6 March 2020
Ascential plc
("the Company")
Transaction in own shares
Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the global specialist information company, announces that on 6 March 2020 it purchased through Numis Securities Limited the following number of its ordinary shares for Cancellation at an average price of 301.7241 pence per share:
Number of ordinarysharespurchased: |
220,000 |
Highest purchase price paidpershare: |
310.00p |
Lowest purchase price paidpershare: |
297.20p |
Following the above transaction, there are 403,901,050 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 (403,901,050) 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 |
895 |
307.4 |
08:19:09 |
XLON |
108 |
307.4 |
08:19:09 |
XLON |
194 |
307.4 |
08:19:09 |
XLON |
572 |
307.4 |
08:20:25 |
XLON |
86 |
307.4 |
08:20:25 |
XLON |
600 |
307.4 |
08:20:25 |
XLON |
1206 |
310.0 |
08:27:34 |
XLON |
144 |
308.2 |
08:28:58 |
XLON |
429 |
308.2 |
08:28:58 |
XLON |
600 |
308.2 |
08:28:58 |
XLON |
1175 |
307.2 |
08:36:28 |
XLON |
1168 |
305.8 |
08:37:04 |
XLON |
1257 |
307.6 |
08:51:12 |
XLON |
197 |
307.0 |
08:51:13 |
XLON |
176 |
306.2 |
08:51:13 |
XLON |
1010 |
306.2 |
08:51:14 |
XLON |
335 |
304.2 |
08:53:11 |
XLON |
958 |
304.2 |
08:53:11 |
XLON |
801 |
303.4 |
08:55:13 |
XLON |
373 |
303.4 |
08:55:13 |
XLON |
351 |
303.2 |
08:55:14 |
XLON |
500 |
303.2 |
08:55:14 |
XLON |
436 |
303.2 |
08:55:14 |
XLON |
982 |
304.0 |
08:57:42 |
XLON |
163 |
304.0 |
08:57:42 |
XLON |
982 |
303.8 |
08:59:26 |
XLON |
349 |
303.8 |
08:59:26 |
XLON |
257 |
303.6 |
09:00:02 |
XLON |
600 |
303.6 |
09:00:02 |
XLON |
568 |
303.6 |
09:00:02 |
XLON |
1314 |
306.2 |
09:02:05 |
XLON |
1219 |
306.0 |
09:02:05 |
XLON |
152 |
305.4 |
09:02:25 |
XLON |
600 |
305.4 |
09:02:25 |
XLON |
342 |
305.4 |
09:02:25 |
XLON |
346 |
307.2 |
09:09:05 |
XLON |
1344 |
307.2 |
09:10:00 |
XLON |
618 |
307.2 |
09:10:00 |
XLON |
345 |
307.2 |
09:10:00 |
XLON |
950 |
307.0 |
09:10:41 |
XLON |
134 |
307.0 |
09:10:41 |
XLON |
146 |
307.0 |
09:10:41 |
XLON |
1122 |
306.0 |
09:33:04 |
XLON |
1172 |
305.6 |
09:38:30 |
XLON |
524 |
305.2 |
09:38:30 |
XLON |
808 |
305.2 |
09:38:30 |
XLON |
1697 |
304.0 |
09:48:58 |
XLON |
363 |
303.4 |
09:49:00 |
XLON |
1307 |
305.2 |
10:06:33 |
XLON |
1132 |
305.0 |
10:06:33 |
XLON |
251 |
305.0 |
10:06:33 |
XLON |
1073 |
305.0 |
10:06:33 |
XLON |
974 |
304.8 |
