Form 8.3 - Ascential plc

Barclays PLC

23 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:			22 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:				4,409,135	2.16%	364,501	0.18%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				226,343	0.11%	4,008,365	1.96%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				4,635,478	2.27%	4,372,866	2.14%
(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	63,020	5.7335  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	28,238	5.7281  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	23,052	5.7347  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	19,287	5.7350  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	14,819	5.7332  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	13,792	5.7219  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	11,107	5.7230  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	7,028	5.7227  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	2,520	5.7229  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	2,022	5.7280  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,850	5.7275  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,146	5.7200  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	1,019	5.7273  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	867	5.7237  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	809	5.7287  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	600	5.7250  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	409	5.7300  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Purchase	288	5.7150  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	41,889	5.7345  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	27,366	5.7350  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	14,394	5.7187  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	5,333	5.7268  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	4,848	5.7238  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	2,520	5.7229  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	2,102	5.7249  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	1,188	5.7186  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	1,100	5.7259  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	896	5.7175  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	570	5.7300  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	288	5.7150  GBP
1.7p ordinary	Sale	288	5.7151  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	6,611	5.7278  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,797	5.7291  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	3,962	5.7294  GBP
1.7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	19,287	5.7350  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	188	5.7235  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,100	5.7260  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	14,394	5.7187  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,086	5.7189  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	570	5.7300  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	90	5.7350  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	867	5.7237  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	14,819	5.7332  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	16,037	5.7350  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,107	5.7230  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	425	5.7272  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,672	5.7229  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,102	5.7249  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	19,931	5.7329  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	806	5.7250  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	50,938	5.7254  GBP
1.7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	17,414	5.7350  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:				23 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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