Barclays PLC has disclosed a 1.34% interest in Ascential plc, representing 2,726,805 relevant securities owned and/or controlled. Additionally, they hold cash-settled derivatives and have made several purchases and sales of 1.7p ordinary shares. The purchases range from 100 to 103,600 securities at prices between 5.6675 and 5.6911 GBP, while the sales include amounts from 75 to 44,843 securities at prices between 5.6700 and 5.6900 GBP. Furthermore, Barclays PLC has engaged in various cash-settled derivative transactions, including SWAP and CFD, involving increasing and decreasing long and short positions.