Form 8.3 – AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS: Future plc trading



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FORM 8.3

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF OPENING POSITION / DISCLOSURE OF TREATMENT BY
A PERSON WITH INTEREST IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Procurement Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of the discloser:

AXA Investment Managers SA

(b) Owner or controller of disclosed short positions and interests, if different from 1 (a):
The designation of registered companies or vehicles is insufficient. For a trust, the trustees, the settlor, and the beneficiaries must be named.

(c) Name of the offeror / beneficiary in relation to whose relevant values ​​this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offerer / recipient

Future plc

(d) If an exempt fund manager related to an offeror / offeror, indicate this and specify the identity of the offeror / offeror:

(e) Date of the position occupied / negotiation carried out:
For the disclosure of an opening position, indicate the last practicable date before disclosure.

December 30, 2020

(f) In addition to the company in 1 (c) above, is the discloser making disclosures with respect to any other part of the offering?
If it is a cash offer or a possible cash offer, please indicate “N / A”

YES: GoCo Group plc

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to underwrite to disclose in more than one relevant class of securities of the offerer or the recipient mentioned in 1 (c), please copy Table 2 (a) or (b) (as applicable) for each additional class of securities relevant. security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or the beneficiary to which the disclosure refers after the negotiation (if applicable)

Relevant safety class:

15p ordinary

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and / or controlled:

4,237,562

4.32

(2) Derivatives settled in cash:

(3) Derivatives settled in shares (including options) and buy / sell agreements:

TOTAL: AXA Investment Managers has no discretion regarding voting decisions with respect to
254,252 shares that are included in the previous total.

4,237,562

4.32

All interests and all short positions must be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative positions settled in shares (including options traded), or agreements to buy or sell relevant securities, must be provided in Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including options for directors and other employees)

Relevant security class in relation to the existing subscription right:

Details, including the nature of the rights in question and the relevant percentages:

3. TREATMENTS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

When there have been transactions in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or the recipient mentioned in 1 (c), copy table 3 (a), (b), (c) or (d) (as applicable) for each class of relevant value treated.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts must be indicated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Relevant safety class

Buy and sell

Number of values

Price by unit

15p ordinary

Reduction

1,939

£ 17.75

(b) Cash settled derivative transactions

Relevant safety class

Product description
for example CFD

Nature of the deal
e.g. open / close a long / short position, increase / decrease a long / short position

Number of reference values

Price by unit

(c) Share settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Write, sell, buy or vary

Relevant safety class

Product description for example, purchase option

Write, buy, sell, vary, etc.

Number of securities to which the option refers

Exercise price per unit

Type
for example, American, European, etc.

Date of Expiry

Option of money paid / received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Relevant safety class

Product description
for example, purchase option

Exercise / exercised against

Number of values

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other transactions (including the subscription of new securities)

Relevant safety class

Nature of the deal
p. ex. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnification and other business arrangements

Details of any severance agreement or option, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, related to relevant securities that may be an incentive to trade or refrain from trading entered into by the person making the disclosure and any part of the offering or any person performing in concert with a part of the offer:
Irrevocable commitments or letters of intent should not be included. If no such agreements, arrangements or understandings exist, please indicate “none”

None

(b) Agreements, agreements or understandings related to options or derivatives.

Details of any agreements, arrangements or understandings, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person related to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant security under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights or the future acquisition or disposal of any relevant security referred to in any derivative:
If no such agreements, arrangements or understandings exist, please indicate “none”

None

(c) Attachments

Is a supplemental form 8 (open positions) attached?

NO

Disclosure date:

December 31, 2020

Contact name:

Anthony Gilsoul

Phone number:

(+33) 01 44 45 97 54

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 regarding the Code’s disclosure requirements at +44 (0) 20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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