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RNS Number : 6995C

Societe Generale SA

02 October 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	01/10/2018
(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:	7,093,482	1.87	94,338	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	2,961,665	0.78
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	7,093,482	1.87	3,056,003	0.80

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	1	9.785
Ordinary	Purchase	870	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	257	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	643	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	537	9.79
Ordinary	Purchase	397	9.705
Ordinary	Purchase	235	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	866	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	217	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	491	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	449	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	5	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	321	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	615	9.895
Ordinary	Purchase	131	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	450	9.86
Ordinary	Purchase	194	9.845
Ordinary	Purchase	454	9.785
Ordinary	Purchase	522	9.795
Ordinary	Purchase	280	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	386	9.745
Ordinary	Purchase	94	9.745
Ordinary	Purchase	460	9.67
Ordinary	Purchase	345	9.67
Ordinary	Purchase	140	9.67
Ordinary	Purchase	308	9.67
Ordinary	Purchase	587	9.67
Ordinary	Purchase	16,953	9.990523
Ordinary	Purchase	27,746	9.989118
Ordinary	Purchase	186,000	9.96996
Ordinary	Purchase	54,018	10.166896
Ordinary	Purchase	422,196	10.017087
Ordinary	Purchase	135,074	9.844859
Ordinary	Sale	7,696	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	432	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	302	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	451	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	453	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	655	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	615	10
Ordinary	Sale	1,202	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	1,098	9.925
Ordinary	Sale	766	9.93
Ordinary	Sale	123	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	323	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	446	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	446	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	867	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	10.088487
Ordinary	Sale	422,196	10.017087
Ordinary	Sale	135,074	9.844859
	Total Purchases	852,642
	Total Sales	578,145

(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	Reducing a short position	5,000	10.088487
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	16,953	9.990523
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	27,746	9.989118
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	186,000	9.96996
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	54,018	10.166896

(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:	02/10/2018
###### 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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