TIDMINVP TIDMRPS 
 

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:                                       Investec Bank plc 
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(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions 
 disclosed, if different from 1(a):                                N/A 
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. 
 For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries 
 must be named. 
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant 
 securities this form relates:                                     RPS Group plc 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, 
 state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:                      N/A 
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest              17th January 2023 
 practicable date prior to the disclosure 
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the 
 discloser making disclosures in respect of any other              No 
 party to the offer? 
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state 
 "N/A" 
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   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: 
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                                                                          Short 
                                                        Interests       positions 
                                                    -----------------  ----------- 
                                                     Number      %     Number   % 
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:    6,662,138  2.4007 
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 
 and agreements to purchase/sell: 
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         TOTAL:                                     6,662,138  2.4007 
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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: 
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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      Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit 
        security 
-------------------------  -------------  --------------------  -------------- 
 
         Ordinary             Purchase           5699087             221.5 
         Ordinary             Purchase           1000000             221.5 
         Ordinary               Sale              5684                222 
         Ordinary               Sale               952                222 
         Ordinary               Sale               512                222 
         Ordinary               Sale              1406                222 
         Ordinary               Sale              2802                222 
         Ordinary               Sale              6005                222 
         Ordinary               Sale               322                222 
         Ordinary               Sale               391                222 
         Ordinary               Sale               491                222 
         Ordinary               Sale               670                222 
         Ordinary               Sale              2364                222 
         Ordinary               Sale              3401                222 
         Ordinary               Sale               750                222 
         Ordinary               Sale              1247               221.5 
         Ordinary               Sale               655                222 
         Ordinary               Sale               628               221.5 
         Ordinary               Sale               797               221.5 
         Ordinary               Sale               812               221.5 
         Ordinary               Sale               799                222 
         Ordinary               Sale               455                222 
         Ordinary               Sale               559                222 
         Ordinary               Sale              1344               221.5 
         Ordinary               Sale               902                222 
         Ordinary               Sale               41                 222 
         Ordinary               Sale               81                 222 
         Ordinary               Sale               188                222 
         Ordinary               Sale              1293               221.5 
         Ordinary               Sale              1398               221.5 
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   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
Class of  Product description                         Nature of dealing                          Number of   Price 
relevant        e.g. CFD        e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing  reference    per 
security                                             a long/short position                       securities  unit 
--------  -------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----- 
 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Class of    Product     Writing,    Number of   Exercise              Type               Expiry   Option 
relevant  description  purchasing,  securities   price     e.g. American, European etc.   date    money 
security   e.g. call    selling,     to which     per                                             paid/ 
            option       varying      option      unit                                           received 
                          etc.       relates                                                       per 
                                                                                                   unit 
--------  -----------  -----------  ----------  --------  -----------------------------  ------  -------- 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
  Class of     Product description  Exercising/     Number of      Exercise 
  relevant       e.g. call option    exercised     securities      price per 
  security                            against                        unit 
-------------  -------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
Class of relevant         Nature of dealing         Details   Price per unit 
     security        e.g. subscription, conversion            (if applicable) 
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   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" 
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   (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" 
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   (c)        Attachments 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  NO 
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Date of disclosure:   18th January 2023 
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Contact name:            Gary Darch 
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Telephone number*:        020 7597 4549 
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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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=8i_g58KHtNJVKEdg_H7eovMtQIAjSrFv944LV0odXekafctdrTDcn4DbakfHdNB127NocxpEJbJqZSwDlY_NqROXEXT3ir2u5VqMbbCdYbnEDaezFUhCPuK-F-NUt8ln www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 
 

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