29th Jul 2024 15:21
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 |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | ASCENTIAL PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 26 Jul 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 1.7p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,547,778 | 0.76% | 2,075,043 | 1.02% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,994,612 | 0.98% | 1,470,069 | 0.72% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 3,542,390 | 1.74% | 3,545,112 | 1.74% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 352,461 | 5.6800 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 209,710 | 5.6790 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 49,765 | 5.6689 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 36,796 | 5.6711 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 35,952 | 5.6746 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 28,692 | 5.6682 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 22,127 | 5.6684 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 17,890 | 5.6740 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 16,741 | 5.6719 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 16,127 | 5.6801 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 15,807 | 5.6797 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 11,196 | 5.6715 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 10,562 | 5.6722 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 6,469 | 5.6650 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 5,751 | 5.6707 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 5,498 | 5.6652 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 5,249 | 5.6768 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,415 | 5.6718 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,971 | 5.6678 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,881 | 5.6732 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,518 | 5.6725 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,908 | 5.6584 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,683 | 5.6750 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,672 | 5.6673 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,225 | 5.6680 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,835 | 5.6766 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,725 | 5.6783 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,692 | 5.6669 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,609 | 5.6744 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,506 | 5.6734 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 803 | 5.6775 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 500 | 5.6629 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 7 | 5.6794 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 4 | 5.6600 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 223,803 | 5.6799 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 174,611 | 5.6800 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 166,199 | 5.6793 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 24,640 | 5.6695 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 23,759 | 5.6704 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 9,454 | 5.6651 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 8,978 | 5.6788 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 6,128 | 5.6550 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 5,400 | 5.6679 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 4,688 | 5.6668 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 4,175 | 5.6712 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 4,007 | 5.6750 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1,957 | 5.6700 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 938 | 5.6575 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 238 | 5.6722 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 4 | 5.6605 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 800 | 5.6700 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,415 | 5.6654 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 84,010 | 5.6800 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 166 | 5.6504 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 49,334 | 5.6800 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 328 | 5.6691 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,296 | 5.6614 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,600 | 5.6746 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,800 | 5.6546 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 24,640 | 5.6695 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23,759 | 5.6704 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,978 | 5.6788 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 808 | 5.6650 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,128 | 5.6550 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,175 | 5.6712 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 43,989 | 5.6794 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,225 | 5.6680 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,973 | 5.6685 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 36,796 | 5.6711 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 48,457 | 5.6719 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,249 | 5.6768 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 63,203 | 5.6796 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,562 | 5.6722 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,971 | 5.6678 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 22,127 | 5.6684 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 49,765 | 5.6689 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,751 | 5.6707 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,087 | 5.6743 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,578 | 5.6800 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 641 | 5.6800 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 724 | 5.6614 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,435 | 5.6648 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 16,127 | 5.6801 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 598 | 5.6750 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 43,518 | 5.6795 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,383 | 5.6650 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 52,075 | 5.6707 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,196 | 5.6715 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,506 | 5.6734 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 51,750 | 5.6800 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 29 Jul 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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