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:

15 January 2021

(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

76,804

18.1000 GBP

17.4800 GBP

15p ordinary

Sales

39,863

18.1600 GBP

17.4400 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

Increasing a long position

2

17.6489 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

29

17.6500 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

372

17.6501 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

8

17.6502 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

11

17.7827 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

24

17.7827 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

22

17.7827 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10

17.7827 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

22

17.7863 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

28

17.7906 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

63

17.7906 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

59

17.7906 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

25

17.7906 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

40,000

17.7937 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

8

17.8000 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

29

17.8000 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

17

17.8000 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

61

17.8000 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

17.8000 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

32

17.8089 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

13

17.8197 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

49

17.8203 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

3

17.8444 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

78

17.8451 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

955

17.8451 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

20

17.8452 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

157

17.8462 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

5,415

17.8511 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,491

17.9656 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,819

24.3254 USD

(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:

18 January 2021

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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