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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