| 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: | 30 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: | 5,675,933 | 2.78% | 319,776 | 0.16% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 210,147 | 0.10% | 5,303,094 | 2.60% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 5,886,080 | 2.89% | 5,622,870 | 2.76% | |||
| (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 | 567,292 | 5.7099 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 322,684 | 5.7028 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 313,452 | 5.7075 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 264,144 | 5.7100 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 37,839 | 5.7073 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 30,223 | 5.7158 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 18,809 | 5.7054 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 12,840 | 5.6991 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 12,400 | 5.7019 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 12,129 | 5.7050 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 9,577 | 5.7025 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 9,500 | 5.7067 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,820 | 5.6985 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,707 | 5.7040 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,528 | 5.7000 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,721 | 5.6997 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,563 | 5.6950 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,509 | 5.7034 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,170 | 5.7056 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 577 | 5.7097 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 533 | 5.7091 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 73 | 5.7022 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 28 | 5.7024 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 25 | 5.6982 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 5.6944 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 300,732 | 5.7087 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 300,375 | 5.7100 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 31,546 | 5.7083 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 23,895 | 5.7102 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 10,131 | 5.7050 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 9,920 | 5.7109 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 8,525 | 5.6950 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 7,592 | 5.6956 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 6,586 | 5.7018 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 5,309 | 5.7000 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 4,920 | 5.7038 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 4,883 | 5.7045 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 4,431 | 5.7037 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 3,806 | 5.7047 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1,777 | 5.7035 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1,124 | 5.7002 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1,087 | 5.7027 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 400 | 5.7096 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 124 | 5.6988 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 27 | 5.6987 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 20 | 5.7025 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 10 | 5.7250 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 5.7055 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 5.7030 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,269 | 5.7085 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 7,253 | 5.7050 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,927 | 5.7087 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 176,615 | 5.7100 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,145 | 5.7047 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 34,515 | 5.7100 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 146,658 | 5.7100 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 257 | 5.7040 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 320,386 | 5.7028 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,298 | 5.7028 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 400 | 5.7096 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 910 | 5.7000 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,565 | 5.7092 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,130 | 5.7100 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,920 | 5.7109 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2 | 5.7250 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,464 | 5.7050 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 145,595 | 5.7100 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 30,223 | 5.7158 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,806 | 5.7047 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 76 | 5.7100 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 419 | 5.7047 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,117 | 5.7088 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,404 | 5.7000 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 53,112 | 5.7007 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 788 | 5.7025 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,151 | 5.7054 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,500 | 5.7067 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 88,254 | 5.7100 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,916 | 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: | 02 Sep 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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