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RNS Number : 3898B

Societe Generale SA

20 September 2018

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	NEX Group Plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	19/09/2018
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: CME Group Inc

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	8,348,726	2.20	83,543	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	2,193,310	0.58
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	8,348,726	2.20	2,276,853	0.60

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Purchase	334	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	86	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	667	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	562	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	204	10.43
Ordinary	Purchase	458	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	423	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	104	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	94	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	69	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	855	10.41
Ordinary	Purchase	679	10.41
Ordinary	Purchase	261	10.43
Ordinary	Purchase	606	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	133	10.43
Ordinary	Purchase	365	10.43
Ordinary	Purchase	114	10.43
Ordinary	Purchase	197	10.42
Ordinary	Purchase	132	10.42
Ordinary	Purchase	195	10.41
Ordinary	Purchase	418	10.41
Ordinary	Purchase	295	10.43
Ordinary	Purchase	188	10.43
Ordinary	Purchase	279	10.47
Ordinary	Purchase	145	10.47
Ordinary	Purchase	213	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	426	10.42
Ordinary	Purchase	85,529	10.447162
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	292	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	64	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	980	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	51	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	978	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	132	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	234	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	293	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	345	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	105	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	467	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	608	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	320	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	94	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	161	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	184	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	183	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	43	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	147	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	194	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	238	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	113	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	334	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	523	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	373	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	100	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	594	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	235	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	513	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	171	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	466	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	600	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	6	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	425	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	320	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	251	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	243	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	51	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	9	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	4	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	231	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	41	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	30,000	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	2,182	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	44	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	796	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	3,737	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	12,537	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	154	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	1,989	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	448	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	10,018	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	2,094	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	66,670	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	3,724	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	1,181	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	375	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	54,164	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	3,542	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	155	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	5,262	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	6,650	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	10.42
	Total Purchases	95,031
	Total Sales	220,164

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions   

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	85,529	10.447162

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit GBP

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit GBP

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable) GBP

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	NO

###### Date of disclosure:	20/09/2018
###### Contact name:	Olivier Vero
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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