Ascential Regulatory News (ASCL)

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 positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

ASCENTIAL PLC

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

08 Aug 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree 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:

2,313,885

1.14%

544,489

0.27%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

496,246

0.24%

2,036,570

1.00%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

2,810,131

1.38%

2,581,059

1.27%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

108,144

5.6801 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

47,863

5.6808 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

18,233

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

15,196

5.6834 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

11,322

5.6804 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

9,048

5.6740 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

7,331

5.6700 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

4,666

5.6809 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,831

5.6675 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,457

5.6665 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,632

5.6760 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,586

5.6828 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,350

5.6772 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,316

5.6850 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,152

5.6662 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,949

5.6881 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,712

5.6708 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,596

5.6815 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,588

5.6830 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,450

5.6769 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,381

5.6660 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,200

5.6678 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,076

5.6750 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,020

5.6650 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

891

5.6836 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

535

5.6900 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

292

5.6925 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

286

5.6987 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

79,567

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

29,997

5.6814 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

23,356

5.6801 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

20,397

5.6764 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

13,835

5.6771 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

5,243

5.6802 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4,999

5.6644 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4,814

5.6734 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4,471

5.6818 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,341

5.6785 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,622

5.6850 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,418

5.6876 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,033

5.6650 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

765

5.6700 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

535

5.6900 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

532

5.6825 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

321

5.6640 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,631

5.6783 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

321

5.6640 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

689

5.6646 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

25,076

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

967

5.6850 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

170

5.6505 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,154

5.6758 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

14,716

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

876

5.6894 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

382

5.6686 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

216

5.6818 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,200

5.6678 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,999

5.6644 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,599

5.6650 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,884

5.6812 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

535

5.6900 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

919

5.6700 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,748

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,996

5.6857 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,949

5.6882 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

286

5.6987 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,169

5.6818 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,196

5.6834 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

461

5.6745 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,814

5.6819 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,424

5.6675 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,156

5.6700 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,806

5.6720 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,780

5.6788 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,104

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,911

5.6800 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party 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 derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

09 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213