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:

09 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:

2,517,822

1.23%

500,959

0.25%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

371,741

0.18%

2,160,716

1.06%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

2,889,563

1.42%

2,661,675

1.31%

(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

245,639

5.6799 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

106,687

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

54,399

5.6793 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

30,499

5.6791 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

24,203

5.6787 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

19,731

5.6797 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

15,648

5.6782 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

9,371

5.6795 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

8,918

5.6789 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

8,368

5.6783 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

4,210

5.6750 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,508

5.6796 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,078

5.6812 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,600

5.6794 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,394

5.6767 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,101

5.6805 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

580

5.6775 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

149,639

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

43,495

5.6798 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

39,214

5.6797 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

15,200

5.6794 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

14,295

5.6700 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

5,632

5.6801 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4,825

5.6775 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4,320

5.6793 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,535

5.6750 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,016

5.6737 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,782

5.6817 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,739

5.6799 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,674

5.6758 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,049

5.6751 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,039

5.6850 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

13

5.6790 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

13,016

5.6793 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

60

5.6746 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

13

5.6792 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,100

5.6769 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

97,238

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

84

5.6954 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

600

5.6791 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

100

5.6799 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

892

5.6750 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

208

5.6764 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,600

5.6794 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,295

5.6700 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,016

5.6737 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

581

5.6775 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,024

5.6789 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,499

5.6791 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,641

5.6799 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,832

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

15,648

5.6782 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1

5.6802 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

502

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

502

5.6749 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

515

5.6764 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,183

5.6775 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,617

5.6794 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,839

5.6783 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,345

5.6787 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,959

5.6788 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,300

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,455

5.6800 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:

12 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213