Ascential Regulatory News (ASCL)

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4 October 2024

Ascential plc ("Ascential" or the "Company")

Block Listing Application

Ascential today announces that an application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") for 3,382,590 ordinary shares of 1.7 pence each in the Company (the "Shares"), to be admitted to the Official List of the FCA and admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (the "Admission").

The Shares will be issued to satisfy the exercise of options and vesting of awards under the Ascential plc Executive Performance Share Plan, Ascential plc Executive Deferred Annual Bonus Plan, and International Employee Free Share Plan operated by Ascential on the sanction by the High Court of Justice in England and Wales (the "Court") of the proposed scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 pursuant to which Informa PLC will acquire the entire issued share capital of Ascential (the "Scheme"). As previously announced by Ascential, the sanction of the Scheme is expected to be obtained at the Sanction Hearing on 8 October 2024.

When issued, the Shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued ordinary shares of the Company. It is expected that Admission will become effective on 7 October 2024.

The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of the Ascential Shares is GB00BQFH6320.

Enquiries

Ascential plc +44 (0)20 7657 8950

Phillip Thomas, Chief Executive Officer

Mandy Gradden, Chief Financial Officer