5 March 2020
Ascential plc
("the Company")
Transaction in own shares
Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the global specialist information company, announces that on 5 March 2020 it purchased through Numis Securities Limited the following number of its ordinary shares for Cancellation at an average price of 317.2254 pence per share:
Number of ordinarysharespurchased: |
210,000 |
Highest purchase price paidpershare: |
331.60p |
Lowest purchase price paidpershare: |
311.20p |
Following the above transaction, there are 404,121,050 ordinary shares of 1p each of Ascential plc in issue. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure.
Therefore the above figure (404,121,050) can be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to, their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Numis Securities Limited on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.
Enquiries:
Louise Meads, Company Secretary +44 (0) 20 7516 5042
Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions
Number of shares |
Transaction price |
Time of transaction |
Execution venue |
500 |
331.6 |
08:17:43 |
XLON |
937 |
331.6 |
08:17:56 |
XLON |
132 |
330.0 |
08:19:23 |
XLON |
1092 |
330.0 |
08:19:23 |
XLON |
500 |
327.6 |
08:31:38 |
XLON |
612 |
327.6 |
08:31:38 |
XLON |
1056 |
326.8 |
08:33:03 |
XLON |
1052 |
326.8 |
08:36:58 |
XLON |
357 |
325.2 |
08:50:23 |
XLON |
866 |
325.2 |
08:50:23 |
XLON |
1170 |
324.4 |
08:54:34 |
XLON |
1200 |
323.8 |
08:55:16 |
XLON |
53 |
323.8 |
08:55:16 |
XLON |
528 |
323.4 |
08:55:53 |
XLON |
602 |
323.4 |
08:55:53 |
XLON |
1128 |
322.4 |
09:04:38 |
XLON |
167 |
321.4 |
09:04:52 |
XLON |
905 |
321.4 |
09:04:52 |
XLON |
673 |
321.2 |
09:09:09 |
XLON |
621 |
321.2 |
09:09:09 |
XLON |
1061 |
323.0 |
09:17:21 |
XLON |
608 |
322.8 |
09:17:21 |
XLON |
651 |
322.8 |
09:17:21 |
XLON |
773 |
322.4 |
09:17:33 |
XLON |
497 |
322.4 |
09:17:33 |
XLON |
215 |
323.0 |
09:20:08 |
XLON |
932 |
323.0 |
09:20:08 |
XLON |
1245 |
322.8 |
09:20:08 |
XLON |
963 |
322.2 |
09:23:28 |
XLON |
135 |
322.2 |
09:23:28 |
XLON |
1292 |
321.8 |
09:27:46 |
XLON |
1196 |
320.8 |
09:44:37 |
XLON |
605 |
320.6 |
09:53:00 |
XLON |
595 |
320.6 |
09:53:00 |
XLON |
238 |
319.8 |
10:00:00 |
XLON |
106 |
319.8 |
10:00:51 |
XLON |
67 |
319.8 |
10:00:51 |
XLON |
568 |
319.8 |
10:00:51 |
XLON |
317 |
319.8 |
10:00:51 |
XLON |
624 |
317.6 |
10:22:26 |
XLON |
626 |
317.6 |
10:22:26 |
XLON |
901 |
317.0 |
10:28:36 |
XLON |
324 |
317.0 |
10:33:01 |
XLON |
384 |
317.0 |
