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RNS Number : 3519F

GoldmanSachs International

26 October 2018

Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 24 October for dealings on 23 October has been updated. Sections 2(a) and 2(b) have been updated.

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	NEX GROUP PLC
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	NEX GROUP PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	23 October 2018
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader 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 - disclosed previously for CME GROUP INC.

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
17.5p ordinary	Purchases	424,652	10.8100 GBP	10.7400 GBP
17.5p ordinary	Sales	434,165 4,375	10.7678 GBP 14.0344 USD	10.7264 GBP 14.0344 USD

(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
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	92,351	10.7264 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	147,649	10.7264 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	73,111	10.7443 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	116,889	10.7443 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	6,779	10.7500 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	28,894	10.7500 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	14,397	10.7500 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	16,371	10.7500 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	74,190	10.7500 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	32	10.7513 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	4,711	10.7600 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	11,071	10.7600 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,039	10.7600 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,834	10.7600 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	431	10.7600 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	914	10.7600 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,032	10.7621 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	916	10.7621 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,687	10.8061 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	7,189	10.8061 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	3,583	10.8061 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	4,074	10.8061 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	43,386	10.8061 GBP
17.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	18,460	10.8061 GBP
17.5p ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a short position	299	14.0344 USD
17.5p ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a short position	4,076	14.0344 USD

(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

(ii)        Exercise

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

(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)

3.         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 exempt principal trader 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"
NONE

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

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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"
NONE

###### Date of disclosure:	26 October 2018
###### Contact name:	Kashif Rafiq and Papa Lette
###### Telephone number:	+44(20) 7051 0547 / +44(20) 7774 7442

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  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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