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10 Aug 2021 15:30

Form 8.3 - John Laing Group plc

UK DISCLOSURE, Aug. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

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) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed:	Glazer Capital LLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient	NA
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	John Laing Group plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	NA
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:	August 9, 2021
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?	NO

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:	10p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
(2) Derivatives (other than options):	9,500,000	1.92%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	9,500,000	1.92%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

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.

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

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevantsecurity	Purchase/sale	Number ofsecurities	Price per unit

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class ofrelevantsecurity	Productdescription e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing along/short position,increasing/reducinga long/short position	Number ofreferencesecurities	Price perunit
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long Position	300,000	3.99 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long Position	200,000	3.99 GBP

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Classofrelevantsecurity	Productdescriptione.g. calloption	Writing,purchasing,selling,varying etc.	Numberofsecuritiesto whichoptionrelates	Exercisepriceper unit	Type e.g.American,Europeanetc.	Expirydate	Optionmoneypaid/receivedper unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevantsecurity	Product description e.g. call option	Number ofsecurities	Exercise price perunit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevantsecurity	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit(if applicable)

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

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: 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:	August 10, 2021
Contact name:	Megan Sinclair
Telephone number:	212-808-7302

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 at monitoring@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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.