Holding(s) in Company

Ascential PLC

05 February 2024

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BYM8GJ06

Issuer Name

ASCENTIAL PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
J.P. Morgan Securities plc

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

01-Feb-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

05-Feb-2024

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.428575	0.794103	5.222678	23228939
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	N/A	N/A	N/A

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BYM8GJ06		19696807		4.428575
Sub Total 8.A	19696807		4.428575%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/04/2024	03/04/2024	Cash	162074	0.036438
Cash-settled Equity Swap	30/05/2024	30/05/2024	Cash	0	0.000000
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/06/2024	05/06/2024	Cash	288663	0.064901
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/07/2024	12/07/2024	Cash	381393	0.085751
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/08/2024	02/08/2024	Cash	2218	0.000495
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/09/2024	18/09/2024	Cash	585381	0.131615
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/10/2024	02/10/2024	Cash	272133	0.061182
Cash-settled Equity Swap	29/10/2024	29/10/2024	Cash	5315	0.001193
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/11/2024	04/11/2024	Cash	4910	0.001097
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/11/2024	27/11/2024	Cash	121194	0.027248
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/12/2024	03/12/2024	Cash	63398	0.014254
Cash-settled Equity Swap	31/12/2024	31/12/2024	Cash	10727	0.002411
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/01/2025	03/01/2025	Cash	222925	0.050120
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/01/2025	27/01/2025	Cash	15000	0.003371
Cash-settled Equity Swap	30/01/2025	30/01/2025	Cash	234671	0.052760
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/02/2025	04/02/2025	Cash	4788	0.001076
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/02/2025	19/02/2025	Cash	217287	0.048846
Cash-settled Equity Swap	26/02/2025	26/02/2025	Cash	11360	0.002554
Cash-settled Equity Swap	28/02/2025	28/02/2025	Cash	3865	0.000868
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/03/2025	04/03/2025	Cash	97522	0.021924
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/03/2025	05/03/2025	Cash	11415	0.002566
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/04/2025	02/04/2025	Cash	0	0.000000
Cash-settled Equity Swap	25/07/2025	25/07/2025	Cash	129210	0.029051
Cash-settled Equity Swap	31/07/2025	31/07/2025	Cash	9419	0.002116
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/08/2027	11/08/2027	Cash	536569	0.120638
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/10/2028	03/10/2028	Cash	55376	0.012449
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/02/2029	02/02/2029	Cash	47244	0.010622
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/02/2030	04/02/2030	Cash	12182	0.002738
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/10/2030	18/10/2030	Cash	2117	0.000475
Cash-settled Equity Swap	25/10/2030	25/10/2030	Cash	2047	0.000460
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/01/2031	27/01/2031	Cash	3428	0.000770
Cash-settled Equity Swap	30/01/2031	30/01/2031	Cash	4756	0.001069
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/02/2031	05/02/2031	Cash	13545	0.003045
Sub Total 8.B2				3532132	0.794103%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities plc	4.369176		5.163279%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan SE

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Chain of controlled undertakings:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities plc (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC (100%)
J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc. (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan SE (100%)

12. Date of Completion

05-Feb-2024

13. Place Of Completion

London, United Kingdom

 

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