10:06:35 |
XLON |
164 |
304.8 |
10:06:35 |
XLON |
950 |
304.6 |
10:06:36 |
XLON |
225 |
304.6 |
10:06:37 |
XLON |
360 |
304.6 |
10:06:37 |
XLON |
149 |
304.6 |
10:06:37 |
XLON |
1082 |
304.2 |
10:24:29 |
XLON |
1083 |
304.0 |
10:25:17 |
XLON |
101 |
303.8 |
10:25:17 |
XLON |
1170 |
303.8 |
10:25:22 |
XLON |
122 |
303.8 |
10:36:59 |
XLON |
904 |
303.8 |
10:36:59 |
XLON |
120 |
303.8 |
10:36:59 |
XLON |
1172 |
301.6 |
10:44:39 |
XLON |
1230 |
300.6 |
10:44:41 |
XLON |
1189 |
300.6 |
10:47:22 |
XLON |
666 |
300.4 |
10:52:16 |
XLON |
544 |
300.4 |
10:52:16 |
XLON |
582 |
300.0 |
10:52:21 |
XLON |
647 |
300.0 |
10:52:21 |
XLON |
1349 |
300.2 |
11:00:00 |
XLON |
195 |
300.0 |
11:00:05 |
XLON |
500 |
300.0 |
11:00:05 |
XLON |
414 |
300.0 |
11:00:05 |
XLON |
1165 |
299.8 |
11:00:05 |
XLON |
131 |
301.6 |
11:01:32 |
XLON |
500 |
301.6 |
11:01:32 |
XLON |
600 |
301.6 |
11:01:32 |
XLON |
194 |
301.2 |
11:01:44 |
XLON |
1200 |
301.2 |
11:01:44 |
XLON |
918 |
303.0 |
11:05:03 |
XLON |
245 |
303.0 |
11:05:03 |
XLON |
143 |
303.0 |
11:05:03 |
XLON |
1103 |
302.4 |
11:05:35 |
XLON |
1227 |
302.6 |
11:05:35 |
XLON |
1201 |
301.8 |
11:06:08 |
XLON |
920 |
301.4 |
11:06:13 |
XLON |
417 |
301.4 |
11:06:13 |
XLON |
1208 |
301.4 |
11:13:50 |
XLON |
388 |
301.2 |
11:14:17 |
XLON |
696 |
301.2 |
11:14:17 |
XLON |
697 |
300.2 |
11:15:57 |
XLON |
440 |
300.2 |
11:15:57 |
XLON |
458 |
300.6 |
11:24:28 |
XLON |
233 |
300.6 |
11:24:28 |
XLON |
480 |
300.6 |
11:24:28 |
XLON |
1160 |
299.8 |
11:42:12 |
XLON |
1086 |
299.8 |
11:43:37 |
XLON |
35 |
299.8 |
11:43:37 |
XLON |
1093 |
299.8 |
11:44:02 |
XLON |
695 |
300.0 |
11:46:44 |
XLON |
616 |
300.0 |
11:46:44 |
XLON |
861 |
300.0 |
11:48:01 |
XLON |
174 |
300.0 |
11:48:01 |
XLON |
252 |
300.0 |
11:48:01 |
XLON |
573 |
300.0 |
11:48:37 |
XLON |
500 |
300.0 |
11:48:37 |
XLON |
210 |
300.0 |
11:48:37 |
XLON |
1326 |
299.8 |
11:48:41 |
XLON |
133 |
300.0 |
11:49:25 |
XLON |
894 |
300.0 |
11:49:25 |
XLON |
210 |
300.0 |
11:49:25 |
XLON |
878 |
300.0 |
11:50:05 |
XLON |
455 |
300.0 |
11:50:05 |
XLON |
893 |
300.8 |
11:52:25 |
XLON |
1339 |
300.6 |
11:52:25 |
XLON |
46 |
300.0 |
12:02:11 |
XLON |
178 |
300.0 |
12:02:11 |
XLON |
37 |
300.0 |
12:02:11 |
XLON |
144 |
300.0 |
12:02:11 |
XLON |
722 |
300.0 |
12:02:11 |
XLON |
33 |
300.0 |
12:02:11 |
XLON |
625 |
301.6 |
12:15:35 |
XLON |
308 |
301.6 |
12:15:35 |
XLON |
