| 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: | 05 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: | 1,851,498 | 0.91% | 893,276 | 0.44% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 836,109 | 0.41% | 1,625,376 | 0.80% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 2,687,607 | 1.32% | 2,518,652 | 1.24% | |||
| (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 | 87,930 | 5.6702 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 51,436 | 5.6701 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 33,385 | 5.6700 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 16,749 | 5.6724 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 15,215 | 5.6679 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 13,656 | 5.6719 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 12,159 | 5.6740 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 10,020 | 5.6737 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 6,653 | 5.6726 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 6,502 | 5.6825 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,978 | 5.6910 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,685 | 5.6746 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,670 | 5.6783 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,140 | 5.6891 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,895 | 5.6800 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,812 | 5.6900 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,144 | 5.6801 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,767 | 5.6860 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,748 | 5.6750 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,189 | 5.6650 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 691 | 5.6647 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 548 | 5.6875 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 273 | 5.6725 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 64 | 5.6950 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 34 | 5.6709 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 75,564 | 5.6766 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 52,890 | 5.6700 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 50,396 | 5.6704 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 49,185 | 5.6739 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 26,713 | 5.6789 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 19,242 | 5.6702 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 16,677 | 5.6757 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 9,273 | 5.6750 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 5,218 | 5.6787 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 5,027 | 5.6634 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 4,658 | 5.6699 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 3,756 | 5.6804 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 3,485 | 5.6631 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 3,430 | 5.6650 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 3,397 | 5.6800 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 3,386 | 5.6740 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 2,843 | 5.6792 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1,608 | 5.6640 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1,604 | 5.6776 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 676 | 5.6625 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 336 | 5.6726 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 5 | 5.6825 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,004 | 5.6740 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 15,123 | 5.6700 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 5,792 | 5.6716 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 336 | 5.6726 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 15,123 | 5.6700 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 34 | 5.6708 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,194 | 5.6731 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 126 | 5.6757 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 605 | 5.6773 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 512 | 5.6849 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,662 | 5.6700 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 11,998 | 5.6800 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,639 | 5.6695 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 170 | 5.6670 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 29,026 | 5.6694 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,804 | 5.6763 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 75,564 | 5.6766 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,756 | 5.6804 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 22,954 | 5.6700 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 61,022 | 5.6719 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,144 | 5.6801 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 581 | 5.6864 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,140 | 5.6891 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,978 | 5.6910 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,218 | 5.6787 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,000 | 5.6744 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 288 | 5.6700 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 511 | 5.6728 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 288 | 5.6849 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 32,806 | 5.6693 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,988 | 5.6759 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 26,713 | 5.6789 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,236 | 5.6700 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 62,012 | 5.6726 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,408 | 5.6825 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,798 | 5.6866 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,703 | 5.6900 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,995 | 5.6693 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: | 06 Aug 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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