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RNS Number : 7638S

Societe Generale SA

27 June 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	26/06/2018
(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:	5,763,255	1.52	56,346	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	220,000	0.06
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	5,763,255	1.52	276,346	0.07

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	4,581	10.35
Ordinary	Purchase	3,775	10.35
Ordinary	Purchase	6,012	10.35
Ordinary	Purchase	609	10.35
Ordinary	Purchase	840	10.35
Ordinary	Purchase	104	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	353	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	428	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	428	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	428	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	20	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	18	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	37	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	240	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	235	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	672	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	241	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	136	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	19	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	44	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	596	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	520	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	871	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	340	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	140	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	617	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	173	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	143	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	141	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	733	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	116	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	671	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	600	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	7	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	567	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	700	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	1,135	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	332	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	56	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	930	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	565	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	310	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,260	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	2,046	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	204	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	600	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	730	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	253	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	915	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	1,623	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	66	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	600	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	715	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	392	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	157	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	482	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	293	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	438	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	450	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	905	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	920	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	104	10.27
Ordinary	Purchase	267	10.27
Ordinary	Purchase	627	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	526	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	74	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	631	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	20,000	10.339051
Ordinary	Purchase	1,232	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	609	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	459	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	482	10.36
Ordinary	Sale	231	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	34	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	195	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	265	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	953	10.36
Ordinary	Sale	342	10.34
Ordinary	Sale	245	10.34
Ordinary	Sale	515	10.34
Ordinary	Sale	82	10.34
Ordinary	Sale	1,236	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	228	10.32
Ordinary	Sale	199	10.32
Ordinary	Sale	368	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	436	10.31
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.31
Ordinary	Sale	2,419	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	1,156	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	1,335	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	290	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	317	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	2,136	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	10.318452
	Total Purchases	67,198
	Total Sales	19,960

(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	20,000	10.339051
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	5,000	10.318452

(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:	27/06/2018
###### 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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