FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b | |||||||
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 Sep 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: | 6,053,047 | 2.96% | 449,822 | 0.22% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 474,617 | 0.23% | 5,832,956 | 2.85% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| 6,527,664 | 3.19% | 6,282,778 | 3.07% | |||
(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 | 116,198 | 5.6904 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 110,655 | 5.6928 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 81,772 | 5.6900 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 18,013 | 5.6893 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 15,322 | 5.6902 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 12,902 | 5.6911 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 10,096 | 5.6938 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 6,044 | 5.6881 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,507 | 5.6950 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,080 | 5.6925 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,046 | 5.6921 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,775 | 5.6874 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,961 | 5.6939 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,907 | 5.6896 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,832 | 5.6842 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,781 | 5.6834 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,020 | 5.6912 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 966 | 5.6945 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 718 | 5.6850 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 582 | 5.6800 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 30 | 5.6875 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 113,588 | 5.6871 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 89,341 | 5.6900 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 30,299 | 5.6897 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 23,416 | 5.6895 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 16,281 | 5.6874 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 6,634 | 5.6901 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 6,118 | 5.6869 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 2,317 | 5.6837 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1,727 | 5.6925 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1,629 | 5.6950 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 894 | 5.6850 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 748 | 5.6917 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 400 | 5.6846 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 352 | 5.6838 GBP | ||||
1.7p ordinary | Sale | 14 | 5.6800 GBP | ||||
(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,947 | 5.6904 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2 | 5.6600 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14 | 5.6800 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,317 | 5.6837 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 352 | 5.6838 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 400 | 5.6846 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 894 | 5.6850 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,016 | 5.6858 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,100 | 5.6870 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 113,588 | 5.6871 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,281 | 5.6874 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,416 | 5.6895 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,366 | 5.6906 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,504 | 5.6896 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 73,827 | 5.6900 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29,075 | 5.6902 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,410 | 5.6910 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,902 | 5.6911 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 110,796 | 5.6928 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,481 | 5.6929 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,560 | 5.6932 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,096 | 5.6938 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 15,697 | 5.6900 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 753 | 5.6875 GBP | |||
1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 20,083 | 5.6900 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: | 10 Sep 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
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