2 July 2024
Ascential plc
Transaction in own shares
Ascential plc ("Ascential" or the "Company"), announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme announced on 4 April 2024 ("Share Buyback Programme") and subsequently updated, as highlighted in the Company's announcement on 20 May 2024, the Company purchased the following number of its Ordinary 1.7p Shares ("Ordinary Shares") through Numis Securities Limited ("Deutsche Numis").
| Date of purchase: | 01/07/2024 |
| Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased: | 100,030 |
| Lowest price paid per share (GBp): | 344.00 |
| Highest price paid per share (GBp): | 347.00 |
| Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp): | 345.60 |
The purchased shares will be cancelled.
Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 203,762,582 with no shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company will therefore be 203,762,582. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), as it forms part of Retained EU Law as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Deutsche Numis as part of the Share Buyback Programme.
Individual transactions:
| Number of ordinary shares purchased | Transaction price (per share) | Time of transaction | Transaction reference number | Trading venue |
| 282 | 344.50 | 08:26:07 | 00070468077TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2 | 344.50 | 08:26:59 | 00070468086TRLO0 | XLON |
| 3981 | 344.50 | 08:27:58 | 00070468092TRLO0 | XLON |
| 800 | 344.50 | 08:27:58 | 00070468093TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2243 | 345.00 | 08:28:27 | 00070468098TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1191 | 345.00 | 08:45:55 | 00070468320TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1146 | 345.00 | 08:45:55 | 00070468321TRLO0 | XLON |
| 400 | 345.00 | 08:49:12 | 00070468352TRLO0 | XLON |
| 458 | 345.00 | 08:50:28 | 00070468367TRLO0 | XLON |
| 204 | 344.00 | 08:50:36 | 00070468368TRLO0 | XLON |
| 12 | 344.00 | 08:57:00 | 00070468433TRLO0 | XLON |
| 12 | 344.00 | 08:57:06 | 00070468434TRLO0 | XLON |
| 510 | 344.50 | 09:04:04 | 00070468619TRLO0 | XLON |
| 6 | 344.50 | 09:04:04 | 00070468620TRLO0 | XLON |
| 3 | 344.50 | 09:05:15 | 00070468707TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1088 | 344.50 | 09:05:55 | 00070468714TRLO0 | XLON |
| 42 | 344.50 | 09:05:55 | 00070468715TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2146 | 344.50 | 09:12:03 | 00070468891TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2593 | 344.00 | 09:22:03 | 00070469039TRLO0 | XLON |
| 443 | 345.00 | 09:43:05 | 00070469447TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2497 | 345.00 | 09:43:35 | 00070469450TRLO0 | XLON |
| 839 | 345.00 | 09:47:35 | 00070469489TRLO0 | XLON |
| 344 | 346.50 | 09:53:26 | 00070469591TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2400 | 347.00 | 09:56:18 | 00070469619TRLO0 | XLON |
| 50 | 347.00 | 09:56:18 | 00070469620TRLO0 | XLON |
| 575 | 346.00 | 10:19:01 | 00070469963TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1300 | 346.00 | 10:19:01 | 00070469964TRLO0 | XLON |
| 328 | 346.00 | 10:19:01 | 00070469965TRLO0 | XLON |
| 700 | 345.50 | 10:19:12 | 00070469973TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1529 | 345.50 | 10:23:21 | 00070470214TRLO0 | XLON |
| 300 | 345.50 | 10:23:21 | 00070470215TRLO0 | XLON |
| 139 | 345.50 | 10:36:01 | 00070470504TRLO0 | XLON |
| 370 | 345.50 | 10:49:34 | 00070470708TRLO0 | XLON |
| 400 | 345.50 | 10:49:34 | 00070470709TRLO0 | XLON |
| 60 | 345.50 | 10:49:34 | 00070470710TRLO0 | XLON |
| 17 | 345.50 | 10:49:34 | 00070470711TRLO0 | XLON |
