| FORM 8.3 (EPT/NON-RI) - Amendment to 2a and 3b |
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| Replaces form Released at 26/09/2024 08:15 RNS Number : 7894F |
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| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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| 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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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | |||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | ASCENTIAL PLC | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | |||||||
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| offeror/offeree: | |||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 20-Sep-24 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | |||||
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | |||||||
| 2 | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||
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| 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: | 8,327,841 | 3.95% | 673,232 | 0.32% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 809,091 | 0.38% | 8,119,253 | 3.85% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
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| 9,136,932 | 4.33% | 8,792,485 | 4.17% | |||
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| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and | ||||||
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| other executive options) | |||||||
| Class of relevant security in relation to | | ||||||
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| which subscription right exists | |||||||
| Details, including nature of the rights | | ||||||
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| concerned and relevant percentages: | |||||||
| 3 | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Purchase and sales | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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| security | securities | ||||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 634,005 | 5.6450 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 73,996 | 5.6462 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 45,147 | 5.6500 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 29,298 | 5.6453 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 18,902 | 5.6447 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,931 | 5.6475 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Purchase | 489 | 5.6469 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 343,451 | 5.6450 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 200,523 | 5.6438 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 8,518 | 5.6491 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 2,192 | 5.6448 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 700 | 5.6503 GBP | ||||
| 1.7p ordinary | Sale | 488 | 5.6475 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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| relevant | reference | unit | |||||
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| security | securities | | |||||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 200,523 | 5.6438 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,192 | 5.6448 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 112,630 | 5.6450 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 435,075 | 5.6450 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,989 | 5.6453 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 318 | 5.6454 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 73,996 | 5.6462 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 39,560 | 5.6500 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 90,715 | 5.6450 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 39,693 | 5.6450 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 624 | 5.6454 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
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| (including options) | |||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | money | |
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| relevant | | selling, | securities | per unit | | paid/ | |
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| security | | varying etc | to which | | | received | |
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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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| security | securities | unit | |||||
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for | ||||||
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| new securities) | |||||||
| Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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| security | applicable) | ||||||
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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, | |||||||
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| formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal | |||||||
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| or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| derivatives | |||||||
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
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| the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | |||||||
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| (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | |||||||
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| (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which | |||||||
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| any derivative is referenced: | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 09 Oct 24 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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