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:

22 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:

4,409,135

2.16%

364,501

0.18%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

226,343

0.11%

4,008,365

1.96%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

4,635,478

2.27%

4,372,866

2.14%

(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

63,020

5.7335 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

28,238

5.7281 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

23,052

5.7347 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

19,287

5.7350 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

14,819

5.7332 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

13,792

5.7219 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

11,107

5.7230 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

7,028

5.7227 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,520

5.7229 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,022

5.7280 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,850

5.7275 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,146

5.7200 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,019

5.7273 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

867

5.7237 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

809

5.7287 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

600

5.7250 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

409

5.7300 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

288

5.7150 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

41,889

5.7345 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

27,366

5.7350 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

14,394

5.7187 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

5,333

5.7268 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4,848

5.7238 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,520

5.7229 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,102

5.7249 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,188

5.7186 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,100

5.7259 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

896

5.7175 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

570

5.7300 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

288

5.7150 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

288

5.7151 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

6,611

5.7278 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,797

5.7291 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,962

5.7294 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,287

5.7350 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

188

5.7235 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,100

5.7260 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,394

5.7187 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,086

5.7189 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

570

5.7300 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

90

5.7350 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

867

5.7237 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,819

5.7332 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,037

5.7350 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,107

5.7230 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

425

5.7272 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,672

5.7229 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,102

5.7249 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,931

5.7329 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

806

5.7250 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,938

5.7254 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,414

5.7350 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:

23 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213