211 |
301.6 |
12:15:35 |
XLON |
447 |
301.6 |
12:21:15 |
XLON |
548 |
301.6 |
12:21:15 |
XLON |
324 |
301.6 |
12:21:15 |
XLON |
241 |
301.4 |
12:21:17 |
XLON |
903 |
301.4 |
12:21:17 |
XLON |
1316 |
301.2 |
12:25:30 |
XLON |
928 |
301.0 |
12:32:06 |
XLON |
204 |
301.0 |
12:32:06 |
XLON |
1132 |
300.8 |
12:37:16 |
XLON |
245 |
300.4 |
12:37:19 |
XLON |
600 |
300.4 |
12:37:19 |
XLON |
511 |
300.4 |
12:37:19 |
XLON |
166 |
300.0 |
12:50:50 |
XLON |
1136 |
300.0 |
12:51:47 |
XLON |
1263 |
300.2 |
13:11:55 |
XLON |
285 |
299.4 |
13:15:21 |
XLON |
280 |
299.4 |
13:16:25 |
XLON |
341 |
299.6 |
13:23:29 |
XLON |
339 |
299.6 |
13:24:35 |
XLON |
884 |
299.6 |
13:24:35 |
XLON |
1026 |
299.6 |
13:25:24 |
XLON |
231 |
299.6 |
13:25:24 |
XLON |
1035 |
299.6 |
13:32:11 |
XLON |
891 |
299.6 |
13:32:41 |
XLON |
225 |
299.6 |
13:32:41 |
XLON |
241 |
300.8 |
13:36:20 |
XLON |
339 |
300.8 |
13:36:44 |
XLON |
1145 |
300.8 |
13:36:56 |
XLON |
167 |
300.8 |
13:36:56 |
XLON |
338 |
300.8 |
13:36:56 |
XLON |
414 |
300.6 |
13:37:04 |
XLON |
527 |
300.6 |
13:37:04 |
XLON |
131 |
300.6 |
13:37:04 |
XLON |
10 |
300.6 |
13:37:11 |
XLON |
600 |
300.6 |
13:37:11 |
XLON |
567 |
300.6 |
13:37:11 |
XLON |
33 |
300.6 |
13:37:11 |
XLON |
1017 |
300.4 |
13:37:12 |
XLON |
249 |
300.4 |
13:37:29 |
XLON |
218 |
299.6 |
13:40:44 |
XLON |
439 |
299.6 |
13:41:08 |
XLON |
621 |
299.6 |
13:41:30 |
XLON |
338 |
299.4 |
13:54:26 |
XLON |
969 |
299.4 |
13:54:26 |
XLON |
2007 |
299.2 |
13:55:55 |
XLON |
228 |
299.0 |
13:56:53 |
XLON |
1195 |
299.0 |
13:57:07 |
XLON |
173 |
299.0 |
13:57:07 |
XLON |
225 |
298.4 |
14:00:04 |
XLON |
719 |
298.4 |
14:00:31 |
XLON |
339 |
298.4 |
14:00:31 |
XLON |
1126 |
297.6 |
14:06:52 |
XLON |
1183 |
297.4 |
14:09:25 |
XLON |
1168 |
297.4 |
14:21:05 |
XLON |
1146 |
297.4 |
14:21:05 |
XLON |
474 |
297.2 |
14:21:06 |
XLON |
744 |
297.2 |
14:23:08 |
XLON |
1155 |
298.2 |
14:34:30 |
XLON |
269 |
298.0 |
14:34:33 |
XLON |
886 |
298.0 |
14:34:33 |
XLON |
10 |
297.6 |
14:34:36 |
XLON |
161 |
297.6 |
14:34:36 |
XLON |
401 |
297.6 |
14:34:36 |
XLON |
730 |
297.6 |
14:34:36 |
XLON |
400 |
297.8 |
14:34:36 |
XLON |
226 |
298.0 |
14:39:24 |
XLON |
348 |
298.0 |
14:39:45 |
XLON |
1317 |
298.2 |
14:41:00 |
XLON |
848 |
298.2 |
14:41:00 |
XLON |
461 |
298.2 |
14:41:00 |
XLON |
205 |
300.2 |
14:58:27 |
XLON |
504 |
300.2 |
14:58:27 |
XLON |
574 |
300.2 |
14:58:27 |
