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Merrill Lynch International, an exempt principal trader connected to ASCENTIAL PLC, filed a Public Dealing Disclosure (Form 8.5) on October 8, 2024, detailing dealings undertaken on October 7, 2024. On this date, the firm purchased 3,896,246 Ascential PLC 1.7p ordinary shares at prices ranging from 5.667 GBP to 5.675 GBP and sold 1,744 shares between 5.665 GBP and 5.675 GBP. Additionally, Merrill Lynch International conducted cash-settled equity swap transactions involving 1.7p ordinary shares, including opening a short position for 3,599 reference securities at 5.67 GBP, reducing a short position for 1,125 reference securities at 5.665 GBP, closing a long position for 3,222 reference securities at 5.671 GBP, and reducing a long position for 3 reference securities at 5.667 GBP.
| Date | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Time | 11:14:38 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 3762H |
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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Merrill Lynch International |
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ASCENTIAL PLC |
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ASCENTIAL PLC |
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07/10/2024 |
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N/A |
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2. |
DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class
of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ |
Total number of securities |
Highest price |
Lowest price |
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1.7p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,896,246 |
5.675 GBP |
5.667 GBP |
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1.7p ordinary |
Sale |
1,744 |
5.675 GBP |
5.665 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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1.7p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Opening a Short Position |
3,599 |
5.67 GBP |
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1.7p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Short Position |
1,125 |
5.665 GBP |
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1.7p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Closing a Long Position |
3,222 |
5.671 GBP |
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1.7p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Long Position |
3 |
5.667 GBP |
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(c) |
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) |
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class |
Product description e.g. call option |
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. |
Number |
Exercise |
Type |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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(ii) |
Exercise |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Exercising/ |
Number of |
Exercise Price per |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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3. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Indemnity and other dealing arrangements |
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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 |
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None |
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(b) |
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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None |
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Date of disclosure: |
08/10/2024 |
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Contact name: |
Frank Lui |
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Telephone number: |
+44207 996 6418 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.