T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. has notified Ascential PLC of an increase in its stake, crossing the threshold of 5% of voting rights. As of May 17, 2024, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. holds 5.107999% of voting rights attached to shares and 6.102512% of voting rights through financial instruments, totaling 11.210511%. The total number of voting rights held in the issuer is 39,300,012.
T. Rowe Price International Ltd, based in the United Kingdom, is the shareholder with the increased stake. The acquisition or disposal of voting rights and financial instruments led to the crossing of the threshold on May 17, 2024, with the issuer being notified on May 15, 2024.
The details of the resulting situation on the date the threshold was crossed indicate that T. Rowe Price International Ltd holds 17,906,804 direct voting rights and 21,393,208 voting rights through financial instruments. This represents 5.107999% and 6.102512% of voting rights, respectively.
The notification also includes information about the full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities. T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and T. Rowe Price International Ltd are listed as the controlling entities, with percentages of voting rights and voting rights through financial instruments disclosed.
The completion date of the notification is May 17, 2024.