| 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: | 28 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: | 4,721,414 | 2.31% | 338,207 | 0.17% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 215,934 | 0.11% | 4,333,120 | 2.12% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 4,937,348 | 2.42% | 4,671,327 | 2.29% | |||
| (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 | 112,872 | 5.7252 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 15,532 | 5.7373 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 10,466 | 5.7250 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 7,501 | 5.7247 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 6,926 | 5.7222 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,048 | 5.7240 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,666 | 5.7296 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,525 | 5.7336 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,709 | 5.7308 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 936 | 5.7249 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 481 | 5.7300 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 441 | 5.7224 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 5.7350 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 15,430 | 5.7250 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 7,942 | 5.7248 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 7,027 | 5.7309 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1,470 | 5.7300 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 936 | 5.7252 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 593 | 5.7352 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 518 | 5.7226 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,027 | 5.7309 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 8,818 | 5.7250 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 11,052 | 5.7245 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,199 | 5.7250 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 3,786 | 5.7298 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 80 | 5.7305 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 700 | 5.7250 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 3,157 | 5.7257 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 64 | 5.7249 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 477 | 5.7250 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,470 | 5.7300 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,062 | 5.7246 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 42,721 | 5.7250 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,943 | 5.7303 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,532 | 5.7373 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 518 | 5.7226 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 470 | 5.7258 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25,499 | 5.7249 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,423 | 5.7250 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,666 | 5.7296 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,676 | 5.7314 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: | 29 Aug 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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