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RNS Number : 1532P

JPMorgan Securities Plc

08 October 2019

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:                               J.P. Morgan Securities Plc 
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant          London Stock Exchange Group plc 
 securities this form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
                                                                   --------------------------------------------------- 
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal     Defence Advisor to London Stock Exchange Group plc 
 trader is connected: 
                                                                   --------------------------------------------------- 
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                       7 October 2019 
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 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt        Yes, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 
 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" 
                                                                   --------------------------------------------------- 
 
   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      Purchases/ sales       Total number of       Highest price per unit   Lowest price per unit 
        security                                   securities              paid/received            paid/received 
                                                                               (GBP)                    (GBP) 
 Ordinary Share               Purchase               143,080                  74.9800                  73.7000 
 
                                Sale                 441,889                   74.9800                  73.6400 
                         -----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a           securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
      Ordinary Share            Equity Swap                 Long                       897               73.9847 GBP 
                                                                                        283               73.9996 GBP 
                                                                                      241,000             74.0000 GBP 
                                                                                        321               74.0276 GBP 
                                                                                       1,513              74.0296 GBP 
                                                                                       3,576              74.0661 GBP 
                                                                                      10,965              74.0914 GBP 
                                                                                       2,003              74.1244 GBP 
                                                                                        793               74.1250 GBP 
                                                                                        61                74.1286 GBP 
                                                                                       4,040              74.1529 GBP 
                                                                                        285               74.1795 GBP 
                                                                                        104               74.2278 GBP 
                                                                                       1,296              74.2483 GBP 
                                                                                       1,674              74.2500 GBP 
                                                                                       8,678              74.3055 GBP 
                                                                                       6,337              74.3402 GBP 
                                                                                        121               74.3672 GBP 
                                                                                        265               74.3673 GBP 
                                                                                       9,910              74.3746 GBP 
                                                                                      12,976              74.3870 GBP 
                                                                                        430               74.3923 GBP 
                                                                                        239               74.4180 GBP 
                                                                                       3,147              74.4219 GBP 
                                                                                       1,629              74.4294 GBP 
                                                                                       4,550              74.4544 GBP 
                                                                                        549               74.4602 GBP 
                                                                                        691               74.4842 GBP 
                                                                                        35                74.4900 GBP 
                                                                                       2,006              74.5178 GBP 
                                                                                         2                74.5185 GBP 
                                                                                      11,520              74.5200 GBP 
                                                                                       1,417              74.6000 GBP 
                                                                                        274               74.6746 GBP 
                                                                                         2                74.6900 GBP 
                                                                                        269               74.7019 GBP 
                                                                                       1,008              74.7085 GBP 
                                                                                        31                74.8996 GBP 
 
                                                            Short                       133               73.8828 GBP 
                                                                                        74                73.9404 GBP 
                                                                                       3,299              74.1824 GBP 
                                                                                         2                74.2963 GBP 
                                                                                       4,102              74.3846 GBP 
                                                                                        357               74.4050 GBP 
                                                                                        102               74.4246 GBP 
                                                                                        126               74.4426 GBP 
                                                                                       1,193              74.4683 GBP 
                                                                                        602               74.4999 GBP 
                                                                                        288               74.5124 GBP 
                                                                                      21,824              74.5200 GBP 
                                                                                       3,571              74.5204 GBP 
                                                                                       7,076              74.5234 GBP 
                                                                                        193               74.5246 GBP 
                                                                                       1,238              74.6008 GBP 
                                                                                        325               74.8192 GBP 
                                                                                        353               74.8801 GBP 
                                                                                        795               74.8814 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
   Ordinary 
    Share 
               -------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
                               e.g. subscription, conversion 
 
 
   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:    8 October 2019 
 Contact name:          Alwyn Basch 
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 Telephone number:      020 7742 7407 
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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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