Ascential PLC has announced the purchase of its own shares as part of its share buyback program. The company purchased 122,775 Ordinary Shares through Numis Securities Limited. The shares were bought at prices ranging from 335.00 GBp to 337.50 GBp, with a volume-weighted average price of 336.08 GBp per share. Following the purchase, the remaining number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 204,976,792 with no shares held in treasury, resulting in a total voting rights of 204,976,792.

The purchased shares will be cancelled, and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

The detailed information of the individual trades made by Deutsche Numis as part of the Share Buyback Programme has been provided in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).

The transactions include the number of ordinary shares purchased, transaction price per share, time of transaction, transaction reference number, and trading venue. The transactions were executed at various times and prices, as detailed in the announcement.

This move indicates Ascential's commitment to returning value to its shareholders and optimizing its capital structure.