XLON |
1800 |
301.0 |
14:59:49 |
XLON |
1200 |
301.0 |
14:59:49 |
XLON |
289 |
301.0 |
14:59:49 |
XLON |
977 |
300.6 |
15:01:52 |
XLON |
348 |
300.6 |
15:01:52 |
XLON |
231 |
300.6 |
15:01:52 |
XLON |
1000 |
300.6 |
15:01:52 |
XLON |
201 |
301.8 |
15:06:00 |
XLON |
1238 |
301.6 |
15:07:48 |
XLON |
1247 |
301.8 |
15:07:48 |
XLON |
1601 |
301.8 |
15:07:48 |
XLON |
517 |
301.8 |
15:07:48 |
XLON |
288 |
301.8 |
15:07:48 |
XLON |
400 |
301.8 |
15:07:48 |
XLON |
119 |
301.8 |
15:07:48 |
XLON |
984 |
301.8 |
15:07:48 |
XLON |
65 |
301.8 |
15:07:48 |
XLON |
144 |
301.4 |
15:15:21 |
XLON |
712 |
301.4 |
15:16:21 |
XLON |
400 |
301.4 |
15:16:21 |
XLON |
414 |
301.2 |
15:16:23 |
XLON |
744 |
301.2 |
15:16:23 |
XLON |
836 |
301.0 |
15:18:38 |
XLON |
314 |
301.0 |
15:18:38 |
XLON |
97 |
301.0 |
15:18:38 |
XLON |
1000 |
301.0 |
15:18:38 |
XLON |
1808 |
300.8 |
15:19:27 |
XLON |
1017 |
299.8 |
15:21:41 |
XLON |
142 |
299.8 |
15:21:41 |
XLON |
315 |
302.0 |
15:28:06 |
XLON |
600 |
302.0 |
15:28:06 |
XLON |
500 |
302.0 |
15:28:06 |
XLON |
500 |
302.0 |
15:28:06 |
XLON |
278 |
301.8 |
15:28:07 |
XLON |
1100 |
302.4 |
15:33:13 |
XLON |
1293 |
302.4 |
15:33:13 |
XLON |
1231 |
302.4 |
15:33:13 |
XLON |
577 |
301.6 |
15:35:20 |
XLON |
600 |
301.6 |
15:35:20 |
XLON |
2085 |
301.4 |
15:35:20 |
XLON |
170 |
301.2 |
15:35:22 |
XLON |
600 |
301.2 |
15:35:22 |
XLON |
467 |
301.2 |
15:35:22 |
XLON |
33 |
301.0 |
15:37:38 |
XLON |
164 |
301.0 |
15:37:49 |
XLON |
512 |
301.2 |
15:38:49 |
XLON |
79 |
303.2 |
15:42:39 |
XLON |
635 |
303.2 |
15:42:39 |
XLON |
245 |
303.2 |
15:42:39 |
XLON |
900 |
303.2 |
15:42:39 |
XLON |
500 |
303.2 |
15:42:39 |
XLON |
277 |
303.2 |
15:42:39 |
XLON |
400 |
303.2 |
15:42:39 |
XLON |
1282 |
303.0 |
15:43:00 |
XLON |
117 |
302.8 |
15:43:11 |
XLON |
600 |
302.8 |
15:43:46 |
XLON |
498 |
302.8 |
15:43:46 |
XLON |
2 |
302.8 |
15:43:46 |
XLON |
500 |
302.8 |
15:43:46 |
XLON |
600 |
302.8 |
15:43:46 |
XLON |
39 |
302.8 |
15:43:46 |
XLON |
1265 |
302.4 |
15:44:33 |
XLON |
204 |
301.8 |
15:44:34 |
XLON |
1103 |
301.8 |
15:44:35 |
XLON |
707 |
302.2 |
15:51:20 |
XLON |
469 |
302.2 |
15:51:28 |
XLON |
554 |
302.0 |
15:51:35 |
XLON |
623 |
302.0 |
15:51:35 |
XLON |
600 |
302.0 |
15:52:03 |
XLON |
491 |
302.0 |
15:52:03 |
XLON |
1339 |
302.0 |
15:56:02 |
XLON |
1709 |
302.0 |
15:56:02 |
XLON |
1253 |
301.6 |
15:57:02 |
XLON |
855 |
301.6 |
