Barclays PLC has disclosed a 1.98% ownership of Ascential PLC's 1.7p ordinary shares, representing 4,036,468 securities. Additionally, they hold cash-settled derivatives amounting to 0.12% and stock-settled derivatives of 0%. The disclosure also includes details of various purchases and sales of Ascential PLC's 1.7p ordinary shares, along with cash-settled derivative transactions. The purchases range from 1,475 to 121,962 securities at prices between 5.6994 and 5.7853 GBP, while the sales range from 69 to 62,726 securities at prices between 5.6976 and 5.7226 GBP. The cash-settled derivative transactions include decreasing and increasing short positions, as well as closing long and short positions.