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:

23 Jul 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:

690,127

0.34%

2,294,344

1.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

2,106,618

1.03%

573,768

0.28%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,796,745

1.37%

2,868,112

1.41%

(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

500,000

4.4638 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

59,442

5.4000 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

33,075

4.4680 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

24,008

4.2817 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

18,686

4.4766 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

14,988

4.2918 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

10,763

4.2496 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,671

4.3966 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,665

4.4887 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,182

4.3920 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,767

4.4457 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,669

4.4681 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,383

4.5148 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,734

4.2829 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,396

4.5329 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,072

4.5354 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

709

3.6999 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

348

4.2400 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

333

4.5300 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

62

4.5250 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

335,303

4.4399 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

59,442

5.4000 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

42,410

4.4119 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

22,831

4.4248 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

19,096

4.4588 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

16,387

4.4819 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

14,762

4.3971 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

11,062

4.5103 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

8,730

4.1480 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

7,100

3.7107 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

5,879

4.4682 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

5,000

3.6680 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

5,000

4.5060 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,812

3.6798 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,068

4.5328 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,227

4.0916 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,500

4.5210 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,097

3.8202 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

753

4.4892 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

714

4.5099 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

588

3.7900 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

459

3.6860 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

281

3.6700 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

Opening Long

6,846

3.9136 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

5,386

4.1217 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,730

4.1480 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

75,000

4.5001 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

6,671

4.3966 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

33,075

4.4680 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

9,700

3.6837 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

128,469

4.4350 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,062

4.5103 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,446

4.5132 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

105

3.6840 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

9,300

3.8920 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

13,400

4.4988 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

281

3.6700 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

459

3.6860 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,313

4.1860 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,762

4.3971 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

140,873

4.4680 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,008

4.2817 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,058

4.3423 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

150,000

4.4638 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28

4.4680 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

714

4.5099 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

709

3.6999 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

23,000

4.3134 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,000

4.4684 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

216

4.0527 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

2,227

4.0917 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,100

4.2225 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

53,390

4.4680 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,763

4.2496 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,495

4.3389 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

350,000

4.4638 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

76

4.4680 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:

24 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213