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RNS Number : 2286G

Northern Trust Corporation

02 November 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) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed:	Northern Trust Corporation
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	CME Group Inc.
(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:	1st  November 2018
(f)  Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?	YES Nex Group Plc

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE*

(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:	Common Stock
	Interests		Short positions
Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	4,243,505	1.24
(2) Derivatives (other than options):
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	4,243,505	1.24

*Note: The difference in holdings from yesterday and today not explained by transactions, can be explained by stock transfers of 4,477 securities out of the relevant accounts.

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive options)

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

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.

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

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Buy/Sell	Quantity	Price
Common Stock	BUY	48	183.75
Common Stock	BUY	32	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	202	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	114	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	24	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	9870	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	2313	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	281	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	858	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	2469	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	374	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	823	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	210	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	307	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	145	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	414	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	1929	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	3276	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	890	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	351	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	930	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	380	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	4406	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	604	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	137	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	343	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	848	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	352	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	333	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	1582	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	6016	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	233	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	610	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	20	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	250	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	104	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	1216	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	24	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	151	183.7316
Common Stock	BUY	44	183.7316
Common Stock	SELL	27	184.6
Common Stock	BUY	16	183.75
Common Stock	BUY	19	183.75
Common Stock	SELL	1	183.75
Common Stock	BUY	12	183.75
Common Stock	BUY	8	183.75
Common Stock	BUY	4700	184.345
Common Stock	SELL	46	184.48

(b)           Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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

(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(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)        Exercising

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	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)

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

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.

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: 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 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"
None

(c)        Attachments

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

###### Date of disclosure:	2nd November 2018
###### Contact name:	Simon Jeal
###### Telephone number:	020 7982 2158

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 dealing 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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