Rule 2.9 Announcement

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION

16 March 2018

NEX Group plc ("NEX")

Rule 2.9 announcement

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the UK Takeover Code, NEX hereby confirms that, as at the close of business on 15 March 2018, the company had in issue 379,735,432 ordinary shares of 17.5 pence each. The International Securities Identification Number of the shares is GB00BZ02MH16.

NEX has an American Depositary Receipts ("ADR") programme sponsored and administered by BNY Mellon. 1 ADR represents 2 ordinary shares of NEX. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter Pink Marketplace. The trading symbol for the ADRs is NEXGY and the ISIN is US65342A2069.

Enquiries:

Deborah Abrehart

Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0)20 7818 9675