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Ticker · ASCL ISIN · GB00BQFH6320 LEI · 213800VDXQDA7KD2IQ21 IL Administrative and support service activities
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Filings indexed 568 across all filing types
Latest filing 2022-05-03 Major Shareholding Noti…
Country GB United Kingdom
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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
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 1% confidence The document is explicitly labeled with 'RNS Number' and contains the standard header/footer information associated with RNS (Regulatory News Service) announcements from the London Stock Exchange. The content details a 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings' regarding an acquisition/disposal of voting rights by Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC, crossing a notification threshold. This type of filing, reporting changes in significant share ownership, directly corresponds to the Major Shareholding Notification category (MRQ). Although it is an RNS announcement, the specific content is a mandatory regulatory disclosure about share ownership changes, making MRQ the most precise classification over the general RNS fallback.
2022-05-03 English
Acquisition of Sellics
M&A Activity Classification · 1% confidence The document is a formal announcement disseminated via RNS (RNS Number : 5033I) from Ascential PLC, dated April 19, 2022. The content explicitly details the 'Acquisition of Sellics,' which is a significant corporate transaction involving the purchase of another company. This falls under the category of corporate actions related to mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers. Based on the provided definitions, 'M&A Activity (Code: TAR)' is the most appropriate classification for an announcement regarding a takeover or merger proposal/completion.
2022-04-19 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 1% confidence The document is titled 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings' and is issued via 'RNS Number : 3088I' from 'Ascential PLC' on '13 April 2022'. This form is used to report changes in significant share ownership (crossing thresholds) by an individual or entity. This directly corresponds to the definition of Major Shareholding Notification (MRQ). Although it is a regulatory filing, MRQ is the most specific category available for this type of disclosure.
2022-04-13 English
Response to Media Speculation
Capital/Financing Update Classification · 1% confidence The document is a short announcement released via RNS (Regulatory News Service) on April 11, 2022. It explicitly addresses 'media speculation' regarding 'possible changes to the Group's structure' and confirms the Board is in the 'early stages of evaluating the merits of a managed separation of certain assets.' This type of corporate action announcement, which is not a full financial report (like 10-K or IR) but rather a material update on potential structural changes or financing considerations, fits best under Capital/Financing Update (CAP) or potentially Regulatory Filings (RNS) if the structure change is not explicitly covered elsewhere. Since the core topic is evaluating a 'managed separation of certain assets,' which is a significant capital structure/corporate action event, CAP is a strong candidate. However, given the nature of the announcement—a brief response to speculation via the RNS system—and the fact that it discusses potential structural changes rather than a definitive financing event, it is a general regulatory disclosure. Since 'managed separation' relates to corporate structure and assets, it is closely related to financing/capital structure changes. Given the options, 'CAP' (Capital/Financing Update) covers structural changes involving assets, but 'RNS' is the general regulatory announcement category for such disclosures when they don't fit perfectly elsewhere. Because the content is a direct, material update on potential asset restructuring, 'CAP' is more specific than the general 'RNS' fallback. The document length is very short (2213 chars), suggesting it is an announcement, not the full report. I will classify it as CAP as it discusses asset separation evaluation, which impacts capital structure.
2022-04-11 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 (vesting, disposal for tax, and grant of awards) by the CEO, CFO, and COO of Ascential plc. This type of filing, which reports personal share transactions by company directors and executives, directly corresponds to the definition of Director's Dealing. The presence of the RNS Number and the LSE context confirms it is a regulatory disclosure, but the specific content points precisely to the DIRS category, not the general RNS fallback. It is not a proxy statement (DEF 14A) as it focuses on insider trades, not overall remuneration, and it is not a major shareholding notification (MRQ) as it concerns insider transactions, not changes in significant external ownership thresholds.
2022-04-08 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 1% confidence The document is titled 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings' and details an acquisition/disposal of voting rights by BlackRock, Inc., crossing a threshold (from 4.98% to 5.01%). This specific regulatory filing format (TR-1) is used in the UK/EU to report changes in major shareholdings. This directly corresponds to the definition of Major Shareholding Notification (MRQ). Although it is distributed via RNS, the content itself is a specific regulatory disclosure about share ownership changes, making MRQ the most precise classification over the general RNS fallback.
2022-04-07 English

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