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 to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

FUTURE PLC

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

FUTURE PLC

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

07 December 2020

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state 'N/A'

YES - disclosed previously for GOCO GROUP PLC

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

15p ordinary

Purchases

83,867

18.0000 GBP

17.5400 GBP

15p ordinary

Sales

88,763

17.9600 GBP

17.5200 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

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

30

17.6995 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

165

17.6995 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

80

17.7000 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

11

17.7027 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

41

17.7261 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

22

17.7281 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

13

17.7281 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2

17.7281 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

169

17.7483 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

106

17.7483 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

17

17.7483 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

5

17.7800 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

5

17.7800 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,239

17.7878 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,468

17.8057 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

8

17.8168 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

453

17.8196 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

17.8196 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

31

17.8209 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

47

17.8212 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

7

17.8254 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

79

17.8322 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

237

17.8326 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

41

17.8327 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

80

17.8335 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

13

17.8366 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

2,719

17.8384 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

24

17.8437 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

16

17.8437 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

3

17.8437 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

148

17.8477 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

26

17.8479 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

363

17.8588 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

198

17.8603 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4

17.8627 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

36

17.8645 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

6

17.8793 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2

17.9027 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

23

17.9328 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

15

17.9328 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2

17.9328 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

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising / exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(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)

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 December 2020

Contact name:

Paul Grainger and Kashif Rafiq

Telephone number:

+44(20) 7552 9835 / +44(20) 7051 0547

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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