| 6 | 345.50 | 10:49:34 | 00070470712TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1680 | 345.50 | 10:49:34 | 00070470713TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 345.50 | 11:03:17 | 00070470974TRLO0 | XLON |
| 41 | 345.50 | 11:03:17 | 00070470975TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 345.50 | 11:15:00 | 00070471190TRLO0 | XLON |
| 43 | 345.50 | 11:15:10 | 00070471191TRLO0 | XLON |
| 21 | 345.50 | 11:18:40 | 00070471357TRLO0 | XLON |
| 502 | 345.50 | 11:25:03 | 00070471464TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 345.50 | 11:26:51 | 00070471481TRLO0 | XLON |
| 14 | 345.50 | 11:41:56 | 00070471818TRLO0 | XLON |
| 585 | 345.50 | 11:47:08 | 00070471878TRLO0 | XLON |
| 522 | 345.50 | 11:48:41 | 00070471900TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 345.50 | 11:48:41 | 00070471901TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1 | 345.50 | 11:48:41 | 00070471902TRLO0 | XLON |
| 49 | 345.50 | 11:48:41 | 00070471903TRLO0 | XLON |
| 17 | 345.50 | 11:48:46 | 00070471904TRLO0 | XLON |
| 297 | 345.50 | 12:11:44 | 00070472522TRLO0 | XLON |
| 10583 | 346.00 | 12:24:53 | 00070472789TRLO0 | XLON |
| 927 | 346.00 | 12:24:53 | 00070472790TRLO0 | XLON |
| 277 | 346.00 | 12:24:53 | 00070472792TRLO0 | XLON |
| 875 | 346.00 | 12:24:54 | 00070472796TRLO0 | XLON |
| 36 | 346.00 | 12:24:54 | 00070472797TRLO0 | XLON |
| 294 | 346.00 | 12:25:00 | 00070472798TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 346.00 | 12:39:00 | 00070473067TRLO0 | XLON |
| 9 | 346.00 | 12:41:56 | 00070473084TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 346.00 | 12:43:00 | 00070473097TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 346.00 | 12:50:36 | 00070473273TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2400 | 346.50 | 12:56:22 | 00070473319TRLO0 | XLON |
| 63 | 346.50 | 12:56:22 | 00070473320TRLO0 | XLON |
| 190 | 346.50 | 12:56:22 | 00070473321TRLO0 | XLON |
| 75 | 346.50 | 12:56:22 | 00070473322TRLO0 | XLON |
| 568 | 346.50 | 12:56:41 | 00070473332TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1200 | 346.50 | 12:56:41 | 00070473333TRLO0 | XLON |
| 19 | 346.50 | 12:56:41 | 00070473334TRLO0 | XLON |
| 31 | 346.00 | 13:08:31 | 00070473605TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2568 | 346.00 | 13:08:31 | 00070473606TRLO0 | XLON |
| 205 | 346.00 | 13:55:56 | 00070474352TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 346.00 | 13:55:56 | 00070474353TRLO0 | XLON |
| 801 | 346.00 | 13:55:56 | 00070474359TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2277 | 347.00 | 13:56:10 | 00070474362TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1140 | 347.00 | 13:56:10 | 00070474363TRLO0 | XLON |
| 676 | 347.00 | 13:56:10 | 00070474364TRLO0 | XLON |
| 349 | 346.50 | 13:56:10 | 00070474365TRLO0 | XLON |
| 960 | 347.00 | 13:56:11 | 00070474366TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1591 | 347.00 | 13:56:12 | 00070474367TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1149 | 347.00 | 13:59:50 | 00070474435TRLO0 | XLON |
| 649 | 347.00 | 13:59:50 | 00070474436TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1200 | 347.00 | 14:10:51 | 00070474647TRLO0 | XLON |
| 575 | 347.00 | 14:10:51 | 00070474648TRLO0 | XLON |
| 870 | 347.00 | 14:10:51 | 00070474649TRLO0 | XLON |
| 897 | 345.50 | 14:19:04 | 00070474926TRLO0 | XLON |
| 912 | 345.50 | 14:21:04 | 00070474964TRLO0 | XLON |
| 487 | 345.50 | 14:21:04 | 00070474965TRLO0 | XLON |
| 540 | 345.50 | 14:34:27 | 00070475244TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 346.00 | 14:47:31 | 00070475527TRLO0 | XLON |
| 577 | 346.00 | 14:47:32 | 00070475528TRLO0 | XLON |