10:33:01 |
XLON |
821 |
317.0 |
10:33:01 |
XLON |
440 |
317.0 |
10:33:01 |
XLON |
45 |
317.0 |
10:33:01 |
XLON |
341 |
317.0 |
10:37:09 |
XLON |
849 |
317.0 |
10:37:09 |
XLON |
1226 |
317.8 |
10:52:41 |
XLON |
1212 |
318.0 |
10:55:26 |
XLON |
989 |
318.0 |
10:55:26 |
XLON |
131 |
318.0 |
10:55:26 |
XLON |
1105 |
318.0 |
10:55:26 |
XLON |
870 |
317.8 |
10:55:27 |
XLON |
274 |
317.8 |
10:55:39 |
XLON |
566 |
317.4 |
11:04:39 |
XLON |
462 |
317.4 |
11:04:39 |
XLON |
102 |
317.4 |
11:04:39 |
XLON |
540 |
317.8 |
11:17:22 |
XLON |
373 |
317.6 |
11:17:22 |
XLON |
1856 |
317.2 |
11:19:43 |
XLON |
482 |
316.6 |
11:20:21 |
XLON |
925 |
316.6 |
11:20:21 |
XLON |
49 |
316.8 |
11:30:48 |
XLON |
77 |
316.8 |
11:30:48 |
XLON |
950 |
316.8 |
11:35:16 |
XLON |
1200 |
316.8 |
11:35:16 |
XLON |
51 |
316.8 |
11:35:16 |
XLON |
1076 |
316.6 |
11:35:16 |
XLON |
1138 |
316.0 |
11:35:33 |
XLON |
500 |
319.0 |
11:52:45 |
XLON |
624 |
319.0 |
11:52:45 |
XLON |
1378 |
318.4 |
11:53:29 |
XLON |
1276 |
318.4 |
11:53:29 |
XLON |
1393 |
319.4 |
12:02:04 |
XLON |
1520 |
319.0 |
12:02:04 |
XLON |
1161 |
318.8 |
12:11:37 |
XLON |
1314 |
318.4 |
12:12:31 |
XLON |
1079 |
318.4 |
12:12:31 |
XLON |
400 |
317.8 |
12:12:32 |
XLON |
69 |
317.8 |
12:12:32 |
XLON |
600 |
317.8 |
12:12:32 |
XLON |
29 |
317.8 |
12:12:32 |
XLON |
1212 |
318.6 |
12:17:24 |
XLON |
1231 |
321.0 |
12:25:16 |
XLON |
1302 |
321.0 |
12:30:47 |
XLON |
690 |
320.6 |
12:30:48 |
XLON |
241 |
320.6 |
12:30:48 |
XLON |
316 |
320.6 |
12:32:18 |
XLON |
1073 |
320.6 |
12:32:18 |
XLON |
37 |
320.0 |
12:32:19 |
XLON |
600 |
320.0 |
12:32:20 |
XLON |
579 |
320.0 |
12:32:20 |
XLON |
68 |
320.6 |
12:52:43 |
XLON |
1000 |
320.6 |
12:52:49 |
XLON |
164 |
320.6 |
12:52:49 |
XLON |
1107 |
320.4 |
12:55:25 |
XLON |
1167 |
320.0 |
12:55:26 |
XLON |
225 |
320.0 |
12:55:26 |
XLON |
840 |
320.0 |
12:55:26 |
XLON |
126 |
320.0 |
12:55:26 |
XLON |
198 |
319.8 |
12:55:35 |
XLON |
500 |
319.8 |
12:55:35 |
XLON |
440 |
319.8 |
12:55:35 |
XLON |
917 |
318.8 |
13:04:36 |
XLON |
162 |
318.8 |
13:04:36 |
XLON |
692 |
318.6 |
13:07:19 |
XLON |
160 |
318.6 |
13:07:19 |
XLON |
351 |
318.6 |
13:07:19 |
XLON |
32 |
318.6 |
13:20:12 |
XLON |
341 |
318.6 |
13:20:12 |
XLON |
32 |
318.6 |
13:20:12 |
XLON |
717 |
318.6 |
13:20:12 |
XLON |
1247 |
318.4 |
13:22:15 |
XLON |
1138 |
318.2 |
13:34:02 |
XLON |
91 |
318.2 |
13:34:02 |
XLON |
560 |
318.2 |
13:38:22 |
XLON |
35 |
319.8 |
13:45:54 |
XLON |
121 |
320.2 |
13:46:00 |
XLON |
640 |
320.2 |
13:46:00 |
XLON |
363 |
