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

ASCENTIAL PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

30 Sep 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:

9,615,206

4.70%

652,607

0.32%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

650,361

0.32%

9,254,302

4.52%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

10,265,567

5.01%

9,906,909

4.84%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,200,000

5.6516 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

79,873

5.6644 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

75,019

5.6661 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

35,741

5.6650 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

18,976

5.6602 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

10,498

5.6601 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

10,462

5.6622 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,923

5.6647 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,684

5.6600 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

5,527

5.6603 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,442

5.6623 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

551

5.6571 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

515

5.6570 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

21

5.6575 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

231,307

5.6650 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

37,047

5.6649 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

33,556

5.6550 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

23,158

5.6638 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

17,418

5.6645 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

8,800

5.6600 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4,453

5.6575 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,261

5.6634 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,400

5.6603 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

308

5.6549 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

191

5.6652 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,200,000

5.6516 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

308

5.6549 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,570

5.6550 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,845

5.6561 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

700

5.6599 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

936

5.6600 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

678

5.6605 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

177

5.6627 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,158

5.6638 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67,814

5.6650 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

242

5.6550 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

217

5.6554 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

515

5.6570 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,662

5.6600 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,016

5.6602 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,527

5.6603 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,000

5.6604 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,703

5.6649 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,633

5.6650 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

75,019

5.6661 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

168,735

5.6650 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,052

5.6554 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

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 exempt principal trader 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:

01 Oct 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213