| FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a | |||||||
| 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: | 01 Oct 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: | 9,636,177 | 4.71% | 651,178 | 0.32% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 648,932 | 0.32% | 9,274,711 | 4.53% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 10,285,109 | 5.02% | 9,925,889 | 4.85% | |||
| (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 | 50,019 | 5.6550 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 26,008 | 5.6633 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 20,083 | 5.6555 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 15,970 | 5.6611 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 9,826 | 5.6578 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,630 | 5.6637 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,749 | 5.6547 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,876 | 5.6554 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,677 | 5.6650 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 966 | 5.6591 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 647 | 5.6553 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 630 | 5.6600 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 400 | 5.6603 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 33 | 5.6577 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 57,373 | 5.6550 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 42,136 | 5.6567 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 8,716 | 5.6599 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 2,109 | 5.6600 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 1,771 | 5.6597 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 9 | 5.6650 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 69 | 5.6550 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 515 | 5.6554 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 42,136 | 5.6567 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,771 | 5.6597 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,210 | 5.6598 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 131 | 5.6599 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,146 | 5.6600 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2 | 5.6650 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,913 | 5.6550 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 671 | 5.6554 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,826 | 5.6578 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 247 | 5.6593 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 497 | 5.6594 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,075 | 5.6600 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,970 | 5.6611 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,875 | 5.6625 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,008 | 5.6633 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,432 | 5.6650 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,696 | 5.6550 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: | 07 Oct 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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