Ascential PLC has disclosed the purchase of 112,395 of its Ordinary 1.7p Shares through Numis Securities Limited as part of its Share Buyback Programme. The shares were bought at prices ranging from 336.50 GBp to 340.00 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 339.24 GBp per share. Following the purchase, the company will cancel the acquired shares, resulting in 204,362,612 Ordinary Shares in issue with none held in treasury. This figure will be used as the denominator for shareholders to determine their interest in the company. The detailed information of the individual trades made by Deutsche Numis as part of the Share Buyback Programme has been provided in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.

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