15:57:02 |
XLON |
876 |
301.6 |
15:57:02 |
XLON |
179 |
301.2 |
15:57:27 |
XLON |
500 |
301.2 |
15:57:27 |
XLON |
600 |
301.2 |
15:57:27 |
XLON |
265 |
301.2 |
15:57:27 |
XLON |
1290 |
300.8 |
15:57:27 |
XLON |
22 |
300.4 |
15:58:41 |
XLON |
705 |
300.4 |
15:58:41 |
XLON |
2367 |
301.2 |
16:02:38 |
XLON |
1654 |
301.2 |
16:02:38 |
XLON |
823 |
301.2 |
16:03:54 |
XLON |
273 |
301.2 |
16:03:54 |
XLON |
1300 |
301.6 |
16:06:27 |
XLON |
347 |
301.6 |
16:06:27 |
XLON |
358 |
301.6 |
16:06:27 |
XLON |
630 |
301.6 |
16:06:27 |
XLON |
1134 |
301.4 |
16:06:37 |
XLON |
1242 |
301.4 |
16:07:37 |
XLON |
104 |
301.4 |
16:09:12 |
XLON |
996 |
301.4 |
16:09:12 |
XLON |
1158 |
301.4 |
16:09:12 |
XLON |
220 |
301.2 |
16:10:08 |
XLON |
1113 |
301.2 |
16:10:08 |
XLON |
1242 |
301.2 |
16:10:08 |
XLON |
351 |
301.0 |
16:12:03 |
XLON |
338 |
301.0 |
16:12:27 |
XLON |
338 |
301.0 |
16:12:39 |
XLON |
338 |
301.0 |
16:12:51 |
XLON |
257 |
301.4 |
16:13:35 |
XLON |
376 |
301.4 |
16:13:35 |
XLON |
738 |
301.4 |
16:13:46 |
XLON |
1108 |
301.4 |
16:13:46 |
XLON |
768 |
301.2 |
16:14:22 |
XLON |
347 |
301.2 |
16:14:22 |
XLON |
104 |
301.2 |
16:14:35 |
XLON |
1317 |
302.0 |
16:16:20 |
XLON |
1042 |
302.0 |
16:16:30 |
XLON |
75 |
302.0 |
16:16:30 |
XLON |
347 |
302.0 |
16:16:56 |
XLON |
600 |
302.0 |
16:17:10 |
XLON |
600 |
302.0 |
16:17:10 |
XLON |
29 |
302.0 |
16:17:21 |
XLON |
38 |
302.2 |
16:17:27 |
XLON |
1293 |
302.2 |
16:17:50 |
XLON |
1342 |
302.2 |
16:17:50 |
XLON |
1190 |
302.2 |
16:17:50 |
XLON |
609 |
302.0 |
16:18:50 |
XLON |
1147 |
302.0 |
16:18:50 |
XLON |
600 |
302.0 |
16:18:50 |
XLON |
290 |
302.0 |
16:18:50 |
XLON |
235 |
302.0 |
16:18:53 |
XLON |
400 |
301.8 |
16:19:18 |
XLON |
876 |
301.8 |
16:19:18 |
XLON |
317 |
301.4 |
16:20:00 |
XLON |
600 |
301.4 |
16:20:00 |
XLON |
186 |
301.4 |
16:20:00 |
XLON |
36 |
301.0 |
16:20:21 |
XLON |
119 |
300.8 |
16:20:31 |
XLON |
364 |
300.8 |
16:20:31 |
XLON |
545 |
300.8 |
16:20:31 |
XLON |
100 |
300.8 |
16:20:31 |
XLON |
1720 |
300.2 |
16:21:08 |
XLON |
1139 |
300.0 |
16:21:53 |
XLON |
500 |
300.2 |
16:22:30 |
XLON |
500 |
300.2 |
16:22:30 |
XLON |
207 |
300.2 |
16:22:30 |
XLON |
400 |
300.2 |
16:22:30 |
XLON |
6 |
301.2 |
16:23:16 |
XLON |
1515 |
301.2 |
16:23:26 |
XLON |
971 |
301.2 |
16:23:26 |
XLON |
357 |
301.2 |
16:23:28 |
XLON |
579 |
301.0 |
16:24:08 |
XLON |
684 |
301.0 |
16:24:08 |
XLON |