Skip to main content
Ascential PLC logo

Ascential PLC — Investor Relations & Filings

Ticker · ASCL ISIN · GB00BQFH6320 LEI · 213800VDXQDA7KD2IQ21 IL Administrative and support service activities
Open in API
Filings indexed 568 across all filing types
Latest filing 2024-10-09 Major Shareholding Noti…
Country GB United Kingdom
Listing IL ASCL

About Ascential PLC

https://www.ascential.com/

Ascential is a specialist events, intelligence, and advisory services company, now operating as part of Informa PLC's Informa Festivals division. The company organizes large-scale business-to-business events and provides critical information and advisory services. Its portfolio includes world-renowned brands such as Cannes Lions, the international festival of creativity for the marketing and communications industry, and Money20/20, a leading global FinTech event. It also operates WARC, a service providing evidence and insights for marketing effectiveness, and LIONS, which offers advisory and intelligence services. The brands primarily serve professionals across key industry verticals including Marketing, FinTech, Cyber Security, Gaming, and Technology, helping them navigate industry trends and achieve business growth.

Recent filings

Filing Released Lang Actions
Form 8.3 - Ascential plc
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 1% confidence The document is explicitly titled 'FORM 8.3 - Ascential plc' and references 'Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)'. This form is a 'PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE'. Such disclosures are mandatory during takeover offers and relate to insider/significant shareholder dealings concerning the target or offeror company. This aligns most closely with disclosures related to insider transactions or major shareholding changes during a corporate action, but the specific context of the Takeover Code disclosure points towards insider/director dealings, although it is a specific regulatory filing type not perfectly mapped. Given the options, 'Director's Dealing' (DIRS) covers personal share transactions by executives, and while this is a specific Takeover Code disclosure, it is the closest fit for reporting significant ownership changes/dealings by a major holder during a potential M&A event. However, since it is a specific regulatory disclosure related to a potential takeover (implied by the Takeover Code reference), and it details positions and dealings, it is a specialized form of insider/major shareholder disclosure. If 'M&A Activity' (TAR) was about the announcement of the bid itself, this is the required disclosure *during* the bid process. Given the options, 'Director's Dealing' (DIRS) is the closest category for reporting personal security interests/transactions by a major party involved in the market activity, even though it's broader than just directors. Alternatively, since it is a mandatory regulatory filing related to a takeover, it could be seen as a specialized filing. Since it details dealings and positions of a major holder (Millennium International Management LP) in relation to an offeree (Ascential plc), and the closest fit among the provided options for reporting security transactions by involved parties is DIRS, I will select DIRS, acknowledging it's a specific regulatory filing under the Takeover Code.
2024-10-09 English
De-listing and cancellation of trading of shares
Delisting Announcement Classification · 1% confidence The document is an official announcement dated October 9, 2024, concerning a 'RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER' by Informa PLC for Ascential PLC, effected by a 'scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the UK Companies Act 2006'. Crucially, the announcement states that the Scheme has become Effective and details the 'DE-LISTING AND CANCELLATION OF TRADING OF ASCENTIAL SHARES'. This event—the completion of a takeover/merger resulting in the delisting of shares—falls under the category of M&A Activity (TAR). While it also announces a delisting (DLST), the primary context is the completion of the takeover offer, which is the broader corporate action. Since the document details the final steps of a takeover/merger, TAR is the most appropriate classification, as it encompasses the entire transaction leading to the delisting.
2024-10-09 English
Scheme of Arrangement Becomes Effective
M&A Activity Classification · 1% confidence The document explicitly discusses a 'RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER' by Informa PLC for Ascential PLC, structured as a 'SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT' under UK company law. It announces that the scheme has 'become Effective' and details the resulting share delisting and management resignations. This content directly relates to a major corporate transaction involving a takeover or merger proposal. Therefore, the appropriate classification is M&A Activity (TAR). Although it is a regulatory announcement (RNS format), the core subject matter is the completion of a takeover, making TAR more specific than the general RNS fallback.
2024-10-09 English
Form 8 (DD) - Ascential plc
Director's Dealing Classification · 1% confidence The document is explicitly titled 'FORM 8 (DD)' and concerns 'PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT' under 'Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")'. This form details the interests and short positions of an individual (Philip Thomas) related to an offer concerning Ascential plc. This type of disclosure, reporting personal share transactions by executives or parties involved in a takeover, directly matches the definition for Director's Dealing (DIRS), although the specific form is related to takeover rules, the content is insider trading/dealing disclosure. Since 'Director's Dealing (DIRS)' covers personal share transactions by directors and executives, and this is a disclosure of dealing by a person acting in concert with the offeree, DIRS is the most appropriate classification among the provided options, as it captures the essence of insider transaction reporting.
2024-10-08 English
Form 8 (DD) - Ascential PLC
Director's Dealing Classification · 1% confidence The document is explicitly titled 'FORM 8 (DD)' and concerns 'PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT' under Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code. This form details personal share transactions (dealings) by an individual (Mandy Gradden) acting in concert with the offeree (Ascential plc) during an offer period. This directly corresponds to the definition of Director's Dealing or Insider Trading disclosure, which is categorized as 'Director's Dealing' (DIRS) in the provided schema, as it reports personal share transactions by executives/insiders related to corporate activity (in this case, a takeover situation). Although it is a specific regulatory form (Form 8 DD), among the given options, DIRS is the most appropriate fit for insider transaction reporting.
2024-10-08 English
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Director's Dealing Classification · 1% confidence The document is titled 'Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility' and details share transactions (acquisition following option exercise) by a Director (Mandy Gradden) of Ascential plc. This type of filing, reporting insider trades by directors/executives, directly corresponds to the definition of 'Director's Dealing'. The presence of 'RNS Number' and the closing statement referencing RNS (the news service of the London Stock Exchange) confirms it is a regulatory disclosure, but the specific content points overwhelmingly to DIRS rather than the general RNS fallback.
2024-10-08 English

Report missing filing

Can't find a specific document? Let us know and we'll add it within 24 hours.

We will notify you once the filing is added.
Report sent
Thank you. We will check the data and update it shortly.