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RNS Number : 0163G

Societe Generale SA

01 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) 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	31/10/2018
(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:	9,064,186	2.39	14,448	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	2,316,960	0.61	6,186,204	1.63
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	11,381,146	3.00	6,200,652	1.63

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	250	11.36
Ordinary	Purchase	162	11.34
Ordinary	Purchase	409	11.32
Ordinary	Purchase	251	11.35
Ordinary	Purchase	79	11.35
Ordinary	Purchase	71	11.35
Ordinary	Purchase	32	11.35
Ordinary	Purchase	47	11.35
Ordinary	Purchase	213	11.34
Ordinary	Purchase	192	11.38
Ordinary	Purchase	12	11.38
Ordinary	Purchase	2,740	11.36
Ordinary	Purchase	229	11.36
Ordinary	Purchase	197	11.32
Ordinary	Purchase	196	11.31
Ordinary	Purchase	710	11.29
Ordinary	Purchase	2,710	11.37
Ordinary	Purchase	452	11.36
Ordinary	Purchase	235	11.38
Ordinary	Purchase	600	11.36
Ordinary	Purchase	702	11.35
Ordinary	Purchase	1,169	11.27
Ordinary	Purchase	922	11.29
Ordinary	Purchase	241	11.3
Ordinary	Purchase	1,199	11.3
Ordinary	Purchase	1,127	11.37
Ordinary	Purchase	1,158	11.26
Ordinary	Purchase	311	11.38
Ordinary	Purchase	2,840	11.3
Ordinary	Purchase	687	11.3
Ordinary	Purchase	801	11.4
Ordinary	Purchase	1,168	11.36
Ordinary	Purchase	1,064	11.29
Ordinary	Purchase	57	11.3
Ordinary	Purchase	286	11.3
Ordinary	Purchase	1,067	11.36
Ordinary	Purchase	2,343	11.3
Ordinary	Purchase	1,127	11.37
Ordinary	Purchase	177	11.3
Ordinary	Purchase	1,123	11.37
Ordinary	Purchase	4,490	11.3
Ordinary	Purchase	55	11.4
Ordinary	Purchase	1,073	11.36
Ordinary	Purchase	192	11.4
Ordinary	Purchase	1,117	11.31
Ordinary	Purchase	748	11.33
Ordinary	Purchase	209	11.38
Ordinary	Purchase	196	11.38
Ordinary	Purchase	277	11.33
Ordinary	Purchase	1,098	11.37
Ordinary	Purchase	4,000	11.301695
Ordinary	Purchase	4,300	11.3
Ordinary	Purchase	3,336,781	11.30002
Ordinary	Purchase	3,258,916	11.3
Ordinary	Purchase	77,865	11.29896
Ordinary	Sale	2,303	11.36
Ordinary	Sale	969	11.37
Ordinary	Sale	1,160	11.29
Ordinary	Sale	913	11.3
Ordinary	Sale	710	11.3
Ordinary	Sale	710	11.3
Ordinary	Sale	1,051	11.37
Ordinary	Sale	1,116	11.3
Ordinary	Sale	343	11.37
Ordinary	Sale	4,905	11.37
Ordinary	Sale	910	11.3
Ordinary	Sale	702	11.38
Ordinary	Sale	964	11.38
Ordinary	Sale	35,497	11.36655
Ordinary	Sale	3,336,781	11.29998
Ordinary	Sale	3,258,916	11.3
Ordinary	Sale	77,865	11.29896
	Total Purchases	6,720,673
	Total Sales	6,725,815

(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	4,000	11.301695
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	35,497	11.36655

(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:	01/11/2018
###### 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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