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RNS Number : 2237E

Societe Generale SA

16 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	15/10/2018
(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:	6,988,994	1.84	13,834	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	2,908,162	0.77
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	6,988,994	1.84	2,921,996	0.77

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:

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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	1,989	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,334	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	8,698	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,989	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	5,416	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	385	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	4,866	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	211	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	600	10.57
Ordinary	Purchase	225	10.56
Ordinary	Purchase	600	10.58
Ordinary	Purchase	106	10.57
Ordinary	Purchase	600	10.57
Ordinary	Purchase	189	10.46
Ordinary	Purchase	418	10.46
Ordinary	Purchase	153	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	62	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	684	10.47
Ordinary	Purchase	74	10.47
Ordinary	Purchase	760	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	359	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	760	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	755	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	26	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	203	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	960	10.55
Ordinary	Purchase	385	10.55
Ordinary	Purchase	600	10.58
Ordinary	Purchase	40	10.58
Ordinary	Purchase	324	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	756	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	758	10.47
Ordinary	Purchase	761	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	363	10.58
Ordinary	Purchase	129	10.58
Ordinary	Purchase	600	10.58
Ordinary	Purchase	155	10.58
Ordinary	Purchase	701	10.58
Ordinary	Purchase	255	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	477	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	228	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	754	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,191	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,188	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,231	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	756	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	999	10.56
Ordinary	Purchase	205	10.56
Ordinary	Purchase	19,565	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	753	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	1,014	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	755	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	853	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	460	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	1,158	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	673	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	492	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	986	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	756	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	421	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	864	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	756	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	278	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	477	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	1,110	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	276	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	957	10.45
Ordinary	Purchase	432	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	44,000	10.499
Ordinary	Sale	1,110	10.4
Ordinary	Sale	573	10.54
Ordinary	Sale	757	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	753	10.57
Ordinary	Sale	757	10.58
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	103,545	10.48148
Ordinary	Sale	44,000	10.499
	Total Purchases	123,314
	Total Sales	151,927

(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	103,545	10.481482

(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:	16/10/2018
###### 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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