Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, an exempt principal trader, released a public dealing disclosure related to Ascential plc. The dealings, undertaken on 5th August 2024, involved purchases and sales of 720,046 1.7p ordinary shares. The highest price per unit paid for the sales was 5.6778 GBP, while the lowest was 5.6700 GBP. For the purchases, the highest price per unit paid was 5.7062 GBP, and the lowest was 5.6727 GBP.

The disclosure also stated that there were no cash-settled derivative transactions or stock-settled derivative transactions, including options. Furthermore, there were no other dealings, such as subscribing for new securities. The disclosure confirmed that there were no indemnity and other dealing arrangements, agreements, arrangements, or understandings relating to options or derivatives.

The disclosure was made on 6th August 2024, and the contact person for the disclosure is Craig Horsley, with a telephone number of +44 141 245-7736. Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service, and the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.