,661,154	0.82%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				2,713,062	1.33%	2,546,196	1.25%
(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	53,449	5.7044  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	52,758	5.7005  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	32,611	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	26,832	5.6915  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	21,973	5.6925  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	12,154	5.7004  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	11,036	5.6948  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	9,342	5.6912  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	7,075	5.6942  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	6,896	5.6947  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	6,648	5.6960  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	5,667	5.6950  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	5,584	5.6893  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	4,650	5.6932  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	4,409	5.6936  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	3,647	5.6917  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	3,245	5.6900  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	2,698	5.6850  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	2,564	5.6966  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	2,317	5.6913  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	2,245	5.6910  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	2,023	5.6876  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,857	5.7052  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,500	5.7007  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,231	5.6972  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,231	5.6975  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,133	5.7002  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	435	5.6896  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	100	5.6899  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1	5.6959  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	27,857	5.7061  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	25,160	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	20,877	5.6933  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	15,035	5.6893  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	9,515	5.6860  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	5,328	5.6900  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	5,145	5.6927  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	4,309	5.6890  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	2,182	5.6904  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	1,811	5.6870  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	1,231	5.6975  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	741	5.6850  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	39	5.6790  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	11,127	5.6932  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	39	5.6789  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	2,771	5.6894  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	1,508	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	899	5.6952  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	1,334	5.6996  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	1	5.7000  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	83	5.7004  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	1,508	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	400	5.6949  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	5,691	5.6918  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	14,671	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	4,553	5.7032  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	286	5.6912  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,500	5.7007  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,309	5.6890  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	15,035	5.6893  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	5,997	5.6905  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,647	5.6917  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,222	5.6920  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,650	5.6932  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	33,181	5.6938  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	984	5.6950  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	26,525	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	9,515	5.6860  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,957	5.6850  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	5,918	5.6914  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	26,832	5.6915  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	7,075	5.6942  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	11,036	5.6948  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	7,245	5.6951  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	6,648	5.6960  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,133	5.7002  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,857	5.7052  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	595	5.6880  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,182	5.6904  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,108	5.6916  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	20	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	741	5.6850  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,197	5.6874  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,584	5.6893  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	31,128	5.6936  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,907	5.6950  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	20,193	5.7050  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,873	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:				05 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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