320.2 |
13:46:00 |
XLON |
1146 |
319.8 |
13:46:19 |
XLON |
166 |
319.8 |
13:46:44 |
XLON |
400 |
319.6 |
13:48:00 |
XLON |
370 |
319.6 |
13:48:00 |
XLON |
1144 |
319.4 |
13:48:00 |
XLON |
1274 |
319.4 |
13:48:00 |
XLON |
89 |
319.0 |
13:50:23 |
XLON |
228 |
319.0 |
13:50:23 |
XLON |
298 |
319.0 |
13:50:23 |
XLON |
30 |
319.0 |
13:50:23 |
XLON |
445 |
319.0 |
13:50:23 |
XLON |
69 |
318.2 |
14:02:24 |
XLON |
305 |
318.2 |
14:02:24 |
XLON |
829 |
318.2 |
14:02:24 |
XLON |
371 |
318.2 |
14:02:24 |
XLON |
500 |
318.2 |
14:02:24 |
XLON |
339 |
318.2 |
14:02:24 |
XLON |
320 |
318.0 |
14:02:37 |
XLON |
600 |
318.0 |
14:02:37 |
XLON |
296 |
318.0 |
14:02:37 |
XLON |
1267 |
317.2 |
14:06:58 |
XLON |
4 |
317.2 |
14:06:58 |
XLON |
278 |
316.4 |
14:08:13 |
XLON |
779 |
316.4 |
14:08:13 |
XLON |
1293 |
315.8 |
14:10:25 |
XLON |
454 |
315.6 |
14:12:58 |
XLON |
500 |
315.6 |
14:12:58 |
XLON |
244 |
315.6 |
14:12:58 |
XLON |
103 |
315.6 |
14:12:58 |
XLON |
1112 |
315.4 |
14:16:57 |
XLON |
600 |
315.0 |
14:17:02 |
XLON |
600 |
315.0 |
14:17:02 |
XLON |
111 |
315.0 |
14:17:02 |
XLON |
1069 |
314.4 |
14:22:06 |
XLON |
161 |
314.4 |
14:22:06 |
XLON |
439 |
314.4 |
14:22:06 |
XLON |
500 |
314.4 |
14:22:06 |
XLON |
262 |
314.4 |
14:22:06 |
XLON |
470 |
314.2 |
14:25:21 |
XLON |
500 |
314.2 |
14:25:21 |
XLON |
171 |
314.2 |
14:25:21 |
XLON |
4 |
314.0 |
14:25:22 |
XLON |
1233 |
314.0 |
14:25:22 |
XLON |
1067 |
313.8 |
14:32:56 |
XLON |
1174 |
313.8 |
14:32:56 |
XLON |
1187 |
313.2 |
14:40:53 |
XLON |
59 |
313.0 |
14:40:56 |
XLON |
1065 |
313.0 |
14:40:56 |
XLON |
446 |
313.0 |
14:40:56 |
XLON |
735 |
313.0 |
14:40:56 |
XLON |
39 |
313.0 |
14:40:56 |
XLON |
18 |
313.0 |
14:47:06 |
XLON |
600 |
313.0 |
14:47:39 |
XLON |
480 |
313.0 |
14:47:39 |
XLON |
154 |
313.0 |
14:47:39 |
XLON |
500 |
313.0 |
14:47:39 |
XLON |
521 |
313.0 |
14:47:39 |
XLON |
1410 |
312.8 |
14:48:43 |
XLON |
1270 |
312.6 |
14:48:45 |
XLON |
972 |
312.2 |
14:55:26 |
XLON |
340 |
312.2 |
14:55:26 |
XLON |
1312 |
311.8 |
14:55:35 |
XLON |
1110 |
311.8 |
14:55:35 |
XLON |
58 |
311.2 |
14:55:36 |
XLON |
131 |
311.2 |
14:55:36 |
XLON |
500 |
311.2 |
14:55:36 |
XLON |
462 |
311.2 |
14:55:36 |
XLON |
89 |
311.2 |
14:55:36 |
XLON |
570 |
311.4 |
14:57:11 |
XLON |
86 |
312.6 |
14:58:05 |
XLON |
996 |
312.6 |
14:58:08 |
XLON |
319 |
312.6 |
14:58:47 |
XLON |
347 |
314.4 |
14:59:47 |
XLON |
1227 |
314.4 |
14:59:47 |
XLON |
500 |
315.0 |
15:00:11 |
XLON |
500 |
315.0 |
15:00:11 |
XLON |
375 |
315.0 |
15:00:11 |
XLON |
600 |
