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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: Barclays PLC.
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose BERENDSEN PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 15 August 2017
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? ELIS SA

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: 30p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 2,125,240 1.23% 660,447 0.38%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
137,889 0.08% 1,659,442 0.96%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 2,263,129 1.31% 2,319,889 1.34%

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:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

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 Price per unit
security securities
30p ordinary Purchase 45 12.6408 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 67 12.6400 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 123 12.6613 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 175 12.6507 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 803 12.6600 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 2,016 12.6541 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 5,879 12.6394 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 15,254 12.6512 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 34,708 12.6763 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 50,061 12.6601 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 75,000 12.6729 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 49 12.7091 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 175 12.6800 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 321 12.6586 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 1,139 12.6728 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 3,915 12.6511 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 12,606 12.6737 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 17,782 12.6722 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 21,929 12.6707 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 23,768 12.6709 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 34,356 12.6553 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 70,109 12.6575 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
30p ordinary CFD Long 49 12.7091 GBP
30p ordinary SWAP Long 652 12.6702 GBP
30p ordinary SWAP Long 1,524 12.6596 GBP
30p ordinary CFD Long 3,374 12.6514 GBP
30p ordinary CFD Long 9,450 12.6550 GBP
30p ordinary CFD Long 24,906 12.6554 GBP
30p ordinary CFD Short 45 12.6408 GBP
30p ordinary SWAP Short 123 12.6613 GBP
30p ordinary CFD Short 175 12.6507 GBP
30p ordinary SWAP Short 1,377 12.6655 GBP
30p ordinary SWAP Short 1,509 12.6463 GBP
30p ordinary SWAP Expires 17/09/2018 Short 34,708 12.6763 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)

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'

None

(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'

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 16 Aug 2017
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 020 7773 0635

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.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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