Form 8.3 - Ascential plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a

Replaces form released 15:08 on 31 July 2024

RNS number: 6423Y

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-Jul-24

(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:

1,765,349

0.86%

1,331,502

0.65%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,215,023

0.59%

1,403,237

0.68%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

2,980,372

1.45%

2,734,739

1.34%

 TOTAL:

(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

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

 security

 securities

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

127,053

5.6939 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

125,893

5.7174 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

106,621

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

63,378

5.6963 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

58,354

5.6917 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

54,986

5.6921 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

49,189

5.6876 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

16,975

5.6904 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

15,394

5.6926 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

15,181

5.6884 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

14,716

5.6900 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

11,900

5.6894 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

10,974

5.6947 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

10,555

5.7197 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

9,867

5.7097 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

9,145

5.6950 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

8,966

5.6869 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

7,569

5.6877 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,948

5.7000 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

5,885

5.6888 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

5,455

5.6889 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

5,203

5.6850 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

4,769

5.6882 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,996

5.6822 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,700

5.6940 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,350

5.6951 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,124

5.6919 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,915

5.6915 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,510

5.6863 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,301

5.7002 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,262

5.7093 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,969

5.6887 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,729

5.6880 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,699

5.6912 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,657

5.6913 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,555

5.6750 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,461

5.6903 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,152

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

973

5.6875 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

917

5.6975 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

695

5.6922 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

336

5.6906 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

90

5.6942 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

117,292

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

89,248

5.7131 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

86,529

5.6948 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

16,862

5.6920 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

10,015

5.6950 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

8,945

5.6937 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

8,773

5.6933 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

8,107

5.6903 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

8,031

5.6882 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

7,449

5.6789 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

7,333

5.6919 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

6,948

5.7000 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

5,492

5.6900 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4,930

5.6913 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,824

5.6902 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,734

5.6872 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,058

5.6841 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,912

5.7002 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,816

5.6975 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,201

5.6850 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,864

5.6909 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,546

5.6807 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,309

5.7188 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,070

5.6750 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

800

5.6846 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

500

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

100

5.6899 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

90

5.6947 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

7

5.6921 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

 relevant

 reference

 unit

 security

 securities

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,000

5.6880 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,824

5.6898 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

387

5.6816 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,495

5.7003 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,000

5.7194 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,830

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

166

5.6854 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

336

5.6906 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,324

5.6939 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

40,930

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

700

5.6873 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

5.6899 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

904

5.6877 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

800

5.6846 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

278

5.6876 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,700

5.6940 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,449

5.6789 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,546

5.6807 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

578

5.6975 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,944

5.7143 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

53,395

5.6889 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,461

5.6903 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

63,378

5.6963 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

339

5.6975 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

44,063

5.7199 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,908

5.6915 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

847

5.6851 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,900

5.6890 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

58,354

5.6917 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,522

5.6921 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,394

5.6926 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,350

5.6951 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,301

5.7002 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,000

5.6887 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

503

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

503

5.6877 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

539

5.6881 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,238

5.6975 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,306

5.7172 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,369

5.6884 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,124

5.6919 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,464

5.6921 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,836

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,747

5.7200 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 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:

21-Aug-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213