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:

UBS Investment Bank, London

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

IWG plc

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

Starwood Capital European Operations Limited

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

03 August 2018

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt 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'

NO

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

1p ordinary

Buy

268521

3.05688 GBP

3.00000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sell

127862

3.05396 GBP

2.98600 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

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

18515

3.02847513 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

4628

3.01634831460674 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

7

3.0324 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

27091

3.0163474954782 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

1800

3.047111 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

900

3.038333 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

1307

3.046644 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

900

3.023911 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

35464

3.0 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

9464

3.03735524091293 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

152884

3.0038339 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

218

3.05022935779817 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

1000

3.02223 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

1782

3.05225589225589 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

2540

3.0279 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

4156

3.03738209817132 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

600

3.038333 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

3844

3.02628511966701 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

43238

3.04546943 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:

06 August 2018

Contact name:

Wendy Dent

Telephone number:

+44 (0)207 568 1245

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 atmonitoring@disclosure.org.uk

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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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