RNS Number : 3065B
Barclays PLC
21 August 2024
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a and 2b

 



Replaces form released 15:17 on 24 July 2024

 



RNS number: 7090X

 













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

ASCENTIAL PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

23-Jul-24

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

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

 


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:

 

 

866,461

0.42%

2,294,344

1.12%

-2

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,106,618

1.03%

573,768

0.28%

-3

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

2,973,079

1.45%

2,868,112

1.41%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 





Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

500,000

4.4638  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

59,442

5.4000  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

33,075

4.4680  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

24,008

4.2817  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

18,686

4.4766  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

14,988

4.2918  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

10,763

4.2496  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,671

4.3966  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,665

4.4887  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,182

4.3920  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,767

4.4457  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,669

4.4681  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,383

4.5148  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,734

4.2829  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,396

4.5329  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,072

4.5354  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

709

3.6999  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

348

4.2400  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

333

4.5300  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

62

4.5250  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

176,334

4.4680  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

335,303

4.4399  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

59,442

5.4000  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

42,410

4.4119  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

22,831

4.4248  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

19,096

4.4588  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

16,387

4.4819  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

14,762

4.3971  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

11,062

4.5103  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

8,730

4.1480  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

7,100

3.7107  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

5,879

4.4682  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

5,000

3.6680  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

5,000

4.5060  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,812

3.6798  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

3,068

4.5328  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

2,227

4.0916  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,500

4.5210  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,097

3.8202  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

753

4.4892  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

714

4.5099  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

588

3.7900  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

459

3.6860  GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

281

3.6700  GBP









(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

6,846

3.9136  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

5,386

4.1217  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,730

4.1480  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

75,000

4.5001  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

6,671

4.3966  GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

33,075

4.4680  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

9,700

3.6837  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

128,469

4.4350  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,062

4.5103  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,446

4.5132  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

105

3.6840  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

9,300

3.8920  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

13,400

4.4988  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

281

3.6700  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

459

3.6860  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,313

4.1860  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,762

4.3971  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

140,873

4.4680  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,008

4.2817  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,058

4.3423  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

150,000

4.4638  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28

4.4680  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

714

4.5099  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

709

3.6999  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

23,000

4.3134  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,000

4.4684  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

216

4.0527  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

2,227

4.0917  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,100

4.2225  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

53,390

4.4680  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,763

4.2496  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,495

4.3389  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

350,000

4.4638  GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

76

4.4680  GBP









(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 








(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

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 exempt principal trader 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:

21-Aug-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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