Form 8.3 - Ascential plc

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:

29 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:

4,884,453

2.39%

433,218

0.21%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

321,337

0.16%

4,505,767

2.21%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

5,205,790

2.55%

4,938,985

2.42%

(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

104,041

5.7202 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

28,837

5.7284 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

27,981

5.7203 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

21,420

5.7286 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

18,481

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

15,267

5.7198 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

13,650

5.7206 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

11,918

5.7250 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

7,878

5.7238 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

7,070

5.7252 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

5,641

5.7235 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

4,116

5.7261 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,484

5.7243 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,313

5.7260 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

973

5.7258 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

536

5.7300 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

16

5.7309 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

95,251

5.7206 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

71,538

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

24,927

5.7214 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

5,099

5.7252 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,385

5.7250 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,840

5.7235 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,800

5.7201 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,723

5.7280 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

31

5.7275 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

10,986

5.7250 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

27,877

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

15,833

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,779

5.7216 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

552

5.7252 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

80

5.7305 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16

5.7312 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

110,493

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,495

5.7229 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

130

5.7249 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,800

5.7201 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,840

5.7235 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,880

5.7250 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,928

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

973

5.7258 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,328

5.7263 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,837

5.7284 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

255

5.7250 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

265

5.7250 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,997

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,388

5.7219 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,567

5.7264 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,697

5.7286 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:

30 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213