Form 8.3 - Ascential plc

Barclays PLC
13 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:

12 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:

2,726,805

1.34%

475,091

0.23%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

327,020

0.16%

2,350,758

1.15%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

3,053,825

1.50%

2,825,849

1.39%

(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

103,600

5.6878  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

34,480

5.6759  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

32,469

5.6730  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

28,663

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

27,722

5.6897  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

27,587

5.6782  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

26,126

5.6855  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

21,306

5.6769  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

11,182

5.6911  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

9,240

5.6687  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

8,991

5.6802  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

8,128

5.6741  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

7,693

5.6755  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

5,899

5.6675  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

5,030

5.6745  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

4,219

5.6880  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,300

5.6819  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,211

5.6737  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,569

5.6788  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,329

5.6690  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,215

5.6711  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,110

5.6726  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,078

5.6750  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,072

5.6676  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

846

5.6775  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

749

5.6875  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

736

5.6650  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

630

5.6700  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

567

5.6725  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

499

5.6800  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

100

5.6749  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

21

5.6694  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

44,843

5.6803  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

39,392

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

29,924

5.6886  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

13,048

5.6802  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,918

5.6758  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,730

5.6675  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,286

5.6768  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,056

5.6852  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,932

5.6700  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,481

5.6749  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

930

5.6796  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

901

5.6725  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

75

5.6750  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

9,826

5.6803  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,415

5.6706  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

7,429

5.6709  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,894

5.6789  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,292

5.6800  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

84

5.6804  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

27,517

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200

5.6899  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,182

5.6911  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

208

5.6716  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,300

5.6819  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

930

5.6796  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

46

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,944

5.6759  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,717

5.6770  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,348

5.6899  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,135

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,003

5.6750  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

366

5.6758  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

127

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,240

5.6687  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49,223

5.6749  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,631

5.6763  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,306

5.6769  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,110

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,236

5.6800  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:

13 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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