RNS Number : 1535I

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

19 March 2018

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:	Bank of America Merrill Lynch
(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:	15/03/2018
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES If YES, specify which: (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
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Purchase	149,837	6.745 GBP	6.519 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Sale	329,163	6.743 GBP	6.515 GBP

(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
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	8,266	6.686 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	4,156	6.686 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	39,719	6.622 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	2,727	6.577 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	49	6.546 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	14	6.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	6,083	6.555 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	4,493	6.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	9,893	6.622 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	2,431	6.663 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	6,863	6.563 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	10,740	6.7 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	1,272	6.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	1,326	6.702 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	7,000	6.7 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	10,000	6.519 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Short	2,438	6.57 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	1,062	6.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	1,889	6.704 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	39,719	6.655 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	4,156	6.676 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	46,606	6.684 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	4,700	6.73 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	5,145	6.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	2,375	6.676 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	3,708	6.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	49	6.536 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	648	6.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	838	6.665 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	5,891	6.633 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	2,235	6.646 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	2,000	6.678 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	6,083	6.705 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BZ02MH16	Swaps	Long	21,310	6.655 GBP

(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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii) Exercise

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

(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)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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:	19/03/2018
Contact name:	Harshini Gopa
Telephone number:	+44207 996 3410

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
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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