314.8 |
15:00:11 |
XLON |
540 |
314.8 |
15:00:11 |
XLON |
400 |
315.2 |
15:00:11 |
XLON |
371 |
315.2 |
15:00:11 |
XLON |
300 |
315.2 |
15:00:11 |
XLON |
118 |
315.2 |
15:00:11 |
XLON |
600 |
313.8 |
15:02:33 |
XLON |
516 |
313.8 |
15:02:33 |
XLON |
72 |
313.8 |
15:02:33 |
XLON |
1111 |
313.8 |
15:02:33 |
XLON |
287 |
313.4 |
15:04:25 |
XLON |
1099 |
313.4 |
15:04:25 |
XLON |
212 |
312.8 |
15:07:07 |
XLON |
500 |
312.8 |
15:07:07 |
XLON |
16 |
312.8 |
15:07:07 |
XLON |
156 |
312.8 |
15:07:07 |
XLON |
458 |
312.8 |
15:07:07 |
XLON |
251 |
313.6 |
15:10:27 |
XLON |
866 |
313.6 |
15:10:27 |
XLON |
145 |
313.6 |
15:10:27 |
XLON |
29 |
313.4 |
15:10:56 |
XLON |
1954 |
313.4 |
15:10:56 |
XLON |
823 |
314.0 |
15:18:53 |
XLON |
415 |
314.0 |
15:18:53 |
XLON |
515 |
313.6 |
15:20:12 |
XLON |
616 |
313.6 |
15:20:12 |
XLON |
211 |
313.6 |
15:20:12 |
XLON |
245 |
313.6 |
15:20:12 |
XLON |
271 |
313.6 |
15:20:12 |
XLON |
45 |
313.6 |
15:20:12 |
XLON |
295 |
313.6 |
15:20:12 |
XLON |
12 |
313.6 |
15:20:12 |
XLON |
600 |
313.6 |
15:20:12 |
XLON |
383 |
313.6 |
15:20:12 |
XLON |
4672 |
314.4 |
15:26:04 |
XLON |
254 |
314.4 |
15:27:07 |
XLON |
315 |
314.4 |
15:27:07 |
XLON |
2 |
314.4 |
15:27:07 |
XLON |
679 |
314.4 |
15:27:07 |
XLON |
831 |
314.4 |
15:27:07 |
XLON |
376 |
314.4 |
15:27:07 |
XLON |
80 |
315.4 |
15:31:37 |
XLON |
519 |
315.4 |
15:31:37 |
XLON |
633 |
315.4 |
15:31:37 |
XLON |
518 |
315.4 |
15:35:04 |
XLON |
400 |
315.4 |
15:35:04 |
XLON |
360 |
315.4 |
15:35:04 |
XLON |
107 |
315.4 |
15:35:04 |
XLON |
500 |
315.4 |
15:35:04 |
XLON |
500 |
315.4 |
15:35:04 |
XLON |
8 |
315.4 |
15:35:04 |
XLON |
287 |
315.4 |
15:35:04 |
XLON |
899 |
315.4 |
15:35:04 |
XLON |
1 |
315.4 |
15:35:04 |
XLON |
47 |
315.2 |
15:35:28 |
XLON |
500 |
315.2 |
15:35:28 |
XLON |
500 |
315.2 |
15:35:28 |
XLON |
602 |
315.2 |
15:35:28 |
XLON |
564 |
314.8 |
15:39:21 |
XLON |
717 |
314.8 |
15:39:21 |
XLON |
483 |
314.8 |
15:39:21 |
XLON |
600 |
314.8 |
15:39:21 |
XLON |
22 |
314.8 |
15:39:21 |
XLON |
550 |
314.6 |
15:39:22 |
XLON |
600 |
314.6 |
15:39:22 |
XLON |
89 |
314.6 |
15:39:22 |
XLON |
357 |
315.2 |
15:43:45 |
XLON |
190 |
315.2 |
15:43:45 |
XLON |
1 |
315.2 |
15:43:45 |
XLON |
345 |
315.2 |
15:45:47 |
XLON |
3093 |
315.2 |
15:45:47 |
XLON |
400 |
315.2 |
15:45:47 |
XLON |
650 |
315.0 |
15:45:49 |
XLON |
472 |
315.0 |
15:45:49 |
XLON |
600 |
315.2 |
15:50:55 |
XLON |
521 |
315.2 |
15:50:55 |
XLON |
336 |
315.2 |
15:50:55 |
XLON |
879 |
315.2 |
15:50:55 |
XLON |
121 |
315.2 |
15:50:55 |
