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Latest filing 2023-02-01 Declaration of Voting R…
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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
Total Voting Rights
Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements Classification · 1% confidence The document explicitly mentions 'RNS Number', 'National Storage Mechanism', and is dated February 1, 2023. The content details the 'Total Voting Rights' (440,213,838 shares) as of January 31, 2023, which shareholders use for notification calculations under FCA rules. This type of mandatory disclosure regarding share structure and voting rights, distributed via the RNS service, fits best under the general 'Regulatory Filings' category (RNS), as there is no specific code for 'Total Voting Rights' disclosure, and it is not a major shareholding notification (MRQ) which relates to changes in ownership thresholds, but rather a statement of the current total.
2023-02-01 English
Trading update and conclusion of strategic review
Earnings Release Classification · 1% confidence The document is dated January 25, 2023, is marked with an RNS Number (7501N), and explicitly states it is for immediate release. It provides a 'Trading update' for FY22 (ending Dec 31, 2022) and announces the 'conclusion of its review of strategic options,' including plans for a portfolio split (Digital Commerce IPO/spin-off, WGSN sale, Events remaining listed). This content is a high-level summary of financial performance and major strategic corporate actions, released ahead of the full 2022 results scheduled for the end of March 2023. This structure—key financial highlights released early, followed by strategic news—is characteristic of an Earnings Release (ER). It is not the full Annual Report (10-K) or the comprehensive Interim Report (IR). Since it contains key financial metrics (Revenue, EBITDA) and strategic decisions, ER is the most appropriate fit, although it also contains elements of strategic announcements. FY 2022
2023-01-25 English
2021 Annual Report
Annual Report (ESEF) Classification · 1% confidence FY 2021
2022-12-15 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 1% confidence The document is explicitly titled 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings' and is issued via 'RNS Number : 9393I' on '07 December 2022'. This form is used to report changes in major shareholdings (crossing thresholds) by individuals or entities, which falls under insider/significant shareholder reporting. Among the provided codes, 'Major Shareholding Notification' (MRQ) is the most appropriate classification for a TR-1 filing detailing changes in voting rights percentage (e.g., from 10.95% to 9.98%). Although it is a regulatory filing, MRQ is more specific than the general RNS fallback.
2022-12-07 English
Total Voting Rights
Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements Classification · 1% confidence The document is very short (1753 characters) and is explicitly marked with an 'RNS Number'. The content announces the 'Total Voting Rights' as of a specific date (30 November 2022) and states this figure can be used by shareholders for calculating notifications under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This is a standard regulatory disclosure, not a comprehensive report. Since it is a specific regulatory announcement distributed via RNS, and it doesn't fit the criteria for DVA (Declaration of Voting Results), the most appropriate classification is RNS (Regulatory Filings) as a general regulatory announcement, although it is very close to DVA, the content is purely informational about the denominator for voting rights, not the results of a vote.
2022-12-01 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 1% confidence The document is explicitly identified as an 'RNS Number' filing from 'Ascential PLC' dated '21 November 2022'. The content is a 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings', detailing an acquisition or disposal of voting rights by Jupiter Fund Management PLC, crossing a threshold (10.950000% direct voting rights). This type of mandatory disclosure regarding changes in significant share ownership thresholds directly corresponds to the definition of Major Shareholding Notification (MRQ). Although it is distributed via RNS, the specific content dictates the MRQ classification over the general RNS fallback.
2022-11-21 English

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