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  2. Form 8.3 - Ascential plc

Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 6426B
Barclays PLC
23 August 2024
 

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

 

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