XLON |
941 |
315.2 |
15:50:55 |
XLON |
9 |
314.8 |
15:52:07 |
XLON |
1422 |
315.8 |
15:55:17 |
XLON |
1457 |
315.8 |
15:55:17 |
XLON |
400 |
315.8 |
15:55:17 |
XLON |
600 |
315.8 |
15:56:17 |
XLON |
612 |
315.8 |
15:56:17 |
XLON |
400 |
315.8 |
15:56:19 |
XLON |
83 |
315.8 |
15:56:19 |
XLON |
1648 |
315.4 |
15:57:30 |
XLON |
452 |
315.4 |
15:57:30 |
XLON |
51 |
315.2 |
15:57:30 |
XLON |
600 |
315.2 |
15:57:31 |
XLON |
600 |
315.2 |
15:57:31 |
XLON |
344 |
315.2 |
15:57:31 |
XLON |
518 |
316.2 |
16:01:37 |
XLON |
538 |
316.2 |
16:01:37 |
XLON |
1127 |
316.6 |
16:02:15 |
XLON |
702 |
316.6 |
16:02:25 |
XLON |
563 |
316.6 |
16:02:25 |
XLON |
600 |
316.8 |
16:03:27 |
XLON |
600 |
316.8 |
16:03:27 |
XLON |
29 |
316.8 |
16:03:27 |
XLON |
1249 |
316.6 |
16:03:27 |
XLON |
1198 |
316.4 |
16:04:01 |
XLON |
312 |
316.4 |
16:05:31 |
XLON |
1200 |
316.6 |
16:05:55 |
XLON |
103 |
316.6 |
16:05:55 |
XLON |
600 |
316.6 |
16:06:35 |
XLON |
600 |
316.6 |
16:06:35 |
XLON |
1 |
316.6 |
16:06:35 |
XLON |
407 |
316.6 |
16:06:55 |
XLON |
417 |
316.8 |
16:08:55 |
XLON |
219 |
316.8 |
16:08:55 |
XLON |
727 |
316.8 |
16:08:55 |
XLON |
100 |
316.8 |
16:09:00 |
XLON |
600 |
316.8 |
16:09:10 |
XLON |
459 |
316.8 |
16:09:10 |
XLON |
533 |
316.8 |
16:09:10 |
XLON |
600 |
316.8 |
16:09:10 |
XLON |
48 |
316.8 |
16:09:10 |
XLON |
269 |
316.6 |
16:09:25 |
XLON |
1004 |
316.6 |
16:09:25 |
XLON |
1249 |
316.4 |
16:11:08 |
XLON |
500 |
317.0 |
16:14:25 |
XLON |
500 |
317.0 |
16:14:25 |
XLON |
500 |
317.0 |
16:14:25 |
XLON |
260 |
317.0 |
16:14:25 |
XLON |
400 |
317.0 |
16:14:25 |
XLON |
902 |
317.0 |
16:15:27 |
XLON |
266 |
317.0 |
16:15:27 |
XLON |
1182 |
317.0 |
16:15:27 |
XLON |
1239 |
317.0 |
16:15:27 |
XLON |
1419 |
316.8 |
16:16:47 |
XLON |
184 |
316.8 |
16:17:07 |
XLON |
549 |
317.0 |
16:17:47 |
XLON |
654 |
317.0 |
16:17:47 |
XLON |
600 |
317.0 |
16:17:52 |
XLON |
600 |
317.0 |
16:17:52 |
XLON |
57 |
317.0 |
16:17:52 |
XLON |
387 |
316.8 |
16:18:47 |
XLON |
600 |
316.8 |
16:18:47 |
XLON |
600 |
316.8 |
16:18:47 |
XLON |
278 |
316.8 |
16:19:29 |
XLON |
1239 |
316.8 |
16:19:29 |
XLON |
225 |
316.6 |
16:20:47 |
XLON |
189 |
316.6 |
16:20:47 |
XLON |
36 |
316.6 |
16:20:47 |
XLON |
686 |
316.6 |
16:20:47 |
XLON |
400 |
316.6 |
16:20:47 |
XLON |
233 |
316.4 |
16:21:23 |
XLON |
39 |
316.4 |
16:21:23 |
XLON |
331 |
316.4 |
16:21:24 |
XLON |
375 |
316.6 |
16:22:07 |
XLON |
898 |
316.6 |
16:23:03 |
XLON |
65 |
317.0 |
16:23:47 |
XLON |
4593 |
317.0 |
16:23:47 |
XLON |
1337 |
317.0 |
16:23:47 |
XLON |