| 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 |
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| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | ASCENTIAL PLC | |||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 02 Aug 2024 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | |||||
| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||
| Class of relevant security: | 1.7p ordinary | ||||||
| | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 1,893,290 | 0.93% | 885,042 | 0.43% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 819,772 | 0.40% | 1,661,154 | 0.82% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 2,713,062 | 1.33% | 2,546,196 | 1.25% | |||
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and | ||||||
| Class of relevant security in relation to | | ||||||
| Details, including nature of the rights | | ||||||
| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Purchase and sales | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 53,449 | 5.7044 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 52,758 | 5.7005 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 32,611 | 5.7050 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 26,832 | 5.6915 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 21,973 | 5.6925 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 12,154 | 5.7004 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 11,036 | 5.6948 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 9,342 | 5.6912 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 7,075 | 5.6942 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 6,896 | 5.6947 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 6,648 | 5.6960 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 5,667 | 5.6950 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 5,584 | 5.6893 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,650 | 5.6932 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,409 | 5.6936 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,647 | 5.6917 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,245 | 5.6900 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,698 | 5.6850 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,564 | 5.6966 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,317 | 5.6913 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,245 | 5.6910 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,023 | 5.6876 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,857 | 5.7052 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,500 | 5.7007 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,231 | 5.6972 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,231 | 5.6975 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,133 | 5.7002 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 435 | 5.6896 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 5.6899 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 5.6959 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 27,857 | 5.7061 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 25,160 | 5.7050 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 20,877 | 5.6933 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 15,035 | 5.6893 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 9,515 | 5.6860 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 5,328 | 5.6900 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 5,145 | 5.6927 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 4,309 | 5.6890 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 2,182 | 5.6904 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1,811 | 5.6870 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1,231 | 5.6975 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 741 | 5.6850 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 39 | 5.6790 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,127 | 5.6932 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 39 | 5.6789 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 2,771 | 5.6894 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,508 | 5.7050 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 899 | 5.6952 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,334 | 5.6996 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1 | 5.7000 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 83 | 5.7004 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,508 | 5.7050 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 400 | 5.6949 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,691 | 5.6918 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,671 | 5.7050 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,553 | 5.7032 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 286 | 5.6912 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,500 | 5.7007 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,309 | 5.6890 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,035 | 5.6893 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,997 | 5.6905 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7 | 5.7050 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,647 | 5.6917 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,222 | 5.6920 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,650 | 5.6932 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,181 | 5.6938 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 984 | 5.6950 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,525 | 5.7050 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,515 | 5.6860 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,957 | 5.6850 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,918 | 5.6914 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 26,832 | 5.6915 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,075 | 5.6942 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,036 | 5.6948 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,245 | 5.6951 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,648 | 5.6960 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,133 | 5.7002 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,857 | 5.7052 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 595 | 5.6880 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,182 | 5.6904 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,108 | 5.6916 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20 | 5.7050 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 741 | 5.6850 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,197 | 5.6874 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,584 | 5.6893 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 31,128 | 5.6936 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,907 | 5.6950 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,193 | 5.7050 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,873 | 5.7100 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | ||||||
| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or | ||||||
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 05 Aug 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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