Form 8.3 - Ascential plc Replacement

Barclays PLC
10 September 2024
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b
Replaces form Released at 09/09/2024 15:05 RNS Number : 4730D

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:

06 Sep 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:

6,874,639

3.36%

610,017

0.30%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

631,929

0.31%

6,651,334

3.25%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

7,506,568

3.67%

7,261,351

3.55%

(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

634,181

5.6978  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

156,779

5.6969  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

71,963

5.6901  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

26,181

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

17,851

5.6897  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

13,524

5.7000  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

11,664

5.6967  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

11,586

5.6950  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,957

5.6913  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,435

5.6962  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,064

5.6944  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

565

5.6925  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

483

5.6894  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

400

5.6954  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

300

5.6949  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

10

5.6910  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.6919  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

220,071

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

43,659

5.6888  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

10,146

5.6950  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

10,050

5.6908  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,693

5.6912  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,395

5.6933  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,215

5.6951  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,710

5.6906  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

575

5.6926  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

33

5.6925  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 Long

4,872

5.6914  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,087

5.6915  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,659

5.6888  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

171,514

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,710

5.6906  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,050

5.6908  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,693

5.6912  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

575

5.6926  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,395

5.6933  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,057

5.6944  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,716

5.6950  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,135

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,337

5.6938  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,845

5.6950  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

884

5.6954  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,435

5.6962  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,664

5.6967  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

156,779

5.6969  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

634,181

5.6978  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,524

5.7000  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,473

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,155

5.6900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,929

5.6923  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

81

5.7004  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:

10 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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