| 48 | 346.00 | 14:47:32 | 00070475529TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 346.00 | 14:47:32 | 00070475530TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1350 | 346.00 | 14:47:48 | 00070475534TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1200 | 346.00 | 14:47:48 | 00070475535TRLO0 | XLON |
| 434 | 346.00 | 14:47:48 | 00070475536TRLO0 | XLON |
| 194 | 346.00 | 14:47:48 | 00070475537TRLO0 | XLON |
| 750 | 346.00 | 14:47:48 | 00070475538TRLO0 | XLON |
| 311 | 346.00 | 14:47:48 | 00070475539TRLO0 | XLON |
| 628 | 346.00 | 14:47:48 | 00070475540TRLO0 | XLON |
| 494 | 346.00 | 14:47:48 | 00070475541TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2391 | 345.50 | 14:55:44 | 00070475732TRLO0 | XLON |
| 661 | 345.00 | 15:04:46 | 00070476066TRLO0 | XLON |
| 565 | 345.00 | 15:04:46 | 00070476067TRLO0 | XLON |
| 558 | 345.00 | 15:04:46 | 00070476068TRLO0 | XLON |
| 395 | 345.00 | 15:04:46 | 00070476069TRLO0 | XLON |
| 566 | 344.50 | 15:12:46 | 00070476477TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1783 | 344.50 | 15:12:46 | 00070476478TRLO0 | XLON |
| 616 | 345.50 | 15:20:09 | 00070477228TRLO0 | XLON |
| 943 | 345.50 | 15:20:09 | 00070477229TRLO0 | XLON |
| 936 | 345.50 | 15:20:09 | 00070477230TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1047 | 345.50 | 15:28:11 | 00070477625TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1166 | 345.50 | 15:28:11 | 00070477626TRLO0 | XLON |
| 26 | 345.00 | 15:35:20 | 00070478049TRLO0 | XLON |
| 56 | 345.00 | 15:35:20 | 00070478050TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 345.00 | 15:35:20 | 00070478051TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2183 | 345.00 | 15:35:20 | 00070478052TRLO0 | XLON |
| 773 | 345.00 | 15:43:20 | 00070478390TRLO0 | XLON |
| 32 | 345.00 | 15:43:20 | 00070478391TRLO0 | XLON |
| 70 | 345.00 | 15:43:20 | 00070478392TRLO0 | XLON |
| 600 | 345.00 | 15:43:20 | 00070478393TRLO0 | XLON |
| 44 | 345.00 | 15:43:20 | 00070478394TRLO0 | XLON |
| 28 | 345.00 | 15:43:20 | 00070478395TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2 | 345.00 | 15:43:20 | 00070478396TRLO0 | XLON |
| 21 | 345.00 | 15:43:20 | 00070478397TRLO0 | XLON |
| 501 | 345.00 | 15:43:20 | 00070478398TRLO0 | XLON |
| 60 | 345.00 | 15:43:27 | 00070478404TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 345.00 | 15:45:45 | 00070478476TRLO0 | XLON |
| 48 | 345.00 | 15:45:45 | 00070478477TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 345.00 | 15:45:45 | 00070478478TRLO0 | XLON |
| 144 | 345.00 | 15:47:54 | 00070478583TRLO0 | XLON |
| 308 | 345.00 | 15:55:14 | 00070478829TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1071 | 345.00 | 15:55:14 | 00070478830TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1186 | 345.00 | 15:55:14 | 00070478831TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2293 | 345.00 | 15:59:14 | 00070478956TRLO0 | XLON |
| 2158 | 345.00 | 16:07:14 | 00070479275TRLO0 | XLON |
| 189 | 345.00 | 16:14:09 | 00070479601TRLO0 | XLON |
| 23 | 345.00 | 16:14:10 | 00070479602TRLO0 | XLON |
| 1569 | 345.00 | 16:14:17 | 00070479605TRLO0 | XLON |
| 122 | 345.00 | 16:14:19 | 00070479606TRLO0 | XLON |
| 30 | 344.00 | 16:29:59 | 00070480265TRLO0 | XLON |
For further information please contact:
| Ascential plc Philip Thomas Mandy Gradden Rory Elliott |
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Investor Relations Director
| +44 (0)20 3657 8950
|
| Media enquiries Matt Dixon Jamie Ricketts Edward Bridges | FTI Consulting | +44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
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