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RNS Number : 1523P

GoldmanSachs International

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:            (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL 
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation         LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE 
  to whose relevant securities this               GROUP PLC 
  form relates: 
  Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (c) Name of the party to the offer              LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE 
  with which exempt principal trader              GROUP PLC 
  is connected: 
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 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                    07 October 2019 
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 (e) In addition to the company in               YES - disclosed previously 
  1(b) above, is the exempt principal             for HONG KONG EXCHANGES 
  trader making disclosures in respect            AND CLEARING LIMITED 
  of any other party to the offer? 
  If it is a cash offer or possible 
  cash offer, state "N/A" 
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   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    Purchases/    Total number    Highest price         Lowest price 
  relevant      sales      of securities      per unit       per unit paid/received 
  security                                  paid/received 
 6 79/86 p   Purchases           190,167      74.8439 GBP               73.0372 GBP 
  ordinary 
----------  -----------  ---------------  --------------- 
 6 79/86 p     Sales              87,408      74.9800 GBP               73.6200 GBP 
  ordinary 
----------  -----------  ---------------  --------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of      Product         Nature of dealing       Number of    Price per 
  relevant    description     e.g. opening/closing     reference       unit 
  security     e.g. CFD      a long/short position,    securities 
                              increasing/reducing 
                             a long/short position 
 6 79/86 p       CFD            Opening a short            25,000     73.0372 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD          Increasing a short            3,060     74.3656 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD          Increasing a short              666     74.3656 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD          Increasing a short            5,373     74.3656 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD          Increasing a short            1,467     74.3656 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD          Increasing a short            1,809     74.3656 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD          Increasing a short            7,362     74.3656 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD           Reducing a short               105     74.3670 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD           Reducing a short               330     74.3670 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD           Increasing a long            4,279     74.4495 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD           Increasing a long            2,000     74.5071 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD          Increasing a short              345     74.5200 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD          Increasing a short              748     74.5200 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD            Opening a short               924     74.5275 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD          Increasing a short                7     74.5300 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD            Reducing a long                12     74.5712 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD            Reducing a long                 1     74.5939 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD            Reducing a long                 1     74.6182 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD           Reducing a short             7,864     74.6402 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD            Opening a short            70,000     74.6721 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD            Reducing a long                 1     74.6836 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p       CFD           Reducing a short               136     74.8200 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 6 79/86 p      SWAP^           Reducing a long           739,568     74.0000 
  ordinary                          position                              GBP 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 

^Please note this product is part of a basket of securities for which LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC is a component

   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
    Class         Product        Writing,          Number       Exercise         Type         Expiry    Option 
  of relevant    description    purchasing,     of securities     price      e.g. American,    date      money 
   security       e.g. call       selling,        to which       per unit       European                 paid/ 
                   option       varying etc.       option                         etc.                  received 
                                                   relates                                              per unit 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant   Product description    Exercising     Number of    Exercise price 
      security            e.g. call         / exercised    securities      per unit 
                            option            against 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant    Nature of dealing    Details         Price per 
      security        e.g. subscription,              unit (if applicable) 
                          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:    08 October 2019 
 Contact name:          Kashif Rafiq and Papa Lette 
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                        +44(20) 7051 0547 / +44(20) 
 Telephone number:       7774 7442 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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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