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RNS Number : 1651P

JPMorgan Securities Plc

08 October 2019

AMMENT

INCREASED EQUITY PURCHASES BY 373 TO 138,733

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:                                       3 October 2019 
                                                                   --------------------------------------------------- 
 (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               138,733                  71.6832                  70.2200 
 
                                Sale                 124,266                   71.6800                  70.0200 
                         -----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
   (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                       200               70.3562 GBP 
                                                                                        25                70.8597 GBP 
                                                                                        281               70.9036 GBP 
                                                                                        289               70.9558 GBP 
                                                                                       5,122              70.9661 GBP 
                                                                                        54                70.9800 GBP 
                                                                                        89                70.9846 GBP 
                                                                                        500               70.9986 GBP 
                                                                                        864               71.0155 GBP 
                                                                                        174               71.0279 GBP 
                                                                                       1,343              71.0608 GBP 
                                                                                        261               71.0647 GBP 
                                                                                       1,730              71.1023 GBP 
                                                                                       3,137              71.1143 GBP 
                                                                                        430               71.1637 GBP 
                                                                                       1,747              71.1909 GBP 
                                                                                       6,602              71.1960 GBP 
                                                                                        841               71.2081 GBP 
                                                                                        420               71.2197 GBP 
                                                                                        438               71.2644 GBP 
                                                                                        425               71.2822 GBP 
                                                                                      14,660              71.3595 GBP 
                                                                                        62                71.5775 GBP 
                                                                                        361               71.6728 GBP 
                                                                                        84                71.6743 GBP 
                                                                                       5,475              71.6786 GBP 
                                                                                      19,708              71.6796 GBP 
 
                                                            Short                       46                70.2221 GBP 
                                                                                         1                70.2700 GBP 
                                                                                        96                70.3738 GBP 
                                                                                        48                70.3752 GBP 
                                                                                        24                70.3925 GBP 
                                                                                        220               70.5709 GBP 
                                                                                        172               70.7148 GBP 
                                                                                        86                70.7183 GBP 
                                                                                        27                70.7382 GBP 
                                                                                       1,333              70.7754 GBP 
                                                                                        30                70.7804 GBP 
                                                                                        487               70.8602 GBP 
                                                                                       4,291              70.8613 GBP 
                                                                                        191               70.9082 GBP 
                                                                                        329               70.9086 GBP 
                                                                                       6,448              70.9268 GBP 
                                                                                         1                70.9400 GBP 
                                                                                        15                70.9420 GBP 
                                                                                       1,016              70.9527 GBP 
                                                                                       4,057              70.9600 GBP 
                                                                                        181               71.0622 GBP 
                                                                                        194               71.0628 GBP 
                                                                                        624               71.0637 GBP 
                                                                                        487               71.1059 GBP 
                                                                                       5,468              71.1530 GBP 
                                                                                        109               71.1606 GBP 
                                                                                        234               71.2001 GBP 
                                                                                      41,039              71.2098 GBP 
                                                                                       4,791              71.2544 GBP 
                                                                                       3,070              71.2747 GBP 
                                                                                       2,087              71.2860 GBP 
                                                                                        117               71.3045 GBP 
                                                                                        35                71.3221 GBP 
                                                                                        58                71.5856 GBP 
                                                                                       3,606              71.6800 GBP 
                                                                                       8,908              71.6804 GBP 
                                                                                       1,139              71.6832 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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