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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: 17 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: 2,176,498 1.26% 632,741 0.37%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
118,461 0.07% 1,707,074 0.99%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 2,294,959 1.33% 2,339,815 1.36%

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 105 12.8000 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 165 12.7100 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 381 12.7652 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 672 12.7700 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 888 12.7237 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 1,171 12.7941 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 1,632 12.6894 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 1,640 12.7930 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 1,642 12.7385 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 2,149 12.6908 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 3,385 12.7466 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 6,703 12.7380 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 13,541 12.6900 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 14,806 12.7108 GBP
30p ordinary Purchase 16,057 12.6911 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 36 12.7600 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 210 12.8000 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 336 12.7700 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 799 12.7900 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 971 12.6905 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 3,167 12.7397 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 3,745 12.7869 GBP
30p ordinary Sale 10,451 12.6900 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 36 12.7600 GBP
30p ordinary SWAP Long 4,544 12.7873 GBP
30p ordinary SWAP Short 381 12.7652 GBP
30p ordinary CFD Short 2,149 12.6908 GBP
30p ordinary SWAP Short 3,377 12.7131 GBP
30p ordinary SWAP Short 3,385 12.7466 GBP
30p ordinary SWAP Short 13,253 12.6900 GBP
30p ordinary SWAP Short 18,297 12.7203 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: 18 Aug 2017
Contact name: Femi Badmos
Telephone number: 020 3555 1125

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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