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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 ELIS SA
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: 20 July 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? BERENDSEN PLC

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: EUR10.00 ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 454,045 0.32% 514,987 0.37%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
514,987 0.37% 316,059 0.23%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 969,032 0.69% 831,046 0.59%

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
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 30 20.7200 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 326 20.7150 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 398 20.7731 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 520 20.6857 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 936 20.6835 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 1,020 20.6130 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 2,811 20.7068 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 4,223 20.6771 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 79 20.8200 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 283 20.7039 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 326 20.7848 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 400 20.6588 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 817 20.6493 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 1,243 20.6269 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 1,327 20.7204 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 1,935 20.7113 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 3,006 20.6901 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 4,375 20.6816 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 4,894 20.6821 EUR

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Long 248 20.7349 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Long 285 20.7426 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Long 588 20.7962 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Long 1,811 20.6991 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Long 2,345 20.6260 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary CFD Long 3,006 20.6901 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary CFD Long 4,894 20.6821 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Short 43 20.6102 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Short 102 20.7200 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Short 296 20.6178 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Short 300 20.6533 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Short 385 20.6364 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Short 1,171 20.6548 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary CFD Short 2,156 20.7217 EUR

(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: 21 Jul 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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